Continuing our memories from the anti-apartheid struggle, Jim Watson talks about his student days, his awakening to the anti-apartheid movement whilst a student at Strathclyde...
On the occasion of the10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation and ACTSA Scotland invite you to the...
Paul Sutton, who travelled from Hull to meet Nelson Mandela on that memorable day in Glasgow, shares his memories. “I was part of the official...
Marlene Barrie remembers her good fortune in meeting Nelson Mandela when he arrived at his hotel, and her pride that Glasgow was the first to...
Mandy Neeson tells of how Mandela’s visit to Glasgow encouraged her involvement in the anti-apartheid movement. I was in George Square at the Rally. I...
David Kenvyn tells us his memories of the day Nelson Mandela came to Glasgow. I had not intended to be in Glasgow for Nelson Mandela’s...
On 9th October 1993 Nelson Mandela received the Freedom of Glasgow, Dundee, Midlothian, Aberdeen and five other UK local authorities at a joint ceremony in...
Our first memory comes from the late John Stevenson, penned on 5 March 2022, just before he died, and adapted from an original piece written...
This year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July 2023, saw a gathering in the Merchants House, Glasgow. With thanks to Kevin Buchanan for the video...
Today the Nelson Mandela Memorial Foundation is marking the awarding of the Freedom of Glasgow to Nelson Mandela on 4th August 1981. The award was...