Previous events and celebrations
In a challenging 2020 the campaign celebrated the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison (11 February 1990) and commemorated the 60th anniversary of...
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Anniversaries 2021: Raising funds to build the Mandela statue
As we get close to building the funds for a statue of Nelson Mandela in Glasgow’s Nelson Mandela Place, there are some significant anniversaries in...
Commemorating Nelson Mandela
On 6 December 2013, following the death of Nelson Mandela the day before, a large crowd gathered in Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow to hear...
9 Oct 1993 video: The day Mandela told Glasgow ‘We love you all’
Twenty-seven years ago on 9 October 1993 Nelson Mandela danced in Glasgow’s George Square and told the Scottish people “You declared us to be free!”...
Celebrating anniversary of Mandela’s Glasgow visit with drive for funds for statue
Twenty-seven years ago on 9 October 1993 Nelson Mandela danced in Glasgow’s George Square and told the Scottish people “You declared us to be free!”...
Virtual celebration on UN Nelson Mandela Day in drive for a Scottish people’s statue
Sadly Andrew Mlangeni, our patron and last surviving Rivonia trialist, died on 22 July 2020 after this video was made. See a tribute from...
Nelson Mandela Place 34 years on – let’s get that statue built
Thirty-four years ago this week, Glasgow won worldwide acclaim by renaming St George’s Place as Nelson Mandela Place. With help from you, it can soon...
Soweto killings anniversary; turning point in liberation struggle
On 16 June 1976, demonstrators, mostly pupils, were shot dead by apartheid police when more than 10,000 people marched towards Orlando Stadium in Soweto to...
Joint resource pack for home learning in lockdown
Great to see our joint resource pack with WOSDEC , “When Mandela danced in the Square”, being used for home learning in these present difficult...
Denis Goldberg, 1933 – 2020: An Appreciation by Brian Filling
It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of our comrade and friend, Denis Goldberg. His life will be celebrated by people in...