Jacqueline McLaren – Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow
Councillor Jacqueline McLaren was elected as Lord Provost of Glasgow City Council in May 2022. Lord Provost McLaren (57), who represents the Scottish National Party...
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The Kilt Walk is here again…
…and NMSMF is again looking for volunteers to walk for us at any or all of the dates and locations. With four dates and cities...
South African youth choir that sang in Glasgow celebrates Springboks
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, the choir sang Shosholoza to celebrate being in the first city in the world to make Mandela...
“To honour all those killed or imprisoned for their stand against apartheid”
On this day in 1997, Edinburgh joined Glasgow, Aberdeen, Midlothian and Dundee as Scottish councils giving Mandela their Freedoms to Nelson Mandela. In 1986 Edinburgh...
Freeman of Glasgow, Prisoner of Apartheid – order your cards of the iconic banner
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Scotland celebrating UN Nelson Mandela International Day
Glasgow again did Scotland proud tonight with a civic reception to celebrate UN Nelson Mandela International Day and to boost fundraising for the Nelson Mandela...
On UN Nelson Mandela Day, call for a Scottish people’s statue
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Comedy Night fundraiser at The Stand, Glasgow – Wed 9 October
Fairpley and The Stand Comedy Club have organised a fundraising comedy night at The Stand in Glasgow on Wednesday 9 October, the 26th anniversary of...
Sir Alex Ferguson backs Mandela Scottish campaign
This short video covers the words of Sir Alex Ferguson at the launch of the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial campaign in Glasgow. Go on, share...
Scottish memorial push on 25th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as president
On the 25th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as president of South Africa on 10 May 2019, the campaign to raise funds for a Scottish...