Category: News

Poster of Mandela’s Glasgow visit now on sale by post

Help raise funds for the memorial by buying a copy of the poster printed to announce Nelson Mandela’s visit to ...
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Anita Manning to conduct auction at Nelson Mandela Centenary Gala Dinner

Anita Manning, auctioneer and presenter on the BBC TV shows 'Bargain Hunt, "Flog it" and "Antiques Road Trip", has agreed ...
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30,000 marched to Glasgow Green to demand Mandela’s release

30 years ago on 12 June 1988 30,000 people marched to Glasgow Green to demand Nelson Mandela’s release and hear ...
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Claire’s doing the kiltwalk for the Mandela memorial

Claire is raising funds for the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation on the kiltwalk on 29 April. Be like Claire ...
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Nelson Mandela Memorial and ACTSA STUC Fringe Event

Weds 18 April, 12.30-1.20pm #stuc2018 The Nelson Mandela Memorial Foundation along with ACTSA is hosting a fringe event at the ...
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Anniversary of Sharpeville massacre

On 21 March 1960 at Sharpeville 69 unarmed protestors were shot dead by apartheid police during a protest against the ...
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Mandela Gala Dinner 6.30pm – 12.30am Glasgow Hilton Hotel

Nelson Mandela Centenary Gala Dinner Friday 24 August 2018

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation is holding a fundraising gala dinner to celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson ...
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Billy Connolly joins campaign to raise money for Nelson Mandela statue

Sir Billy Connolly, a Freeman of the City of Glasgow, is backing the charity campaign to raise public money for ...
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Funds needed for pilot school course on apartheid

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation is commissioning WOSDEC (West of Scotland Development Education Centre www.wosdec.org.uk) to write and pilot ...
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Hundreds gathered in 1990 to celebrate Mandela’s release

On 11 February 1990 Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in prison. In Glasgow the Anti-Apartheid Movement called for ...
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