Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day 2025

Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day 2025

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July at a packed Civic Reception hosted ...
South Africa belongs to all who live in it!  70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter

South Africa belongs to all who live in it! 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter

On 26 June 1955 the Freedom Charter was adopted by the Congress of the People (COP) at Kliptown, near Johannesburg, ...
Nelson Mandela statue update

Nelson Mandela statue update

May 2025 The last few months have seen significant steps forward in realising the memorial in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow ...

We must never forget the Sharpeville massacre

The killing on 21 March 1960 by South African police of 69 peaceful protesters, with 180 injured, in the ‘Sharpeville ...
Commemorating Mandela’s release 35 years on – donate to Mandela statue

Commemorating Mandela’s release 35 years on – donate to Mandela statue

Today is the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from 27 years in prison. The world celebrated, not least In Glasgow where ...
Jim Tait at Civic Reception

Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July at a Civic Reception hosted by ...
Mandela Day 2021

Nelson Mandela international Day 2024

Today, 18th July, is Nelson Mandela’s birthday, designated by the UN General Assembly as Nelson Mandela International Day. The Nelson Mandela Foundation ...

Lest we forget 21 March: Sharpeville Massacre and UN anti-racism day

The killing on 21 March 1960 by South African police of 69 peaceful protesters, with 180 injured, in the ‘Sharpeville ...

Mandela-Tambo Lecture on 10th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death

ACTSA Scotland and the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation held this lecture on 5 December 2023, the tenth anniversary of Nelson ...
George Johannes

Tribute to George Johannes 25 November 1945 – 30 November 2022

Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation pays tribute to George Johannes, whose memorial event was held in the South African High ...
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