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35th anniversary of Nelson Mandela Place event
On Wednesday 16 June we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the naming of Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow. We are ...

They’ve done their Kiltwalk – donate now
Our Kiltwalk volunteers have completed their obligations - Please donate at bit.ly/KWNMSMF by 3 May. 27 April, 1994 was the ...

Short video about statue and education campaign
A short video about the campaign to build a statue of Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Place Glasgow along with ...

Mandela 70th birthday concert and more posters now on ebay
Courtesy of @AAMArchives our ebay site at http://bit.ly/mandelaebay now sells A2 copies of 14 more historic posters. Mandela 70th Birthday ...

Celebrating Mandela’s release from prison with funding push for statue
On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years in prison. The world celebrated, not least In ...

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 ...

Commemorating Nelson Mandela
On 6 December 2013, following the death of Nelson Mandela the day before, a large crowd gathered in Nelson Mandela ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...