Category: News
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Chris Bartter – An appreciation
Brian Filling, Chair of the Board of the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation, said: “The members of the Board of ...
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Campaign launch: Sir Alex Ferguson praises Mandela as example for world to follow
Sir Alex Ferguson CBE today praised Nelson Mandela as a special man who was an example for the world to ...
![The Glasgow Mandela Story](https://mandelascottishmemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/glsagowmandelastory-150x150.jpg)
The Glasgow Mandela Story
This book describes and analyses the connections between Glasgow and South Africa historically and more recently in the ultimately successful ...
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Download a campaign brochure
You can now download a brochure with more details about the campaign including:- Brian Filling outlines plans for a statue ...
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Nelson Mandela: Glasgow’s love for anti-apartheid hero
STV news website: Peter Cassidy on the links between Glasgow and Mandela that go back decades ...
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Billy Connolly reflects on Glasgow’s support for Nelson Mandela
Billy Connolly reflects on Glasgow's support for Nelson Mandela. Taken from the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Glasgow, July 23rd ...
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UNISON welcomes call to back memorial campaign
A meeting of UNISON Scotland branches representing 150,000 members gave a warm welcome to John Nelson, secretary of ACTSA, as he called for ...
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Rare footage of Nelson Mandela’s George Square speech
Rare footage of Nelson Mandela's full speech to the crowds in George Square Glasgow, October 1993 ...
![The day the Glasgow police saluted Mandela](https://mandelascottishmemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mandela1993-2-300x200.jpg)
The day the Glasgow police saluted Mandela
A personal memory from one of those who saw Mandela in George Square in 1993. "As we watched him come ...