Monthly Archives: October 2017

A suitable anniversary: youth and student action to close apartheid’s embassy

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Gavin Brown

It is a joyful coincidence that our book Youth Activism and Solidarity: the Non-Stop Picket against Apartheid has been published on 19 October 2017. On this day, thirty-two years ago, hundreds of students and other young people took mass direct action … Continue reading →

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“Youth Activism & Solidarity: the Non-Stop Picket against Apartheid” published

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Gavin Brown

We are pleased to announce that our book Youth Activism and Solidarity: the Non-Stop Picket against Apartheid is published, by Routledge, today. From April 1986 until just after Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in February 1990, supporters of the City of London … Continue reading →

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“It was a dark and stormy night” (against apartheid)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Gavin Brown

This weekend England is remembering the 30th anniversary of “The Great Storm” of 1987. On the night of 15 October, the South of England and France’s Atlantic coast were hit by one of the most powerful storms in living memory. … Continue reading →

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Lost Legends: Leicester’s Black History

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Gavin Brown

Lost Legends is a project celebrating thirty years of Black History Month in Leicester. At the heart of the project is a current exhibition at Newarke Houses museum in the city. The exhibition aims to celebrate the achievements and contributions … Continue reading →

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