Category Archives: Dissemination

“Youth Activism and Solidarity” now out in paperback

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

We are pleased to announce that our book Youth Activism and Solidarity: the Non-Stop Picket against Apartheid is now published in paperback. 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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Non-Stop Picket in the ‘Official’ Mandela Exhibition

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

On 8 February 2019 a new ‘official’ exhibition about Mandela’s life in London’s Waterloo. The exhibition has been organised by one of Mandela’s grandsons and pitches itself in the following terms: Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition is the major new global … Continue reading →

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“Youth Activism and Solidarity” out in paperback in March

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

The paperback edition of Youth Activism and Solidarity: The Non-Stop Picket against Apartheid will finally be published in March 2019. Watch this space for details of a launch event in London for the new paperback edition.

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Andy Higginbottom critiques the British Council’s Mandela exhibition

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

An article in today’s The Conversation critiques the “Mandela and Me” exhibition at the British Council in London as corporate whitewashing for its principal sponsor, Anglo American. The article is by Andy Higginbottom an Associate Professor of International Politics, Human … Continue reading →

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War on Want: Evolution of Struggle series

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

War on Want are organizing a series of events over the coming months to explore the legacies of the anti-apartheid struggle. We noticed (thanks to Bob Shepherd for drawing it to our attention) that the poster for the Leeds event … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandela: The Centenary Exhibition (impact and refections)

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

On 17 July 2018, to celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, a free exhibition opens at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London’s Southbank Centre, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The exhibition mostly charts Mandela’s … Continue reading →

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“Youth Activism and Solidarity” review for youth workers

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

We were really pleased to see this review of Youth Activism and Solidarity published in ‘Rapport: the journal for playworkers, community and youth workers in Unite‘. It is great to see the book reaching beyond academic audience and being engaged with … Continue reading →

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