Category Archives: Dissemination

Zephania Mothopeng in London, 1989

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Gavin Brown

Some time ago, we wrote about the rally organised in London in July 1989 at which Zephania Mothopeng, the President of the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania spoke. Thanks to friends in the Netherlands who were previously involved with the Azania … Continue reading →

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City Group’s Solidarity with Pan-Africanist Exiles in London

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Gavin Brown

As part of its Heritage Month, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) of Azania is pleased to re-connect with those who were part of the international anti-apartheid movement. Those who not only showed solidarity with the anti-apartheid struggle, but also, in … Continue reading →

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The PAC in London

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Gavin Brown

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania has recently started a social media project to educate their members and supporters about the history of the movement and their contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle. As part of this work, they are also … Continue reading →

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Video of “Youth Activism and Solidarity” pavement book launch

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Gavin Brown

On 9 August 2019, we held a launch event for the paperback edition of our book Youth Activism and Solidarity: the Non-Stop Picket Against Apartheid. The launch took place on the pavement in front of South Africa House where the Non-Stop … Continue reading →

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Viva Carol, our convenor. No one tougher, no one meaner

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Gavin Brown

Carol Brickley, the Convenor of the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group throughout the 12 years of its existence, died in September. Carol was central to the formation of City Group and her revolutionary communist politics played a key role in … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 10, 2019 by Gavin Brown
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“Youth Activism and Solidarity” now out in paperback

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Gavin Brown

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 Gavin Brown

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 Gavin Brown

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 Gavin Brown

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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