Category Archives: Media coverage

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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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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“Youth Activism and Solidarity” review for youth workers

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Gavin Brown

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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Two reviews of “Youth Activism and Solidarity”

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Gavin Brown

This week the first two reviews of our book Youth Activism and Solidarity, about the Non-Stop Picket of the South African Embassy in London during the 1980s, have been published. One is aimed at an academic readership and the other for activists … Continue reading →

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Opposing apartheid then, defending human rights now

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Gavin Brown

On Tuesday 8 December (at 18.30), as part of the Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Gavin Brown will be giving a talk, at the Secular Hall, exploring what anti-apartheid campaigning in the 1980s can teach human rights defenders … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Gavin Brown on being Non-Stop for Mandela

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Gavin Brown

The University of Leicester has published a podcast of an interview with Gavin Brown about our research on the Non-Stop Picket of the South African Embassy in London. The interview covers Gavin’s memories of participating in Non-Stop Picket as a teenager. It summarises … Continue reading →

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Africa in Words: an archive of solidarity

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Gavin Brown has recently published a guest post on the Africa in Words blog.  His article, “An archive of solidarity” provides a short overview of the range of material contained in the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group’s archive.  It highlights … Continue reading →

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Public engagement 1: Gavin Brown on BBC Radio Leicester

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Gavin Brown will be appearing on the Ben Jackson radio show on BBC Leicester this afternoon (15.00 – 16.00 BST) giving an in-depth interview about Nelson Mandela, Gavin’s experiences of participating in the Non-Stop Picket as a teenager, and our … Continue reading →

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Leicester connections to the Non-Stop Picket

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Gavin Brown

This week we received some local publicity for the project with a short first person column by Gavin Brown in the Leicester Mercury.  We know that there are a number of former non-stop picketers now living in Leicester and (as … Continue reading →

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