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Tag Archives: City of London Anti-Apartheid Group
Non-Stop Picket in the ‘Official’ Mandela Exhibition
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
“Youth Activism and Solidarity” out in paperback in March
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.
Posted in Academic, Dissemination, Gavin Brown, Helen Yaffe, Popular & Informal Education, Project staff
Tagged anti-imperialism, apartheid in south africa, City of London Anti-Apartheid Group, international solidarity, Non-Stop Picket, Solidarity, South Africa, South African Embassy, Youth activism
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Andy Higginbottom critiques the British Council’s Mandela exhibition
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
War on Want: Evolution of Struggle series
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
Nelson Mandela: The Centenary Exhibition (impact and refections)
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
Posted in Archival research, Dissemination
Tagged AAM Archive Committee, ANC, Anti-Apartheid Movement, AZAPO, black consciousness movement, City of London Anti-Apartheid Group, David Kitson, Nelson Mandela, Norma Kitson, PAC, Revolutionary Communist Group, South African Communist Party
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“Youth Activism and Solidarity” review for youth workers
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
Histories and Legacies of Solidarities with the Anti-Apartheid Struggle (Glasgow, 22 May 2018)
On 22 May, the University of Glasgow is organising an event about the Histories and Legacies of Solidarites with the Anti-Apartheid Struggle. This event has been organised to mark the publication of a new book by Gavin Brown and Helen … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Dissemination, Gavin Brown, Helen Yaffe, Popular & Informal Education, Project staff
Tagged Anti-Apartheid Movement, children and young people's geographies, City of London Anti-Apartheid Group, Non-Stop Picket, political geography, social and cultural geography, Solidarity
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Fighting Apartheid in Islington
Here are details of a new exhibition at the Islington Museum about the history of anti-apartheid campaigning in that borough. Gavin advised the curators about the history of the Kitson family (who lived in the borough) and some of the tensions … Continue reading
Two reviews of “Youth Activism and Solidarity”
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
Posted in Academic, Dissemination, Gavin Brown, Helen Yaffe, Media coverage, Project staff
Tagged Anti-Apartheid Movement, Antipode journal, apartheid in south africa, City of London Anti-Apartheid Group, historical geography, Non-Stop Picket, Revolutionary Communist Group, social and cultural geography, Solidarity
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Youth Activism & Solidarity: a dedication
Now that Youth Activism and Solidarity: the Non-Stop Picket against Apartheid has been published and had its launch, we wanted to share the book’s dedication. We have told the stories of Norma, David and Steve Kitson on this blog a number … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Dissemination, Interview material, Popular & Informal Education
Tagged ANC, Andrew Privett, Andy Gardner, City of London Anti-Apartheid Group, David Kitson, Jacky Sutton, Ken Bodden, Ken Hughes, Non-Stop Picket, Norma Kitson, obituary, Pan-Africanist Congress, Revolutionary Communist Group, Solomon Odeleye, Steve Kitson, Zoilile Hamilton Keke
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Non-Stop Against Apartheid 