Tag Archives: material aid

A parcel from Cape Town (and a letter from Robben Island)

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Gavin Brown

A thick envelope covered in South African stamps arrived in my office just before Easter. It contained copies of correspondence relating to the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group from the Mayibuye Archive at the University of Western Cape. We have to … Continue reading →

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When the personal is political: care in social movements

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Earlier this week a comment was posted elsewhere on this blog by a South African who participated in the Non-Stop Picket.  We have chosen to reproduce it here so that it is seen by a wider audience, rather than remaining … Continue reading →

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Raincoats from Romford

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Gavin Brown

The City of London Anti-Apartheid Group often collected material aid for members of the South African liberation movements in training camps across Southern Africa and the families of political prisoners inside South Africa and Namibia.  It did this through the … Continue reading →

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500 Days for Mandela

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Gavin Brown

The City of London Anti-Apartheid Group celebrated the 500th day of its Non-Stop Picket for the release of Nelson Mandela on 31 August 1987.  They held a special candlelit rally on the Non-Stop Picket to mark and celebrate this occasion. … Continue reading →

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The Wedding Present support the Non-Stop Picket

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Gavin Brown

In July 1988 the Anti-Apartheid Movement held a vast fund-raising concert at Wembley Stadium to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday in the company of George Michael, Whitney Houston and other international stars. The country’s second-largest anti-apartheid benefit concert of the … Continue reading →

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Marching to save the lives of the Upington 14

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Today’s story relates to the last major campaign that the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group ran during the Non-Stop Picket (1986-1990).  That was the campaign to save the lives of the Upington 14.  Although the campaign started in 1989, it … Continue reading →

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Material aid and the 1989 Constituent Assembly elections in Namibia

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Gavin Brown

This week this blog received its first readers from Namibia. Welcome!  As luck would have it, the theme of the article I had planned for this week relates to Namibia too.  The main focus of the City of London Anti-Apartheid … Continue reading →

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‘A World Apart’: cinematic opportunities for solidarity

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Gavin Brown

Chris Menges’ film A World Apart was released in the UK in October 1988.  The film, set in Johannesburg in 1963, was written by Shawn Slovo and ostensibly tells the tale of her parents Ruth First and Joe Slovo – both Jewish … Continue reading →

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Solidarity through sanitary towels

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Gavin Brown

Another year, another South African Women’s Day protest…  In 1986, the Non-Stop Picket celebrated South African Women’s Day with a rally on 9th August.  As part of this protest, City Group organised a collection of sanitary towels to send as … Continue reading →

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