Tag Archives: urban geography

Mandela Memories: urban connections, protest connections

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Gavin Brown

In the days and weeks after Nelson Mandela’s death many people around the world reflected on their involvement with anti-apartheid campaigning. Some of those people remembered the Non-Stop Picket of the South African Embassy in London. Some of them searched … Continue reading →

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Non-Stop at the Leicester Geography anniversary celebrations

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Last weekend the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester celebrated its 90th anniversary.  The anniversary open day was a great opportunity to showcase the research being undertaken in the department to former students and staff from across the … Continue reading →

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City Group: disaffiliated over geography, expelled for politics

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Gavin Brown

On 23 February 1985 the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group ceased to be an officially recognised local group of the national Anti-Apartheid Movement.  This was the culmination of more than two years of growing political tensions between the leadership of … Continue reading →

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Who, what and where is ‘non-stop’?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Our major achievement this week is to finally have a complete chronological inventory of all the papers contained in the ‘archives’ of the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group.  This material covers the whole of the group’s existence from its formation … Continue reading →

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