News – Mandela Day
SAMA winners commit to Mandela Day
Musicians meet with Nelson Mandela
22 April 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
April 22, 2010 – Winners of the recent South African Music Awards (SAMA) today committed themselves to action on Mandela Day – a day of humanitarian action.
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Mandela Day Report 2009
With Mandela Day 2010 coming up, we look back at events that marked Mandela Day 2009
21 April 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
April 21, 2010 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664, in association with their sister organisations, have called for Mandela Day on July 18 to be recognised as an annual international “day of humanitarian action” in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy.
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13th Cycalive Initiative Leaves Joburg for Durban
First official Mandela Day project gets going
21 March 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
March 21, 2010 – This morning, on Human Rights Day and the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, 30 Johannesburg teenagers set out on their bicycles for Durban, as the 13th annual Cycalive initiative and the first official event of this year’s Mandela Day got under way.
Cycalive mixes young people from different backgrounds – the 30 Grade 11 cyclists come from the Torah Academy in Orchards, Johannesburg, and the Pace and Moletsane high schools in Soweto. Their ride is sponsored by many corporates, and the money raised given to the Pace and Moletsane schools.
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Delighted responses to UN’s Mandela Day announcement
Foundation inundated with messages of goodwill following the UN resolution declaring July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day
26 November 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
November 26, 2009 – In the wake of the United Nations’ (UN) decision to declare July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day, the Nelson Mandela Foundation has been inundated with emails from people who have welcomed the decision.
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UN General Assembly declares July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day
Resolution to adopt Nelson Mandela International Day unanimous
11 November 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
November 11, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and its sister charities are pleased with the United Nations General Assembly’s declaration of July 18, Nelson Mandela’s birthday, as “Nelson Mandela International Day”, an international day of activism.
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Mandela Day mosaic unveiled
An artwork depicting Nelson Mandela’s declaration ‘it’s in your hands’ revealed at Bertrams Junior School in Johannesburg
3 November 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
November 3, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in association with the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and the Atterbury Foundation, unveiled a beautiful mosaic artwork at Bertrams Junior School in Johannesburg today.
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Nelson Mandela Foundation and Vodacom Foundation celebrate 10 years of existence
Foundations give back to organisations that went beyond the call of duty on Mandela Day
14 October 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
October 14, 2009 – The Vodacom Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation came together yesterday evening in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate 10 years of their existence by giving something back.
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City of Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Foundation team up
Mandela Day initiative to help the homeless builds trust between community and emergency services
28 August 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
August 28, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue met with the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) today at the Foundation’s offices, to discuss working together for next year’s Mandela Day.
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Doing it the Madiba way – every day
Mac Maharaj: In Confidence
27 July 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
July 27, 2009 – The following piece, written by Mac Maharaj, originally appeared on The Times website on July 25, 2009, and has been published here with permission from The Times, South Africa.
Mandela Day was greeted with a flood of enthusiasm in South Africa and throughout the world, with individuals and groups going out to serve the orphaned, aged, ill and infirm.
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Johannesburg school takes up the Mandela Day call
Bid to create safe school environment dedicated to Nelson Mandela’s values and principles
22 July 2009 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day
July 22, 2009 – The St Teresa’s Mercy School in Johannesburg has marked Mandela Day by committing to ensuring its environment is safe for its learners, parents, teachers and visitors. The school’s Learners Volunteer Safety Cadets are doing this in gratitude for Nelson Mandela’s 67 years of activism, and are challenging all other South African schools to establish learner volunteer safety teams too.
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