Mandela International Day 2011 Launch

15 June, 2011

You are invited to the third Nelson Mandela Day 2011 media event, which takes place on Monday 20th of June at 11h00. Nelson Mandela Day was launched in 2009 on Nelson Mandela’s birthday – 18th July –  as a call to action for people everywhere to take responsibility for making the world a better place, one small step at a time, just as Nelson Mandela did.

The purpose of the launch is to set the context for a campaign that honours Madiba’s lifelong contribution towards making this a better world for all. As you know, the campaign has elicited widespread interest and support, both at home and globally. The slogan is “Take Action, Inspire Change.Make Every Day a Mandela Day.”

Mandela Day Third Media Event

The speakers

The speakers at the Mandela Day 2011 launch include:

• NMF Trustee: Minister Tokyo Sexwale (Keynote address)
• Chairperson of the NMF & MRF: Prof. G. J. Gerwel (Special Message)
• The UN Resident Co-ordinator: Agostino Zacharias
• Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation: Achmat Dangor
• Former Bafana Bafana player and captain: Lucas Radebe
• A Representative from the Media: Ferial Haffajee
• A student: A Mandela Rhodes Scholar

The speakers will share their views on:

Nelson Mandela’s legacy, The importance of Mandela Day and Ways of taking action to change our world for the better.

Additional content to be covered

Details of Mandela Day activities taking place in July will be provided.

Date: 20th June 2011

Time: 11h00 to 12h00

Venue: Nelson Mandela Foundation