Showing posts with label Nelson Mandela. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nelson Mandela. Show all posts
Saturday, 22 June 2024

WINDRUSH DAY – The stories of some West Indians in Wembley

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 Guest post by local historian Philip Grant to mark Windrush Day. Written in a personal capacity 1.West Indian immigrant workers search a ...
Monday, 30 October 2023

Brent, London, and the struggle against apartheid - Willesden Green Library, noon Tuesday October 31st

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  The statement from 35 Brent Labour councillors yesterday calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, mentioned Brent conferring the Freedo...
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Saturday, 13 June 2020

The Wembley Park Story - Part 5

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The fourth part of Philip Grant's series on the history of Wembley Park Thank you for joining me again, on our journey through We...
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Monday, 21 January 2019

Brent's leading role in the anti-apartheid struggle has lessons for us today

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Friday's talk about Nelson Mandela, the Anti-Apartheid struggle and Brent, organised by the Wembley Hisotry Society,  not only ...
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Tuesday, 1 January 2019

The Anti-Apartheid Movement and Nelson Mandela in Brent – learning from history

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  I am pleased to kick off the New Year with this fascinating article from Philip Grant. Thank you very much Philip for your many valuable...
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Mandela's 100th birthday - time for Wembley to remember his 70th birthday concert

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As the world celebrates Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday and contrasts his qualities with those of our present leaders, perhaps it ...
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Saturday, 21 March 2015

55 years after Sharpville the struggle continues against racism and apartheid

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Today was Stand Up to Racism Day in London, part of the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It i...