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The Story of The Elders
… Nelson Mandela founds The Elders … Find out more about The Elders' work in Cyprus … all we can to help them. People are dying from hunger every day in Zimbabwe and hospitals are unable to treat the …
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Anger and inspiration: what District Six can teach South Africa’s young generation
… Writing ahead of International Youth Day, student volunteer Jordan Pieters reflects on The … of academic and political spaces and aside from Nelson Mandela Day, ‘Apartheid’ is but a word, a time gone by, … and, more importantly, forgiveness across the board. I find it interesting, then, that this is the very thing that …
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The Elders call on Zimbabwe’s leaders to place citizens’ needs over party interests
… I visited Zimbabwe on the cusp of landmark elections to find people determinedly optimistic about the future. Today … Robinson reflects on her recent visits to South Africa for Mandela's centenary and to Zimbabwe as the country decides … 08 Mar 2024 To mark International Women's Day 2024, Mary Robinson reflects on her recent visit to the …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Marking Mandela Day 2022, Mary Robinson reflects on the global state of hope
Marking Mandela Day 2022, Mary Robinson reflects on the global state of hope … humanity. It’s the potential in each and every person to find resilience, to persist and to even thrive in spite of …
Kate Flanagan - 01/23/2023 - 13:41
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“Sparks of Hope” can honour Nelson Mandela’s vision of a better world
“Sparks of Hope” can honour Nelson Mandela’s vision of a better world 17 July 2018 … the courage to challenge these purveyors of prejudice or find solace in scapegoating and join the chorus of cheap … Mandela Day 2018: Walk Together to continue Mandela's long walk to …
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True democracy implies solidarity with those to whom it is denied
… first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela , and our dearly missed brother Kofi Annan . … one country on the continent overcame the tyranny of its day without the support of its neighbors. Married to the … disenfranchisement and discrimination wherever you find it. As we honor the historical achievements and …
monika - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Stories from the frontlines: Refugee-Led Organisations in the Shadow of COVID-19
… 18 December marks International Migrants Day. The COVID-19 health crisis has called attention to … home in 1998. When I was granted asylum in Cape Town, South Africa, I found my calling of serving fellow refugee women … and are helping their families pay for burial costs and to find a way to connect the children with their families, many …
monika - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Freedom, truth, democracy: citizenship and common purpose
… need to hear.” Mary Robinson delivered the Tenth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Cape Town yesterday. While … People are angry and they are hurting: many households find themselves in negative equity, unable to meet mortgage … 5 of August 2012, is the fiftieth anniversary, to the day, of the capture of Nelson Mandela, lawyer, activist, …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu
… The Elders Graça Machel said: “I find myself profoundly saddened by the departure of … of South Africa required courage that cannot be described. Day by day, minute by minute, every step he took he was … in South Africa under apartheid and under the the ANC after Mandela. But also to a crowd when, during Mandela’s …
louise.heath@t… - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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What can we do to change the gender equation?
… On 6 March, to mark International Women’s Day, Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu hosted a Twitter Q&A on … women are empowered in the political spectrum, we won’t find these women succumbing to the same corruption that is … the scenario changes, and the narrative changes. Nelson Mandela was quite passionate about this, being insistent on …
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