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Celebrating 40 Years of ‘Journey to Jo’burg’ by Beverley Naidoo

On Thursday 20th March 2025, Anti-Apartheid Legacy had the immense honour of hosting a very special event to mark 40 years since the publication of Beverley Naidoo’s iconic children’s novel, Journey to Jo’burg. Teachers from…

liliesleaf2support13 April 2025

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How The Moth took flight – by playwright, Paul Herzberg

Header image shows a view of the Namibian border. Photograph Paul Herzberg, 2010.I left South Africa at the age of twenty-three, having just returned from the Angolan Border War as a re-conscripted soldier. It was…

liliesleaf2support19 March 2025

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The Moth – by Artistic Director, Jake Murray

Victor Power as John in 'The Moth' (Covid Monologue, Winner of Best Monologue Kwanzaa Film Festival, NYC 2023.)On the 27th of February 2025, Elysium Theatre Company present the world premiere of The Moth, a new…

liliesleaf2support8 February 2025

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Hoarding Portraits by EGA School Students

View of proposed entrance at 28 Penton Street (Al-Jawad Pike Architects) In the heart of Islington, London, a powerful transformation is underway. The historic building at 28 Penton Street, once a refuge and HQ for…

Joyce4 January 2025

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Resilient Roots by Declan Munro

Resilient Roots A blog by Declan Munro.My name is Declan, and I’m a recent MA graduate in Visual Communication: Graphic Design from London Metropolitan University. One of the most impactful projects I worked on during…

liliesleaf2support17 December 2024

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Museum Ground-breaking Ceremony

The 'breaking of ground' moment was an intimate occasion shared with some of our communities including staff and students at London Metropolitan University and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, representatives of the Southern African diaspora in…

Joyce15 December 2024

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Mandela Day 2024

A screening of Life is Wonderful: Mandela's Unsung Heroes I’m Jessica Douglas-Pires, an A-Level student studying social sciences and humanities. I attended the Mandela Day film screening: ‘Life is wonderful: Mandela’s Unsung Heroes’ to…

Liliesleaf Trust UK28 August 2024

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A Tribute

Ahmed Kathrada A tribute on the 95th anniversary of his birth On 21st August 1929, Ahmed Kathrada was born in South Africa. His family had to move to Johannesburg when he was a young boy…

Liliesleaf Trust UK16 August 2024

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A Space Designed by the People, for the People: The Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory and Learning.

Written by Sherin Arulmaran, Intern, July 2024 A summer 2024 placement facilitated through our membership of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience and in partnership with Newcastle University. The Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory…

Liliesleaf Trust UK22 July 2024

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No Vote, No Voice, No Life – A World Without Democracy. A Tribute to Soweto.

No Vote, No Voice, No Life A World Without Democracy A Tribute to Soweto and June 16th A blog by Freya Snelling.Still from animation by Freya Snelling.As an Illustration and Animation student of London Metropolitan…

Liliesleaf Trust UK14 June 2024