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
I’m Chiara, a level 5 student of Graphic Design at London Metropolitan University. To support every semester’s studies, our tutors tailor interesting and stimulating course briefs for us to respond to which enable us to…
Liliesleaf Trust UK5 June 2024
London Recruits The anti-apartheid struggle has a new secret weapon. Oliver Tambo has a daring plan to infiltrate young, British activists into 1970s Apartheid South Africa posing as tourists. Their mission, in the face…
Liliesleaf Trust UK21 May 2024
Header image: View towards Lion’s Head, Cape Town, October 2023Imagine having an amazing opportunity to learn about one of the most significant struggles in the history of humankind - the anti-apartheid struggle and the liberation…
Liliesleaf Trust UK17 February 2024
Zimbabwean-born singer, musician and storyteller, Anna Mudeka, is touring the UK until June 2024 with her show, Mama Afrika: Hope, Determination and Song, which tells the remarkable life story of the iconic South African singer,…
Liliesleaf Trust UK17 February 2024
A year ago today, Adelaide Joseph, a veteran of the struggle against apartheid, died in London aged 89. She was born into a devout Christian and deeply conservative Indian family in rural South Africa. She…
Liliesleaf Trust UK19 October 2023
The apartheid agenda propagated the division of wealth, pooling of resources and infrastructural advancements in areas of racial dominance. Post-democracy, The African National Congress (ANC) took a position in the overhauling of these systems and…
Liliesleaf Trust UK30 August 2023
On July 6th 2023, we heard the sad news that South African activist, Blanche La Guma, had died in the Cape at the age of 95. Blanche (nee Herman) was born in Cape Town, South Africa.…
Liliesleaf Trust UK3 August 2023
Disclaimer: Please be advised this blog contains content, including descriptions of and references to torture and suicide, that some readers might find disturbing and/or upsetting. Above Image: Graphical illustration of the 'suicide trajectory' from the 10th…
Liliesleaf Trust UK1 August 2023
