Giving Voice to History: Creating a Comic and Poster about the Soweto Uprising A blog by Salma Zoe Medina Cameno, June 2026A panel from page 3 of the comic I produced, showing students from Soweto…
liliesleaf2support11 June 2026
A blog by Olivia Reed Being given the opportunity to work alongside the Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre (AALC) for my University of York MA placement introduced me to the exhibition ‘All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!’ (ABSAD!) and the brilliant works of Norman Kaplan. As…
Roland Urban24 April 2026
From Distance to Connection: Learning Through Women in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle A blog by Lakshina Bajracharya (studying for an MA in Visual Communications) I Began with Almost Nothing… When this project was handed out to…
liliesleaf2support8 March 2026
Why Do the History of the Anti-Apartheid Struggle and its Heritage Work Matter to Anyone and Everyone? (“To be free is not merely to cast off ones chains, but to live in a way that…
Roland Urban23 November 2025
Header image: 'Which black train to take is matter of guesswork. They have no destination signs and no announcement of arrivals is made, Head car may be numbered to show its route, but number is…
Roland Urban11 September 2025
Header image: George Bizos, Bizos Family Archive I recently saw the touching and inspirational film, George Bizos Icon. George Bizos Icon offers a personal and political portrait of George Bizos, using rare and public archive…
Roland Urban4 September 2025
Seeds of Freedom The 1955 Freedom Charter outlines ten key tenets that promote equality and freedom. In this project, part of my BA Illustration at London Metropolitan University, I was tasked with creating a compelling…
Roland Urban18 August 2025
"You Must Go Forward": Dora Tamana's Radical Vision Web page header image: WIDF World Congress of Mothers, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 1955. World Congress of Mothers - Documents. Lausanne, July 7th to 10th, 1955’ (WIDF, 1955).…
liliesleaf2support18 July 2025
I am currently in my Second Year studying Illustration and Animation at London Metropolitan University (The School of Art, Architecture and Design). As part of my course, I responded to a brief set by the…
Joyce24 June 2025
