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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · 19h

We’re proud to be a community partner for @britishlibrary.bsky.social upcoming exhibition 'Secret Maps' opening 24th Oct - exploring how maps have been used to conceal, control, & reclaim space

Excited to share more re “Secrets in Society” & “Off the Grid” sections .. watch this space!
#SecretMaps

Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · 4d

We’ve added Dr Thula Simpson’s powerful @ted-ed.bsky.social lesson on Apartheid to our Educ Resources

Animation by Aya Marzouk & Giraffics studio, it explores colonisation, segregation & resistance. Watch + resources antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/how-did-apar...

#animation #apartheid #antiapartheid

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · 17d

On 🇿🇦 #HeritageDay we echo this year’s theme: Reimagining heritage for a new era

📹 Wembley ‘88 Mandela concert posters - donated by an activist - used in co-creation workshop with local students, our Centre is where memory inspires solidarity today

#AntiApartheid #archive #art #heritage #Museum

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · 24d

🚧 Big steps forward @ Penton Street!

We welcomed trustees @peterhain.bsky.social and HE J.N. Mamabolo & @aamarchives.bsky.social to tour the Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre site

Thrilled to walk up new staircase (bye ladders 👋) Next up: the lift ♿

Opening 2026 – Europe’s first #AntiApartheid #museum

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · 26d

“House of Bondage” shook the world in 1967 - Ernest Cole’s fearless lens exposed apartheid’s brutality.

Read more antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/ernest-cole/

📷 E.Cole 'Which black train to take is matter of guesswork..In confusion passengers sometimes jump across track’

#Photography #AntiApartheid

Ernest Cole - Anti Apartheid Legacy

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Sep 9

🕊️ #OnThisDay 5yrs ago #GeorgeBizos, the #activist #lawyer who defended freedom fighters like Mandela, Hani, & Tsvangirai, died

In our blog, Sean Hosey,London Recruit & one of Pretoria Six whose life Bizos defended, reflects on his legacy

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#AntiApartheid

Remembering George Bizos - Anti Apartheid Legacy

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Sep 4

🌱 Seeds of Freedom 🌱

BA Illustration student Rhys responds to our brief on 1955 Freedom Charter. Using metaphor of King Protea, his comic, poster & craft activities for #schools explore equality, resilience & hope

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#Art #Illustration #FreedomCharter

Seeds of Freedom - Anti Apartheid Legacy

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Aug 27

🗣️ CALL OUT: Join 3 creative workshops to shape the Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre mural!

Southern African heritage?

You or family part of the anti-apartheid struggle?

Passion for justice?

Yes to any of the above?

Travel covered in London, online option poss

Sign up forms.gle/hxVpJwiEw5hc...

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Introducing HAM the Illustrator as Creative Director of Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre mural

HAM will lead development of this public artwork honouring justice, memory & the anti-apartheid struggle that speaks to all now

Info on co-creation opps coming soon

#art #mural #illustrator #antiapartheid

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Aug 20

🕊️ #OTD 20 Aug we honour Dulcie September (1935–1988) -teacher, activist, ANC rep in Europe. Jailed, tortured, exiled, she exposed apartheid’s crimes. Assassinated in Paris, her killers were never tried.

More antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/ega-school-h...

#art #EGAschool student Sophia
#antiapartheid

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Aug 17

🕊️ #Onthisday 1982, Ruth First - journalist, activist & fearless truth-teller - was assassinated by apartheid agents in Mozambique.

Her story lives on, her likeness captured in a student portrait for the Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre. More in Blog.

✊🏽 #RuthFirst #OTD #WomensMonth #art #antiapartheid

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Aug 9

´Power to the women is power to the nation’

#OnThisDay 1956, 20,000 women marched for freedom vs apartheid. Decades later, the WNC carried that torch, uniting women for equality. The struggle continues in 🇿🇦& across 🌍🌏🌎
#WomensDay #southafrica #heritage #otd #legacy #archive #activism #antiapartheid

Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 31

🔸 ‘Heal’ - Tea Marie Thjømøe, (Aloe aculeata)
🔸 ‘Now You Can See’ - Rebecca Tosoni, (Plecanthus ciliatus)

A collab. between artists and South African diaspora elders - centring storytelling, ancestral knowledge, & emotional, cultural landscapes of the plants

#art #heritage #culture #antiapartheid

Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 29

"inspired by #Mandela words from prison.. gardening offered a rare sense of control and quiet hope..Protea symbolises 🇿🇦’s diverse identity, while the blocky Lapidaria recalls a raised fist – visual expressions of #resistance & ongoing struggle for #freedom + #justice"

S.D.Guaman

#art #illustration

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our Summer 2025 #newsletter is out!

Read about progress on our #museum build, community #news #art #heritage & find out about ways to get involved with Anti-Apartheid Legacy.

📖 Read now: us14.campaign-archive.com?u=bd9efb6b59...

🔗 Past issues + sign up: us14.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=bd9e...

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 24

Remembering #activist Dora Tamana - freedom fighter, feminist, organiser

Her words still resound: “You must go forward!”

Read about her radical vision and enduring legacy in Dr Nicholas Grant's blog.

🔗 antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/dora_tamana_...

#DoraTamana #AntiApartheid #YouMustGoForward

"You Must Go Forward": Dora Tamana's Radical Vision - Anti Apartheid Legacy

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 18

#OTD 18th July, #MandelaDay we honour Nelson Mandela’s legacy - a lifelong fight for justice, equality for all

This GIF was created by Shakerah, at London Metropolitan Uni, inspired by Mandela’s election as South Africa’s first Black president.

#illustration #animation #freedom #antiapartheid

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 11

We're celebrating a huge milestone at 28 Penton Street, #Islington – the topping out of Europe’s first Anti-Apartheid museum! 🇿🇦🧱

Big thanks to our team & funders bringing this legacy to life.

A new space for justice, resistance & solidarity is rising!

#AntiApartheid #museum #London #heritage

Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jul 8

Norman Kaplan's evocative #linoprint 'Messengers' at @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social's #CowleyLibrary OX4 #Oxford until 21st July

Part of #free #art #exhibition 'All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!' marking 30yrs since end of apartheid in 🇿🇦

Co-curated with @actsa-uk.bsky.social & @aamarchives.bsky.social

Black and white linocut print titled "Messengers" by Norman Kaplan, created in 1975. The artwork depicts two men in suits and hats engaged in a close conversation, with one whispering into the other's ear. They stand in front of a restaurant storefront with signage that partially reads "Miami Steakhouse Restaurant." The scene includes decorative ironwork and a potted plant. The style is bold and graphic, emphasising strong lines and contrasts.

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Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) @actsa-uk.bsky.social · Jul 2

Now in @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social‬'s Cowley Library!

All Shall Be Afforded Dignity exhibition is open till 21 July - stunning linoprints & political cartoons by Norman Kaplan against apartheid and for a new South Africa

+ Mandela Day activities coming up 18 July

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stevetibbett.bsky.social @stevetibbett.bsky.social · Jun 30

100 Campaigns that Changed the World Season 3 kicks off: excellent insights from @duncangreenlse.bsky.social reflecting on campaigns including #uberdrivers #cornlaws #makepovertyhistory @oxfamgb.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social

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Duncan Green

Podcast Episode · 100 Campaigns that Changed the World · 27/06/2025 · 29m

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jun 29

Norman Kaplan’s powerful #linoprint 'Xhosa woman playing the Uhadi' at @ovadagallery.bsky.social - 'til 5pm 1st July

Part of free exhibition marking 30 yrs since end of #apartheid, with political cartoons of #SouthAfrican resistance

#Oxford #Art
@actsa-uk.bsky.social
@aamarchives.bsky.social

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Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) @actsa-uk.bsky.social · Jun 25

What exactly is international solidarity - and how can we be part of it today?

Oxford people - Don't miss this dialogue with Zimbabwe human rights defender and solidarity campaigner Makomborero Haruzivishe on Saturday at 2.30pm at Ovada Gallery #InternationalSolidarity #GlobalJustice

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Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jun 26

70 years since the #FreedomCharter was adopted in Kliptown, a bold vision for justice & equality

#GraphicDesign student Yesim Cetin’s speculative exhibition imagines the Charter as a living call to action, part of our work with London Met Uni

📖 Read more antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/marking-70-y...

Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · Jun 26

#OTD 26 June 1955, the #FreedomCharter was adopted in Kliptown “The people shall govern!”

70 years on, Abigail Warren’s powerful animation explores its tenet “The Land Shall Be Divided Amongst Those Who Work It!”

🎥 Full #animation & blog antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/district-six...

#SouthAfrica