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… and association with his colleagues in the trade union and liberation movements. In 1954, Phillips skipped the country … Billy Nannan and others, Phillips formed Mayibuye, a  cultural unit of the ANC. The cultural unit read, sang and did short sketches on life in …

… short story. In a short contribution, ‘Writing as a Cultural Weapon’ published in Momentum: On Recent South … that his turn to poetry was a reflection of the mood in cultural expression at the time. He says that he, Oswald … then more than ever, that psychological and physical liberation was the duty of Black South Africans and no one …

… but events overtook that ambition and he was drawn into liberation politics, becoming the ANC's chief representative … Chagall, Giacometti and Rauschenberg. He also served as a Cultural Advisor to Unesco. In 1993 Unesco made him Africa's … pan­Africanist, espousing an African literary and cultural ethos.The decades of 1980s and 1990s were probably …

… trained nurse before she became involved full time in the liberation struggle.   In the late 1960s and early 1970s … director of the Association for the Education and Cultural Advancement of South Africa. She was concurrently …

… in Apartheid South Africa. The idea was to popularise the liberation struggle and attract the youth, as opposed to … was to encourage international artists to adhere to a cultural boycott of South Africa, which meant no performances … had a strong interest in the promotion of South Africa’s cultural, heritage and tourism industries. One of his current …

… with trade unions and community organisations in the liberation struggle grew in the early 1980s. He joined the … in 2003, Van Wyk has shifted his political focus to the cultural field, increasingly asserting his Khoi identity. He … rights in South Africa, although his focus is on cultural recognition and promotion, as opposed to any ethnic …

… at UNZA. In 1979 he was appointed the Director of Zambian Cultural Services. In 1980 when Zimbabwe gained independence, … only two months, whereupon he rejoined government as Chief Cultural Officer, rising to the positions of Director of Arts … fact that performance arts played an essential role in the liberation movement - the novel theatre form ‘Pungwe’ having …

… tour was to mobilise states in support of the struggle for liberation, for better living standards in oppressed African states and the promotion of cross-cultural dialogue. Phiri later earned a Grammy Award for his …

… in his role as publicity secretary during AZAPO’s cultural boycott campaign, which sought to isolate the … entire Wauchope family became involved in the struggle for liberation, leading to numerous arrests and detentions – of …

… exile, which resulted in the Dakar conference between the liberation movement and a group of mainly Afrikaner … and Zambia with Colin Eglin in 1975 and won the American Cultural Exchange Award in 1976. He went to international … both the Abe Bailey Travel Scholarship and the American Cultural Exchange Scholarship. He was a visiting scholar at …

… The formation of this department was stimulated by the cultural festival and resistance which were staged in … which had an immense impact on the academic and cultural boycotts in South Africa. In February 1990 when F.W. De Klerk unbanned liberation movements Masekela returned to South Africa. Upon …

… School, she thrived in the vibrant milieu of culture and liberation politics, singing in school productions such as … have not yet been given the appropriate consideration by cultural historians. For her excellent contribution to the …

… career, it was in Mitchells Plain that he emerged as a cultural icon. He along with other musicians forged a new and … in South Africa and resonated well particularly with the liberation movement. The clampdown on Jazz by the government …

… and Western Europe.  He returned to South Africa after liberation and served as a member of parliament from 1997 …

… , who had a similar goatee. His involvement in the cultural world started in 1966 when he co-founded a youth … participation in the Black Consciousness Movement’s (BCM) cultural events. The BCM strived to reawaken the oppressed Black majority from a decade of a political and cultural lull since apartheid’s heavy-handed response to …

… to establish Poqo , the forerunner to the Azanian People’s Liberation Army , to launch the first armed attacks on the …  He oversaw production, agriculture, construction and cultural activities in these settlements. He travelled all …

… 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the government's banning of liberation organisations. He was the deputy secretary of the … (UDF) and was a founding member and chairperson for the Cultural Workers Congress, an affiliate of the UDF. Badsha … the creation of the Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO) , worked full-time as the …

… of the Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of the liberation organisations, Ramgobin participated in a five day … of Phoenix Settlement into an important site of political cultural activity and a monument to the teachings of Gandhi. … . The treason charges were based on the accused singing liberation songs and making anti-government speeches, which …

… campaign to withdraw recognition of the organisation as a liberation movement in favour of the African National … skills to argue that it was not for outsiders to choose a liberation movement for the people of South Africa. When the … Journalists Association in the late 1960s, during the Cultural Revolution, China knew little about South Africa and …

… either you are a tool of oppression or an instrument of liberation." In 1961, under the instruction of the ANC, … . It was well received and he was awarded the Harlem Cultural Council Poetry Award and the National Endowment for …

… photographic collection documenting Swapo’s War of Liberation and the South African occupation is widely used by … haus Nairobi, Kenya 1994 Namibia of today, The French cultural centre, Windhoek, Namibia Photographic Encounters, …

… of Johannesburg in 1928, but grew up within the unique cultural and political milieu of Sophiatown in the 1930s and … of stable communities into dormitory townships and with a cultural landscape largely denuded of its best talent, authentic cultural expression went into utter decline and was to take a …

… a conservative organisation that hoped to rescue Afrikaner cultural identity from the political crisis that followed the … The Afrikaner Volkswag believed in complete political and cultural independence of the Afrikaner community. The … they replaced White with Afrikaner to emphasize the  cultural rights of Afrikaners . In 1993, Nelson Mandela met …

… a radical political movement in the shape of the National Liberation League that this dominance was challenged and it …

…  During this time Malange was also introduced to cultural work, and took up writing plays with other children … Transkei Independence and informing people of the cultural and consumer boycotts. These performances took place … live with family. There she immediately became involved in cultural work, hoping to meet people that shared her hopes …

… to Mabhida, for having played a significant role in the liberation struggle as an exiled leader of the SACP. …

… on the Cape Flats - a community that would remain the deep cultural and emotional reference point of their artistic … alert - to print. Their comedy was inseparable from their cultural identity. They worked in a register sometimes … culturally marginalised even within South Africa's own liberation narrative. Philander never sentimentalised this …

… Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now … 1966 to 1968. This would be the beginning of her life as a cultural activist, conscientising communities through theatre … pays homage to the often forgotten role of women in the liberation movement and the BCM. Moodley has voiced her …

… New York, USA (1999), The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1954-1994, P.S.1 Contemporary … as Chairperson of the Visual Arts Group, part of the Cultural Workers Congress in Cape Town. She is a Founding …

… collective which worked in local communities to encourage cultural activities. Matthews exhibited his work in various … by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1985, as well as a 1985 …