ladyskollie:

9855 days / Pencil on paper / 6 December 2013

Instead of testifying at the Rivonia Trial on his own behalf in 1964, Mandela decided to make a speech before his incarceration.

“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

Read the rest here

Memorial at City Hall / 17:00 / The same place where he addressed the nation after his release in 1990 and where he was inaugurated as president in 1994 / A bunch of us are meeting at Clarke’s and walking down together. Join.

All Golden Arrows, MyCiti buses and Metrorail into the CBD between 12pm and 3pm / Free return journeys as of 7pm.