The international anti-apartheid movement deservedly occupies an important chapter in the history of the struggle against white supremacy and imperialism. People of all generations and every corner of the world acknowledge and celebrate that history. 
   
In this book, we read for the first time from internationalists around the world—including many Canadians—who secretly worked for Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in the struggle to liberate South Africa from apartheid rule. They acted as couriers, provided safe houses in neighbouring states and within South Africa, helped infiltrate combatants across borders, and smuggled tons of weapons into the country in the most creative of ways. Driven by a spirit of international solidarity, they were prepared to take huge risks and face great danger.
 
In the book, first-hand accounts from internationalists reveal what motivated them as volunteers, not mercenaries: they gained nothing for their endeavours save for the self-esteem in serving a just cause. Against such clandestine involvement, the book includes contributions from key people in the international anti-apartheid movement and its public mobilization to isolate the apartheid regime. The public, global anti-apartheid movement campaigns provide the context from which emerged the internationalists who secretly served MK.
 
Join us for the book launch, and meet two Canadians who played a clandestine role in the people’s war that liberated South Africa.
 
The event is co-sponsored by Daraja Press and Amandla! Radio
 
Thursday, June 16, 2022, time??

International Brigade Against Apartheid   Secrets Of The People’s War That Liberated South Africa

The recently published book Breaking the Silence on NGOs in Africa by the Kenya Organic Intellectuals Network is a really important text that has come out of Africa, providing thought-provoking perspectives on NGOs and their implications. Through this webinar, we have the chance to hear what remarkable African individuals like Lewis Maghanga, Gacheke Gachihi, Rodgers Okakah, Wanjira Wanjiru, and Irene Asuwa -all active participants in social justice movements - have to say about topics such as NGOs, development initiatives on the continent, white saviorism and silences within these dynamics. Only through engaging conversations with people who are impacted by NGOs and other development initiatives on a daily basis can there be a more meaningful discussion about how knowledge can translate into genuine transformation.

Breaking The Silence On NGOs In Africa

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Daraja is the KiSwahili word for ‘bridge’. As its name suggests, Daraja Press seeks to build bridges, specifically, bridges of solidarity between movements.  We aim to build upon and further develop interconnections between struggles through which efforts can be undertaken to support and link emancipatory struggles of the oppressed and exploited.
The Daraja Advisory Collective includes: Micheline Ravololonarisoa, Bill Fletcher Jr, Hakima Abbas, Walter Turner, Nnimmo Bassey, Molly Kane, Wangui Kimari and Kali Akuno. We also draw on the advice of a wide range of individuals. The publisher of Daraja Press is Firoze Manji

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