Statue of Nelson Mandela unveiled at Parliament

In August, hundreds came to witness Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveil a statue of legendary human rights campaigner Nelson Mandela, the first person democratically elected President of South Africa following the fall of the racist Apartheid government in the early 1990s. The statue was the culmination of a six-year campaign by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, anti-racist and anti-Apartheid activists and others.

Nelson Mandela himself addressed the crowds, and said that more action was needed to combat racism, discrimination and poverty. It is vital that students remember the horrific history of apartheid and the sacrifices made by those who struggled against it.