TransAfrica Forum and the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa will unveil a new statue honoring former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela on Saturday September 21, 2013 at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC.
Following the ceremony, South African Ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool will host a picnic at the statue. The ceremony starts at 11 am but guests are expected to arrive by 10.30 am. Seating will be on the west side of Massachusetts Ave, across from the South African mission and in front of the British ambassador’s residence and the embassy of Bolivia.
Tickets are free but registration is required. http://transafrica.givezooks.com/events/into-freedom-unveiling-of-nelson-mandela-statue
The nine feet tall statue depicts Nelson Mandela as he walked out of prison and into freedom in February 1990. It is a twin to a statue that stands at the place where he stepped into freedom – at the Victor Verster prison near Cape Town, South Africa.
The placement of the statue is symbolic as well: it will stand in the same place where thousands of Americans were arrested in the 1980′s while protesting and demanding the end of apartheid and Mandela’s release. TransAfrica’s Founder, Randall Robinson, and many of our leaders and closest allies were among those arrested for their actions to end apartheid in South Africa.
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