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Ron MacLean 1928–2004
The following was read by J.H. (Si) Taylor at the service for Ron MacLean.
Sport and Canadian Diplomacy
In 1956, when six nations withdrew from the Melbourne Olympic Games in protest at military aggression by the USSR in Hungary, and by the UK, France and Israel in Egypt, Avery Brundage, the long-time President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said:
Long Walk to Freedom — The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
It is highly unusual for a Head of State to publish his memoirs while still in office, but President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is not your typical leader. Nor is Long Walk to Freedom like your typical Canadian political autobiography in which an…
Soweto — City of Dark and Light
“What is Soweto really like?” I couldn’t count the number of times I’ve been asked that. Soweto resonates in the imagination of Canadians as the very symbol of black suffering under Apartheid. But how do you describe the largest township in South…
Uprooting Poverty, the South African Challenge
The main value of this long book, in this reviewer’s opinion, is that it provides indisputable evidence of the direct linkage between political powerlessness and poverty. Another important theme is the vicious circle which coils around poor people. It is nearly impossible…
Freedom is Rising: Popular Black Music in South Africa
Dedicated to David Webster, friend, African music lover and human rights worker murdered May 1, 1989 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lest we forget
Before we Canadians become too self-satisfied about the manner in which we are planning to teach the South Africans how to deal with their native peoples by creating Bantustans, let us just reflect on the manner in which we have been treating…
