23 August 2013 Lecture for Nana Abrahams and Rocky Mafikeng The African National Congress Women's League will host a Memorial Lecture on the legacy and work of Comrades Nana Abrahams and Rocky Mafikeng. The memorial lecture, which is a build up to the National Women's March to be held on Friday 30 August in the Western Cape, will be addressed by ANC NEC member Comrade Lynne Brown. Member of the media are invited to the Lecture which will take place as follows: . Date: 24 August 2013 (Saturday) . Time: 10h00 . Venue: Thusong Centre, Paarl East NOTES Comrade Nanna Abrahams, who passed away in December 2008, was a stalwart of our struggle who dedicated her life to the fight against injustice and exploitation; particularly amongst the working class and the rural masses in the Western Cape. Born in the Paarl Valley of the Western Cape, Comrade Nanna Abrahams who led as, amongst others roles, as General Secretary of the Food and Canning Workers Union (FCWU) in 1956, subsequently serving in the Food and Allied Workers Union. Comrade Abrahams served as a Member of Parliament in the first democratic government and has received a number of awards for her contributions in the liberation movement and her activities on behalf of the working class. Comrade Rocky Mafikeng was born in 1918 in the town of Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape. She moved to the Paarl Valley in 1927. Having dedicated her life to the struggle of the working class, she served as amongst others President of the African Food and Canning Workers Union between 1954 and 1959. She joined the African National Congress and in 1957 became the Deputy President of the African National Congress Women's League. Comrade Rocky Mafikeng was a founder member of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW). Enquiries: Khusela Sangoni-Khawe Acting Spokesperson ANC Women's League 079 510 5408 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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