A Happy Mandela Day to All South Africans Wherever They Might Find Themselves Labouring Today.
Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. Each year Mandela Day challenges us to spend 67mins to create positive change and improve the world around us.
This year, South Africa will mark the centenary of the life of our Nation’s founding father Nelson Mandela under the theme: “Be the legacy”. The celebration is a major milestone in the incredible story of Madiba and our Nation’s journey.
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” – Nelson Mandela
No matter how small your action, Mandela Day is about changing the world for the better, just as Nelson Mandela did every day. What are you doing to make the world a better place? Here are a few small ways you can celebrate Mandela Day as suggested by the United Nations: see here.
TAKE ACTION. INSPIRE CHANGE. MAKE EVERY DAY A MANDELA DAY.
Mandela Dayis here! What will you be doing to celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela today?
We will be spending our #67minutes today supporting one very special lady – strongwoman Liesl Schoonraad.
Liesl will be doing a whopping 67 000 kg worth of calf presses in 67 minutes – a record event! Why would she push her body to lift the equivalent of 10 fully grown African Elephants with her calves? All for charity! You can read more about the challenge: here.
Join us along with event sponsor Xtraordinary Women at Virgin Active Table View today at 14:00 and spend your #67Minutes with us in supporting your local community and a good cause.
We wish Liesl the best of luck in achieving this amazing feat – we are behind you 100% girl!
Hope to see you guys and gals at 2pm!
By the way – did you see the awesome Mandela Day interactive Google doodle today?
Today we celebrate the 94th birthday of the Father of our Nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, pioneer of South African democracy! Such a great, compassionate, and incredibly wise man, who fought most his life for the freedom and equality of the South African people. What an amazing honour to partake in your life and to be able to say we where there.
Today is also Mandela Day, an international day adopted by the United Nations and celebrated on Madiba’s birthday every year. Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an impact. Individuals, communities and organisations are asked to donate 67 minutes to doing something for others, commemorating the 67 years that Nelson Mandela gave to the struggle for social justice.
The Mandela Day campaign message is:
“Nelson Mandela has fought for social justice for 67 years. We’re asking you to start with 67 minutes.”
Have amazing and blessed birthday Tata. May you have many many more!
We love you! x x x
Madiba Quotes:
“Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land (South Africa) will again experience the oppression of one by another.”– Nelson Mandela
“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”– Nelson Mandela
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”– Nelson Mandela
“If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.”– Nelson Mandela
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”– Nelson Mandela
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”– Nelson Mandela
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”– Nelson Mandela
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela
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