Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 98th Birthday

 

Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

Commemoration Service 10.30 am – 11.00 am

Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

Procession from Gandhi-King  Memorial Plaza to C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium

 

C.D.  Deshmukh Auditorium

Mandela Katha Mala 11.15 am – 12.30 pm

 

“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, on freedom, from his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, published 1994

 

Message from the UN Secretary General to be read by Shri Rajiv Chandran, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

 

Speakers: H.E. Mr.  France Morule, High Commissioner of South Africa;  and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

 

Followed by a Quiz programme on Nelson Mandela for school teams from Delhi NCR

 

Foyer outside C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: Madiba and His Struggle: An exhibition of paintings by children of Bluebells School International

 

Organised as part of Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

 

(Collaboration: Gandhi Peace Foundation, United Nations Information Centre & Working Group on Alternative Strategies)