‘From where I am sitting’: Supper Club with Trevor Jones

‘From where I am sitting’: Supper Club with Trevor Jones

The 2016 series of District Six Museum ‘Tafel Conversations’ is called ‘From where I am sitting.’ Thursday 31 March 2016: ‘From where I am sitting’: supper and conversation with Trevor Jones As a young boy in District Six, Trevor Jones spent many hours in the local...
Mini-Exhibition and book launch: ‘HURRY, HURRY ALBERT’

Mini-Exhibition and book launch: ‘HURRY, HURRY ALBERT’

‘Hurry, hurry Albert’ is the nickname affectionately given to the late Albert Johanneson, footballer of note. South African by birth, he became the first black football superstar in the modern English game when he played for Leeds United in the 1960s. The comic book...
SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN: Declare District Six a National Heritage Site

SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN: Declare District Six a National Heritage Site

#D6HeritageSite  #D6NationalHeritageSite Why a National Heritage Site? After the dramatic announcement on 11 February 1966 of the declaration of District Six as a white group area, a number of protest organisations and committees grew, which included the District Six...
Stories of activism, exile and leadership

Stories of activism, exile and leadership

Johnson Mlambo, a former Robben Island political prisoner who was buried alive by prison warders, will share stories of his life as an activist with his rare combination of humour, gravitas and humility.