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The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Launches $80k Äänit Prize for Social Impact in Africa

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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The \xc3\x84\xc3\xa4nit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa.

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  • The \xc3\x84\xc3\xa4nit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa.
  • The prize will be open to alumni of the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship and is funded by Ezrah Charitable Trust, started by Rhodes Scholar and MRF donor David Cohen.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210519005485/en/\nNelson Mandela, founding patron of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, believed that young people could transform the African continent.
  • Photo: MRF archive\nProfessor Njabulo S. Ndebele, chairman of the board of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation said he is delighted about the prize.

Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation Launch Technology Prize Program to Propel Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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This program will include multiple technology prize competitions in the areas of agriculture, energy, education, and health.\n\xe2\x80\x9cFourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies have the power to solve complicated socio-economic and human problems.

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  • This program will include multiple technology prize competitions in the areas of agriculture, energy, education, and health.\n\xe2\x80\x9cFourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies have the power to solve complicated socio-economic and human problems.
  • In the hands of entrepreneurs, these technologies can turn Africa into a global economic powerhouse and transform the world,\xe2\x80\x9d said Dr. Patrice Motsepe, Founder and Chairman of the Motsepe Foundation.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cThe Motsepe Foundation\xe2\x80\x99s leadership has been highly effective in Africa and inspiring to people around the world.
  • For more information, visit www.milkeninstitute.org\nThe Motsepe Foundation was founded in 1999 by Dr Patrice Motsepe and his wife, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe.

The Milwaukee Public Museum and America's Black Holocaust Museum Invite You to Take a Journey Through the Life of Nelson Mandela at the U.S. Debut of Mandela: The Official Exhibition

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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b'The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and America\xe2\x80\x99s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) are excited to welcome the United States debut of Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition to Milwaukee Friday, April 23 through Sunday, August 1, 2021.

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  • b'The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and America\xe2\x80\x99s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) are excited to welcome the United States debut of Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition to Milwaukee Friday, April 23 through Sunday, August 1, 2021.
  • For many people, Nelson Mandela is a hero and other people may not know anything about him, but he was a man.
  • In addition to Jurassic World: The Exhibition, Round Room\xe2\x80\x99s Immersive and Entertainment Experiences division is currently touring Mandela: The Official Exhibition and The Infinite: Living Among the Stars.
  • Following the global success of PJ Masks Live, Entertainment One acquired a majority position in Round Room Live in 2018.

OPTIMUS offers online symposium on mental health - with keynote speaker Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --OPTIMUS Health Care, Inc., a leading community health center network headquartered in Bridgeport, CT, and the OPTIMUS Foundation are offering an online mental health symposium on March 4, from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm.

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  • BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --OPTIMUS Health Care, Inc., a leading community health center network headquartered in Bridgeport, CT, and the OPTIMUS Foundation are offering an online mental health symposium on March 4, from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm.
  • Building Connections: A Community Conversation on the Intersectionality of Mental Health, Gender, and Race," will feature keynote speaker Rev.
  • Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and a leading international voice on human rights, race and gender issues.
  • OPTIMUS FOUNDATION supports Optimus Health Care, Inc. in providing affordable and quality health care, particularly its programs that support the health and social welfare of women, infants and children.

Truth & Reconciliation Conversations: Your Voice Matters

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Reflecting Freedom Network (RFN) , a Florida based nonprofit, invites citizens around the world to take part in its restorative justice documentary series, Truth & Reconciliation Conversations .

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  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Reflecting Freedom Network (RFN) , a Florida based nonprofit, invites citizens around the world to take part in its restorative justice documentary series, Truth & Reconciliation Conversations .
  • "Forgiveness takes one person, reconciliation two," said Khalil Osiris, founder of RFN and host of the Nelson Mandela International Day 2020 (#NMID2020) documentary.
  • Their stories evoked anger, fear, guilt, as well as hope for healing and reconciliation.
  • Nelson Mandela said, "In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework.

U.S. Premiere of "Mandela: Struggle for Freedom" Exhibition Opens September 11 at Holocaust Museum Houston

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Friday, July 17, 2020
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Among its many dramatic visual features, the exhibition replicates Mandelas eight-foot by seven-foot prison cell.

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  • Among its many dramatic visual features, the exhibition replicates Mandelas eight-foot by seven-foot prison cell.
  • Weve waited nearly two years to host this extraordinary exhibition, said Dr. Kelly J. Ziga, CEO of Holocaust Museum Houston.
  • "Mandela: Struggle for Freedom" was developed by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) (Winnipeg, Canada) in partnership with the Apartheid Museum (Johannesburg, South Africa).
  • United Airlines is the official airline of Holocaust Museum Houston.

Signet LLC Announces Michael Mandela as President of Signet Real Estate Group's Property Management Division

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Friday, June 26, 2020
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"We are extremely pleased to add Michael to Signet Real Estate Group's leadership team," said Mark Corr, President and CEO of parent company, Signet LLC .

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  • "We are extremely pleased to add Michael to Signet Real Estate Group's leadership team," said Mark Corr, President and CEO of parent company, Signet LLC .
  • "Michael is going to bring fresh ideas and a strong business development focus to the Property Management Division.
  • "It is truly an honor to be entrusted as President of Signet's Property Management Division," said Mandela.
  • Mandela succeeds Alan Gribble, who was Signet Real Estate Group's first Property Management Division hire and President for more than 18 years.

Collision from Home: Mandela's Grandson on Gradual Change: 'South Africa Has Proven That It Does Not Work'

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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"In South Africa we are still fighting the same racism that Nelson Mandela was sent to prison with for almost 27 years, together with his generation.

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  • "In South Africa we are still fighting the same racism that Nelson Mandela was sent to prison with for almost 27 years, together with his generation.
  • So the gradual move and the gradual shift that everyone has been talking about, that everyone has been hoping for South Africa has proven that it does not work," said Mandela.
  • Collision is known by CBC as the "TIFF for tech", while Inc. Magazine calls it the "fastest-growing tech conference in North America".
  • Collision will return to Toronto as a physical event for the second year from June 21-24, 2021 at the Enercare Centre.

Collision from Home: Mandela's Grandson on Gradual Change: 'South Africa Has Proven That It Does Not Work'

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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"In South Africa we are still fighting the same racism that Nelson Mandela was sent to prison with for almost 27 years, together with his generation.

Key Points: 
  • "In South Africa we are still fighting the same racism that Nelson Mandela was sent to prison with for almost 27 years, together with his generation.
  • So the gradual move and the gradual shift that everyone has been talking about, that everyone has been hoping for South Africa has proven that it does not work," said Mandela.
  • Collision is known by CBC as the "TIFF for tech", while Inc. Magazine calls it the "fastest-growing tech conference in North America".
  • Collision will return to Toronto as a physical event for the second year from June 21-24, 2021 at the Enercare Centre.

Statement by the Prime Minister on the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's historic first visit to Canada

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
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OTTAWA, ON, June 18, 2020 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's historic visit to Canada:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, June 18, 2020 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's historic visit to Canada:
    "Thirty years ago on this day, only four months after being released after 27 years of incarceration, Nelson Mandela visited Canada for the first time.
  • His decision to come to Canada was a testimony to our country's strong support for the struggle against apartheid.
  • "On June 18, 1990, Mr. Mandela delivered a powerful and historic speech before a joint session of the Canadian Parliament.
  • He spoke about his dream of a free and inclusive South Africa, championing peace around the world.