Tutu's support for Mandela Day plans

Group Political Editor

Friday 29 June 2012

ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu has welcomed Scottish Government plans to mark Mandela Day, the annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela.

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He said he was delighted that First Minister Alex Salmond, the Scottish Government and the people of Scotland were working with Action for Southern Africa – the successor organisation of the anti-apartheid movement – to mark the day which falls on Mandela's birthday, July 18.

Archbishop Tutu also welcomed Scotland's role in tackling climate change and championing climate justice which he said were initiatives "very much in the spirit of Mandela Day".He said: "Scotland and South Africa have a strong historic connection, which was especially evident during the anti-apartheid struggle, when, in 1981, Glasgow was the first city in the world to award Nelson Mandela the freedom of the city."The overarching objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better, and in doing so to build a global movement for good."

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