*Press Alert* August 5, 2011
*Buti Manamela to address Ruth First Memorial lecture * The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] remembers the life and times of comrade Ruth First the late National Secretary of YCLSA. Comrade Heliose Ruth First was killed in her office at Eduardo Mondlane University, when she was going through her post by a parcel bomb. Comrade Ruth First struggled for the total emancipation of all human kind. She distinguished herself as an intellectual of note. The 17th 0f August 1982 will go down in history as a tragic lost not only to YCLSA but to the country as a hole. It is the day when the future of our country was murdered by Apartheid agents. The ideas she lived and died for continue to inspire us as we continue to solder ahead for the creation of a classless society. To honor this giant of all times the Young Communist League of South Africa in partnership with Ethekwini Metro, NGOs and National Youth Development Agent will embark on the series of activities, which will include amongst others the following: · *Memorial lectures, * · *Community out reach programs, * · *Building of cooperatives to fight poverty and unemployment* · *Ruth First memorial games and so on.* The National memorial lecture is as follows. *Date: September 5, 2011 today Venue: Mangosuthu University of Technology main hall (Umlazi, MUT, Durban) Time: 18h00- 20h00 pm Speaker: Buti Manamela YCLSA National Secretary* * * The National Secretary will use his address not only to reflect on the life of comrade Ruth First but also to address the current challenges facing our country and the youth in particular. Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the lecture Issued by YCLSA For more information, please contact Mafika Mndebele (National Spokesperson) Landline: (011) 339 3621 Cellphone: 073 574 5953 Cellphone: 082 567 3557 Email: [email protected] -- *"I Khaya Xaba promise to live as the Great Lenin bade me"* -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
