BDS.png Press Statement, 5 April 2016 On the Passing of South African Political Prisoner Comrade Shirish Nanabhai Shirish Nanabhai.jpg We join fellow South Africans in mourning the loss of a stalwart of our liberation struggle, Comrade Shirish Nanabhai and recall the immense contribution he and many of our leaders made towards the achievement of a free South Africa as well as his participation in and support for the Palestine solidarity movement. We in particular remember Comrade Shirish's very recent participation and involvement during #IsraeliApartheidWeek at an Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, BDS South Africa, Embassy of the State of Palestine and Palestine Solidarity Alliance symposium on Palestinian political prisoners. Comrade Shirish was first arrested in 1955 at the age of 17 for chalking a political symbol on a wall in Fordsburg. He then joined the Indian National Congress in the 1950's as a teenager. He was incarcerated several times before joining Umkhonto weSizwe in 1962 and just five months later was arrested for sabotage. Comrade Shirish was sentenced to ten years in prison and spent most of his imprisonment on Robben Island with other South African liberation icons. He was released from prison in 1973 and placed under house arrest until 1978. Comrade Shirish dedicated his life to political activity and his commitment to the ideals of freedom, non-racialism and socialism never wavered, he was a part of a generation of exemplary leaders and comrades, many of whom have sadly passed on. It is due to the contribution, activism and principled commitment of people like Shirish that our country is free. We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of of Comrade Shirish and we are proud to have had a man of such stature among the ranks of struggle comrades. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted a funeral service yesterday <http://t.ymlp71.net/ymbhaiaejsjjadabmyaaabyhww/click.php> with Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordan, Former Robben Island Prisoner Issu Chiba and others. Issued by Kwara Kekana on Behalf of BDS South Africa, 084 211 9988 BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL in SOUTH AFRICA (BDS SOUTH AFRICA) 6th Floor | Cosatu House | 110 Jorissen Street | Braamfontein | Johannesburg PO Box 2318 | Houghton | 2041 | Johannesburg T: +27 (0) 11 403 2097 <tel:%2B27%20%280%29%2011%20403%202097> | M: +27 (0) 84 211 9988 <tel:%2B27%20%280%29%2084%20211%209988> | F: +27 (0) 86 650 4836 <tel:%2B27%20%280%29%2086%20650%204836> W: www.bdssouthafrica.com <http://t.ymlp71.net/ymbwaoaejsjjazabmyalabyhww/click.php> | E: [email protected] www.facebook.com/bdssouthafrica <http://t.ymlp71.net/ymbqakaejsjjazabmyarabyhww/click.php> | www.twitter.com/bdssouthafrica <http://t.ymlp71.net/ymbyalaejsjjarabmyazabyhww/click.php> | www.instagram.com/bdssouthafrica <http://t.ymlp71.net/ymhsafaejsjjapabmyafabyhww/click.php> BDS South Africa is a registered Non-Profit Organization. NPO NUMBER: 084 306 NPO BDS South Africa is a registered Public Benefit Organisation with Section 18A status. PBO NUMBER: 930 037 446 -- -- 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] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
