REMEMBERING NELSON MANDELA @ BOYS & GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

On Saturday, December 14, 11:00 to 1:00 PM a celebration of life ceremony will take place at Boys and Girls High School, 1700 Fulton Street, in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York City. Republic of South Africa Consul General George Monyemangene will address the audience. Immediately following the indoor celebration Public Advocate elect Letitia “Tish” James will lead a pedestrian/motorcar procession thru the community. This march will meet a South African community vigil at the school playground, near M.S. 113, DeKalb Avenue at Carlton, in the Fort Greene section of the borough.

The People of Brooklyn fondly remember Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The international icon of peace and justice visited the borough on June 21, 1990 (just months after his release from Robben Island) during his eight city USA tour. NYPD estimated 100,000 Brooklynites greeted the president’s motorcade as it passed thru the neighborhoods of East New York, Fort Greene; his first official stop on this tour was at Boys and Girls High School where he addressed New Yorkers.

Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, labor union SEIU, AFL/CIO Transport Workers Union Local 100, Madiba Restaurant, and Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium/CBJC are some of the organizations behind this event. City-wide elected officials, faith based, and community leaders are expected to be among the people attending.