Honouring Freedom Fighter E.S. Reddy of South Africa
E.S. Reddy established and ran the United Nation’s Centre Against Apartheid which played a critical role in catalysing global opinion against the segregationist policies of South. He was
an Indian-born acolyte of Gandhi who spearheaded efforts at the United Nations to end apartheid in South Africa. He died in 2020 in Cambridge, Mass, USA, at the age of 96. His death was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, who hailed Mr. Reddy’s “commitment to human rights” and his epitomizing “social solidarity.”
You are invited to mark the launch of the Festschrift in Honour of E.S. Reddy to be held at the historic university of Kwazulu-natal (formerly University of Durban-Westville) Gandhi-luthuli Documentation Centre on Saturday 7 May 2022 from 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm (8.30 am Trinidad/New York time).
There will be face -to-face attendance given Covid 19 restrictions. However, if you wish to connect via ZOOM in South Africa and abroad. Please use the following log in details:
Meeting ID: 831 8339 3942 Passcode: 015104
Programme:
● Welcome: Nirode Bramdaw, Board of The 1860 Heritage Centre
● The Genesis of the Festschrift: Selvan Naidoo; Co-Editor and Director of The 1860 Heritage Centre
● A Brief Overview of the Festschrift: Jairam Reddy; Co-Editor
● Working with ES Rdeddy – Kalpana Hiralal, Professor of History, University of Kwazulu-Natal
● A View of ES Reddy From India – Ramachandra Guha, Eminent Indian Historian
● Remarks from a Member of the Family – Mina Reddy
● Concluding Remarks – Kiru Naidoo, Member of the Board of Documentary Centre, UKZN.
Contributors to The ES Reddy Festschrift: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Jairam Reddy, Ramachandra Guha, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Anil Nauriya, Mongane Wally Serote, Ela Gandhi, Betty Govinden, Latha Reddy, Kalpana Hiralal, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, Ismail Vadi, Vinay Lal, Edward Ramsamy, Kavitha Ramsamy, Venu Madhav Govindu, Sam Ramsamy, Kiru Naidoo, Selvan Naidoo, Nirode Bramdaw and Mina Reddy.
“… there is no one at the United Nations who has done more to expose the injustices of apartheid and the illegality of the South African regime than he has. E. S. Reddy has done so with tremendous courage and ability. … he dedicated his entire energy and skills to the liberation from oppression of the people of Southern Africa. he had to face many obstacles and antagonisms, coming from the western powers mainly, but he had the skill, courage and determination necessary to overcome the systematic overt and covert opposition to the liberation of the people of Southern Africa.” – 1985,
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/people/macbride/irishaam.html.
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