Greetings,In commemoration of the eleventh anniversary of the passing of the inspirational leader Nelson Mandela, OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers and Rainbow Alliance Arc-en-ciel would like to invite you to a free Zoom webinar, where we are pleased to host guest speaker, the
Honorable High Commissioner of South Africa, Mr. Rieaz Shaik.High Commissioner Rieaz Shaik is South Africa’s envoy to Canada since 2022. Mr. Shaik is an anti-apartheid activist, a former student leader, and an active member of African National Congress’s (ANC). He has held several senior management positions, both in the private and public sectors, including CEO at CorpAfrica (Pty) limited, South Africa’s Consul General to Germany, South Africa’s Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Special Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of South Africa’s foreign intelligence service, and Group Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa.The webinar will shed light on the South African struggle against apartheid, their path to freedom, leadership of Nelson Mandela and the current South African court case in the International Court of Justice.After the talk we will have a virtual screening of the film “Road Map to Apartheid”.The film was produced in 2012 and has won multiple renown awards including:
- The Garden State Film Festival: Best Documentary
- The Milan International Film Festival: Best Editing Winner – Excellence in Documentary
- IndieFest: Film Heals Award
- Official Selection: Manhattan Film Festival
- Hot Springs International Documentary Festival
- Official Selection: Docutah International Film Festival
- Official Selection: Durban International Film Festival
Register here for the December 11 webinar from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PMIn Solidarity,OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) and Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel (RAA)
