Nelson Mandela Day (Vocab + timeline)

Match the following

• Released

• people from different races

• Apartheid

• not allowed

• Arrested

• a system where black people lived seperately from white people

• Multi racial

• let out of prison

• Banned

• put in prison

Match the following

• refugees

• planned activities to get a political result

• Campaign

• chosen by voting

• protesters

• a person who publicly demonstrates opposition to something

• Democratically elected

• a displaced person who has crossed national borders

• Injured

• hurt

Match the following

• 1960

• Mandela released from prison

• 1918

• Mandela was arrested

• 1990

• Nelson Mandela born

• 1962

• Big demonstration against Apartheid system

• Age 26

• Joined ANC

Match the following

• 1994

• Mandela was elected as a President in South Africa

• Nelson Mandela Day

• Mandela died at the age 95

• 1993

• 18 July every year

• 2013

• Mandela awarded with a Nobel Prize

Why we celebrate Mandela day?

30 sec video

Answer explanation

We celebrate this day to honor the legacy of SOCIAL JUSTICE led by Nelson Mandela.

What do you learn from this session today?

1 min video

Answer explanation

We learn about equality and justice and how much it is important to treat everyone equally.

Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an impact.