Topic: Anti Apartheid Movement

2 chapters across the catalog

Robo-Trump
Episode 992 2:03:34 - 2:06:19

992: Robo-Trump

Social Movement Building, Ford Foundation Video Analysis

A promotional video from the Ford Foundation outlines the three components needed for successful social movements: political opportunity, organizational infrastructure, and engaged individuals. The video compares the success of the anti-apartheid movement with the failure of Occupy Wall Street and looks toward a "21st-century women's movement" focused on economic issues.

Uptalking Dudes
Episode 572 10:53 - 16:36

572: Uptalking Dudes

Free Nelson Mandela Concert, Tony Hollingsworth, Image Branding

A retrospective look at the 1988 Free Nelson Mandela concert at Wembley Stadium reveals it was a calculated branding exercise to rebrand Mandela from a terrorist to a political martyr. Concert organizer Tony Hollingsworth explains in archival audio how the music industry was used to create a global image for a man who had been imprisoned for 25 years. The segment notes the involvement of Father Trevor Huddleston and the financial success of the event.