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| Mwelele Cele |
Memoirs of a Born Free:
Reflections on the Rainbow Nation
Good evening honoured
guests, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues … My name are Mwelela Cele, and I am
the Librarian at the Steve Biko Centre Library and Archive. Our concern is with
both the past and the future, honouring the legacy of Steve Biko and
facilitating the application of his philosophy to help improve the prospects of
our fellow South Africans, and the prospects of future generations.
It is indeed an honour to
welcome you all this evening to the launch of a very significant new book:
memoirs of a born free: reflections on the rainbow nation. Warmest greetings to
the author Malaika Wa Azania, to Mama Biko, to representatives from government,
friends of the author and friends of the Steve Biko Foundation and Centre. It
is a particular pleasure to have with us our colleagues from heritage
institutions in our region - librarians, archivists, curators, museum
professionals. We appreciate the support of our friends and colleagues from
Amathole museum here in King William’s Town eQonce. It is a pleasure to greet
political and cultural activists, intellectuals and lovers of books and knowledge.
I want to also welcome our partners in different projects, and welcome the
neighbours of the Steve Biko Centre. I want to take this opportunity to thank
Jacana Media, the publishers of memoirs of a born free: reflections on the
rainbow nation, our partners in organising this event.
