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UF Celebrates the Life of Nelson Mandela, December 5

The University of Florida will celebrate the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on Friday, December 5, starting at 12 noon in the Ocora Room, Pugh Hall. The event which will be held on the 1st anniversary of Mandela’s death will include faculty and student reflections on his global and local impact. It will conclude with songs and a tree planting in his honor in front of Grinter Hall. Faculty, students and the general public are invited to attend and participate in the celebration.

The event is sponsored by the Center for African Studies in conjunction with the Bob Graham Center for Public Policy, the Samuel Proctor History Program, the African American Studies Program, the Levin College of Law Center for Race and Race Relations and the African Student Union.

For more details, see the attached flyer.