Alan Paton Lecture
The Alan Paton Lecture is held annually at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Pietermaritzburg campus. It is co-presented by the Alan Paton Centre and the Liberal Democratic Association (LDA). It was sponsored by the LDA and UKZN from 1994 to 2000, and by the standard Bank Foundation from 2001 to 2003. Sponsorship for 2005 – […]
Peter Brown Memorial Seminar
Heritage Day The Heritage Day public holiday on 24 September gives museums, archives and other organisations involved with the preservation of heritage, the opportunity to highlight and celebrate an aspect of heritage. The Alan Paton Centre (APC) and Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository (PAR) started celebrating Heritage Day in 1997 by holding annual Heritage Day Seminars. In […]
Alan Paton Centenary Celebrations 2003
The Alan Paton Centenary Lecture:‘Alan Paton: a celebration of his life’An audience of about one hundred people enjoyed the 10th Alan Paton Lecture, held on 15 May 2003.“A good buzz” and “A happy atmosphere” were some of the positive comments made. The audience enjoyed Dr Peter Brown’s reminiscences of the times he shared with Alan […]
Archive of events
1993 Gandhi Centenary Conference 1995 Screening of Cry, the Beloved Country; “Bessie Head: portraits of Exile” Exhibition 1997 Book Launch of Liberals against Apartheid: a history of the Liberal Party of South AfricaThe Paton Film 1998 The Paton Film Festival; Paton and Cry, the beloved country: the man, the book and the message 2000 Civic […]
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Report back on the 2009 Conference
Report back on the The Alan Paton Centre 20th Anniversary Conference introduction by Jewel Koopman Manuscript Librarian of the Alan Paton Centre Photos from the Conference Prof. Peter Alexander (centre) at the launch of his new book Alan Paton: Selected Letters, with the publishers, Prof. Howard Phillips and Dr Elizabeth van Heyningen, Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson […]
Zimbabwe Lesson For SouthAfrica
ELEVENTH ALAN PATON LECTURE TREVOR NCUBE 6 MAY 2004 IN THE COLIN WEBB HALL, UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL Prof. Mike Cowling was MC, Prof. M.W. Makgoba gave the introduction, and Prof. Ron Nicolson gave the vote of thanks. ”Zimbabwe: Lessons for South Africa” (”C” shall signify Prof. Cowling, ”M” Prof. Makgoba, ”N” Prof. Nicolson & ”T” Trevor Ncube) M:He […]
The Zuma Saga and the Problem of Moral Leadership
The Zuma Saga and the Problem of Moral Leadership By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Organised by the Alan Paton Centre & Struggle Archives,University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg and the Liberal Democratic Association, and sponsored by the Natal Society Foundation18 May 2006 ”Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that [will inherit] our fear. Let [her] not love […]