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SA Ambassador Ebrahim Rassol Presents Mandela Award To Honor Leo Robinson & ILWU Local 10

by Labor Video Project
The Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award was presented by the SA ambassador to the family of ILWU rank and file union leader Leo Robinson and ILWU Local 10.
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SA Ambassador Ebrahim Rassol Presents Mandela Award To Honor Leo Robinson & ILWU Local 10
The South African Ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rassol spoke at ILWU Local 10 in San Francisco on Saturday March 23, 2013 to honor the life of ILUW Local 10 activist Leo Robinson and ILWU Local 10 for their labor actions in the US in opposition to apartheid. He was introduced by ILUW Local 10 member and leader Clarence Thomas. Ambassador Rassol presented the Nelson Madela Humanitarian Award to the wife of Leo Robinson and to ILWU Local 10 at the meeting.

ILWU Local 10 Member and Anti-apartheid Activist Leo Robinson: A Life In Struggle
http://youtu.be/l6WWtdMjy8A
San Francisco ILWU Local 10 unionist, anti-apartheid activist Leo Robinson passed away January 14, 2013. He played an important role in organizing the labor fight against South African apartheid which was eventually won with critical support from ILWU Local 10 and the ILWU as a whole.
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§Presentation of Award to Mrs. Leo Robinson
by Labor Video Project
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Mrs. Leo Robinson received the award for her former husband Leo Robinson.
§ILWU 10 Members Rally In Yolo County
by Labor Video Project
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Leo Robinson spoke at the rally a the Yolo County Court House to drop the charges against two union members Jason Ruffin & Aaron Harrison.
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