Boycott Israel - The Apartheid State

Thursday, 5 March 2009, 7:00pm
Speaker:  Ronnie Kasrils
Carleton University, Room: 301 Azrieli Theatre

Ronnie Kasrils was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1938.  His grandparents are  Jewish immigrants from Czarist Russia (Lithuania).  He joined the ANC 1960 after Sharpeville massacre. This led to a lifetime of political activism. Ronnie was a member of ANC's military wing at its inception in 1961. He became chief of military intelligence, operated from exile in neighboring African states and clandestinely in South Africa. For many years, he was a member of both ANC and Communist Party national executive committees. Ronnie was appointed deputy minister of defense in South Africa's first democratic government (1994-99); Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry (1999-2004); Minister Intelligence Services (2004-2008). He has retired from government and devotes himself to writing, lecturing and Palestine solidarity work. His autobiography is entitled "Armed & Dangerous" (publisher Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg).

Part 1 - Ronnie Kasrils

Part 2 - Q & A