Nelson Mandela :

Turning points :

1. Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society
2.  Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
3.  in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate
4. Life at the prison was tough and uncompromising.
5.  led to Mandela’s release in 1990
6. Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son because of disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.

Achievement :

1. Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
2.  Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
3. Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action such as the 1952 Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.
4.  the S.A.state had become increasingly repressive making it more difficult for the ANC to operate.
5.  the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate
6.  Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa.
7.  Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Maureen Watson 

Achievements :

• Maureen was a founding member of Indigenous organisations that include Radio Red fern and the Aboriginal people’s Gallery .
• her first collection of stories and poems, Black Reflections was published in 1982. 
• She has performed and taught in many venues, from major festivals to local schools and arts organisations.
• she was at the forefront of Aboriginal protests against the Commonwealth Games .
•   she was awarded the Australia Council Red Ochre award in recognition of her national and international contribution towards recognition of Aboriginal arts.
• she received the inaugural United Nations Association Global Leadership Prize for her outstanding work towards building cross-cultural understanding and harmony.
•  She was a qualified and experienced Neuro-Linguistic Programming councillor.

turning points :

• At 21 she married Harold Bayles.
• In 1970 Maureen with their family of five children moved to Brisbane.
•  She joined the fledgling Aboriginal rights movement and commenced an arts degree at the University of Queensland.
• She attended the first National Aboriginal Theatre Workshop in Sydney and a Black Film-makers course.