Tolstoy Farm Unclaimed

The goal of the project is to redevelop Tolstoy Farm, a historic settlement founded by Mahatma Gandhi as a base for satyagrahis (passive resisters) between 1910-1913 in Johannesburg,South Africa

In August 1908, Mahatma Gandhi organised a Passive Resistance Campaign to get South Africans of Indian origin to resist the law that required all Indians to carry registration certificates. The culmination of the protest was the bonfire of 1908 where 2,000 protestors placed their certificates in a large iron pot and they were set alight. This bonfire of 1908 was an important event in the passive resistance or Satyagraha campaign of Gandhi and as such is part of our South African legacy. In commemoration of this event, the Gandhi Centenary Committee, the Indian Consulate in Johannesburg, the University of the Witwatersrand and the Centre for Indian Studies in Africa are hosting a series of events.Public Lecture by Professor Kader Asmal Passive Resistance, Then and Now Date: 18 August 2008 Time: 19h00 Venue: Constitutional CourtClick here for more information)