Oliver Tambo, born on this day in 1917, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.
In 1943, Tambo, along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, founded the ANC Youth League, with Tambo becoming its first National Secretary and a member of the National Executive in 1948. The Youth League proposed a change in the tactics of the anti-apartheid movement, advocating boycotts, civil disobedience, strikes, and non-collaboration.
In 1960, Tambo fled South Africa due to political persecution, living in exile in north London for thirty years. From London, he supported and helped organize the ANC in the fight against apartheid from a distance. On December 13th, 1990, Tambo returned to South Africa and was elected National Chairperson of the ANC.
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Okay. So.
We’re pretty much set in stone at this point. I will be homeless as of checkout time (11am) October 31st, four days from now.
There’s a living angel among you who has stepped up and offered my cats a place to live while I figure things out. I offer them a Godfatheresque favor they may or may not ask for at some point in the future, along with my endless love and gratitude.
I’m in the registration/training process at my new Amazon delivery driver job. I think my late 30’s body will be able to handle it okay for the seasonal duration I’m expecting to stay there for. With any luck it will be less than a month before I can prove myself worthy to a landlord to have a home over my head and a kitty in my lap. This is going to be an experience.
So anyway. Tomorrow I have my cats get their shots put up to date. Sunday is probably going to be filled with things I come up with doing phone calls today and tomorrow. Monday I need to get everything that doesn’t live in my car either living in storage or living in Godparent’s. Tuesday I move out to nowhere.
Today is my last chance to get drunk and play vibeo while the sun is up. You better fucking believe.
Hit me up if you’re between platinum and champion in rocket league
This isn’t about rocket league, I wish I were good at it, but if you’d like and you’re not familiar with resources in your town/state I’m happy to see if there is any rental assistance stuff that you could access. Can be hard to find stuff like that sometimes but I work in social services and would love to help
God bless you and I’ll keep this message for when the day isn’t about rocket league and skypedia but what I really want to focus on now is what kind of takeout is within walking distance b/c I ain’t driving lol
keeping it light haha