Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes that 9 November marks the first anniversary of the late Mama Miriam Makeba's death;
(2) further notes that Mama Africa, as Miriam Zenzile Makeba was fondly known, died last year after suffering a heart attack while taking part in a concert in Italy;
(3) remembers that she was the first African cultural activist, and in 1965 was invited to testify about the situation in South Africa before the United Nations and that her articulate presentation earned her respect and virtual admiration from every African ambassador as well as worldwide;
(4) further remembers that, more than any other African singer, Miriam Makeba was able to use her art as a weapon of the struggle and that her international stature contributed immensely to the worldwide campaign for sanctions and the isolation of the apartheid regime; and
(5) believes that her outstanding contribution to African music and art and her fight against colonialism will be celebrated by the rest of the country and that the world will never forget Miriam, but will remember her as a songstress, tireless activist and selfless patriot.
Agreed to.