GRAND Magazine - Fall 2020 - 21

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This past summer, they released a video message in
which they repeated his famous words: "If you are
neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen
the side of the oppressor."

September 9th they experienced a house fire around
dawn, possibly caused by a faulty gas heater. They
sustained no injuries and were rescued by firefighters to whom they sent their gratitude: "We cannot
thank the staff at the village enough for their kindness
and quick action; or members of the fire department,
unsung heroes, on whose courage one leans in the
most difficult circumstances. God bless them all," the
Tutus said.

The Arch on today's struggles

Even though he is retired, Archbishop Tutu doesn't

The younger Tutus made this video to support the
Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. and in honor
of Youth Day in South Africa. Youth Day commemorates the Soweto Uprisings in 1976 when schoolchildren protested against being taught in Afrikaans,
which Tutu's grandchildren described as "the language of the oppressor."
Lungi Morrison, one of the granddaughters, said in
the article in The National, "This moment in our history is about truly showing up, mindful of the ideals so
many generations like our parents and grandparents
paid forward for us."

Tutu casts his vote in South Africa's first election that allowed citizens of all
races to vote. "You just want to yell, dance, jump and cry all at the same
time." he said. Photo credit: Anna Zieminski/AFP/Getty Images

hold back his opinions-he speaks his mind and
even calls to task those he fought for in the struggles against apartheid. Recently, he and the two other
living South African Anglican Archbishops issued a
joint statement on Covid, writing, in part.

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How he lives today

After a storied life of traveling the globe, meeting world leaders and presidents, lecturing widely,
and receiving international honors, Archbishop Tutu
has mostly retired from public life. Like many retired
couples, he and his wife Leah live in a retirement cottage-theirs is in Hermanus, in the Southern Cape. On
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Mrs Leah Tutu after a fire damaged the living area of their cottage in Hermanus, in the Southern Cape.

Wendy Schuman is a proud grandmom of
four and freelance writer who makes her home
in West Orange, NJ. She is a former editor
of Parents Magazine and Beliefnet.com. Wendy
and her husband helps new generation of
college grads in  Millennials in Wonderland. To
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