Consultative Council on South Africa
Consultative Council on South Africa
Location: New York, New York, United States
Duration: About 1964 - 1966?
The Consultative Council on South Africa (CCSA), formed in about 1964, served as a clearing house for information and action proposals for some 30 affiliated organizations. In March 1965, CCSA organized the “National Conference: South African Crisis and American Action” held in Washington, DC. Affiliates of CCSA were: American Baptist...
The Consultative Council on South Africa (CCSA), formed in about 1964, served as a clearing house for information and action proposals for some 30 affiliated organizations. In March 1965, CCSA organized the “National Conference: South African Crisis and American Action” held in Washington, DC. Affiliates of CCSA were: American Baptist Convention; American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees; American Jewish Congress; American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa; American Society of African Culture; Americans for Democratic Action Campus Division; Association of Artists for Freedom; Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Collegiate Council for the United Nations; Commission for International Development; Congress of Racial Equality; District 61, RWDSU, Episcopal Church, Division of Christian Citizenship; International Union of Electrical Workers; Local 1199, RWDSU; Methodist Church: Division of Peace & World Order, Women's Division of Christian Service; Notional Association for the Advancement of Colored People; National Farmers Union; St. Augustine Presbyterian Church; Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Students for Democratic Society; Turn Toward Peace; Unitarian-Universalist Association; Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship for Social Justice; United Automobile Workers; United Church of Christ, Council for Christian Social Action; United Presbyterian Church, Office of International Affairs; U.S. Notional Student Association; U.S. Youth Council; United World Federalists; World University Service. (Source: various CCSA documents and various documents of the American Committee on Africa including Consultative Council on South Africa, Memorandum from George Houser, American Committee on Africa, May 11, 1965)
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