Action Committee for a Free South Africa
Action Committee for a Free South Africa
Alternate Names: Ad Hoc Committee for Divestment from South Africa, Action Committee for Divestment from South Africa
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Duration: Spring 1985 - Unknown, existed in 1986
The Ad Hoc Committee for Divestment from South Africa was formed in Spring 1985 and that summer changed its name to the Action Committee for a Free South Africa. The Action Committee for a Free South Africa was a student anti-apartheid organization at the University of Chicago that campaigned to get the University to divest from companies doing...
The Ad Hoc Committee for Divestment from South Africa was formed in Spring 1985 and that summer changed its name to the Action Committee for a Free South Africa. The Action Committee for a Free South Africa was a student anti-apartheid organization at the University of Chicago that campaigned to get the University to divest from companies doing business in South Africa. The Action Committee for a Free South Africa was often referred to as the Action Committee for Divestment from South Africa and sometimes used the name Ad Hoc Committee for a Free South Africa. (Source: Action Committee for a Free South Africa documents on this website; and Sahotra Sarkar, a student anti-apartheid activist at the University of Chicago)
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