Leaflet in support of State Selective Purchase bill, H. 3521, which would stop Massachusetts state agencies from buying goods and services from companies doing business in South Africa or Namibia. The bill passed the House of Representatives in 1987 but did not receive full consideration in the Senate. H. 3521 needs renewed support now in the House; people should communicate with their own representative and Rep. Joseph Herman and Sen. Martin Reilly, the House and Senate Chairs, respectively, of State Administration. Mobilization for Survival also is working with other organizations to help detained children in South Africa and to send school and medical supplies to South African refugees....
Leaflet in support of State Selective Purchase bill, H. 3521, which would stop Massachusetts state agencies from buying goods and services from companies doing business in South Africa or Namibia. The bill passed the House of Representatives in 1987 but did not receive full consideration in the Senate. H. 3521 needs renewed support now in the House; people should communicate with their own representative and Rep. Joseph Herman and Sen. Martin Reilly, the House and Senate Chairs, respectively, of State Administration. Mobilization for Survival also is working with other organizations to help detained children in South Africa and to send school and medical supplies to South African refugees. The leaflet includes Selective Purchase Bill, H. 3521: Questions and Answers. • Hasn't Massachusetts already divested? • How is selective purchase different, and how would it work? • What is the problem in South Africa? • What is happening in South Africa now? • Will the selective purchase bill help? • But doesn't economic pressure hurt blacks in South Africa? • Will H. 3521 cost us money or cause us problems? • What can I do to help pass the selective purchase bill?
