This Action Alert urges people to oppose the Reagan administration's nomination of Herman Nickel to be Ambassador to South Africa. At a time when some South African church leaders are playing an important role in opposing apartheid, the memo highlights Nickel's having written a scathing attacking on church organizations' support for the Nestle Infant Formula boycott entitled "Marxists marching under the banner of Christ." Nickel is also quoted as saying "the Saudi Arabia of strategic minerals happens to be South Africa," and he therefore opposing putting pressure on the South African government for change. The mailing also includes a press release, "Washington...
This Action Alert urges people to oppose the Reagan administration's nomination of Herman Nickel to be Ambassador to South Africa. At a time when some South African church leaders are playing an important role in opposing apartheid, the memo highlights Nickel's having written a scathing attacking on church organizations' support for the Nestle Infant Formula boycott entitled "Marxists marching under the banner of Christ." Nickel is also quoted as saying "the Saudi Arabia of strategic minerals happens to be South Africa," and he therefore opposing putting pressure on the South African government for change. The mailing also includes a press release, "Washington Office on Africa Launches Campaign Against Nickel Appointment," and a second Action Alert, "Support Two Weeks of Action" in support of Southern African movements from March 21 to April 4.
