List of events in the Boston area marking the nationwide Weeks of Anti-Apartheid Action at Boston University and Harvard University. The week, designated by the American Committee on Africa, commemorates the Sharpeville massacre 25 years ago and the second anniversary of the execution of ANC activist Solomon Mahlangu. Events listed include a talk "South Africa and the Apartheid System" by Martin Luther King III, an evening discussion with South African students "Life in South Africa: A Students' View," the film "You Have Struck A Rock" followed by a talk by Barbara Brown, a talk by Israeli peace activist Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi on "South Africa and Central America: Israel's Role in the Third...
List of events in the Boston area marking the nationwide Weeks of Anti-Apartheid Action at Boston University and Harvard University. The week, designated by the American Committee on Africa, commemorates the Sharpeville massacre 25 years ago and the second anniversary of the execution of ANC activist Solomon Mahlangu. Events listed include a talk "South Africa and the Apartheid System" by Martin Luther King III, an evening discussion with South African students "Life in South Africa: A Students' View," the film "You Have Struck A Rock" followed by a talk by Barbara Brown, a talk by Israeli peace activist Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi on "South Africa and Central America: Israel's Role in the Third World," a talk by Prof. Robert Seidman on "Legal Foundations of Apartheid," a talk by Ann Seidman on "Multinational Investment in South Africa," a slide presentation and talk "Report on the Battlefront" by David Goodman, and a major rally and demonstration at Harvard University. The leaflet says events sponsored by the Free South Africa Movement/TransAfrica will be announced by a recorded phone message. [Note: The leaflet available to digitize had material on one side only.]
