Invitation for a dinner benefit on January 17, 1986 for the Nation Emergency Fund of the South African Council of Churches. The keynote speaker will be Bishop Desmond Tutu, whose efforts for non-violent social change in South Africa have closely paralleled those of Dr. King undertook in the U.S. two decades ago. The brochure says the festival also salutes the Oakland City Council for adopting the most stringent anti-apartheid divestment policy of any elected municipal government in the U.S. Master of Ceremonies: Honorable Willie Brown, Jr. Keynote Speaker: Bishop Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg. Guest Speaker: Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Director General...
Invitation for a dinner benefit on January 17, 1986 for the Nation Emergency Fund of the South African Council of Churches. The keynote speaker will be Bishop Desmond Tutu, whose efforts for non-violent social change in South Africa have closely paralleled those of Dr. King undertook in the U.S. two decades ago. The brochure says the festival also salutes the Oakland City Council for adopting the most stringent anti-apartheid divestment policy of any elected municipal government in the U.S. Master of Ceremonies: Honorable Willie Brown, Jr. Keynote Speaker: Bishop Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg. Guest Speaker: Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Director General of UNESCO. Awards: Stevie Wonder, driving force for Martin L King, Jr. National Holiday; Steve Van Zandt, co-producer, Sun City record project; John Sculley, president and CEO, Apple Computer, Inc.