The leaflet says the Soweto Uprising on June 16, 1976 was a turning point in the struggle for democracy and national liberation in South Africa. A peaceful protest by Black school children was met with vicious repression. In 1977, key organizations of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) were banned, and Steve Biko, a leader of the BCM, was murdered in police custody. The Seattle Soweto Day March and Rally, one of many events across the U.S., is a concrete demonstration of solidarity and support for the struggle of the Black majority in South Africa against apartheid. It is important to protest the Reagan Administration's policy of "constructive engagement" towards South Africa and to show...
The leaflet says the Soweto Uprising on June 16, 1976 was a turning point in the struggle for democracy and national liberation in South Africa. A peaceful protest by Black school children was met with vicious repression. In 1977, key organizations of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) were banned, and Steve Biko, a leader of the BCM, was murdered in police custody. The Seattle Soweto Day March and Rally, one of many events across the U.S., is a concrete demonstration of solidarity and support for the struggle of the Black majority in South Africa against apartheid. It is important to protest the Reagan Administration's policy of "constructive engagement" towards South Africa and to show support for anti-apartheid bills before the Congress. The Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985, sponsored by Senator Kennedy (D-Mass) and Representative Gray (D-Ohio) and Representative Fauntroy, would prohibit new corporate investment in South Africa, prohibit new bank loans to South Africa, and ban the sale of the Krugerrand, the South African gold coin. The leaflet discusses the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the African National Congress (ANC). • 1. STOP U.S. GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SUPPORT FOR APARTHEID • 2. EQUAL EDUCATION FROM SEATTLE TO SOUTH AFRICA • 3. STOP U.S. MILITARY AND NUCLEAR COLLABORATION WITH APARTHEID • NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST
