African Activist Archive

Mailing on a networking conference on May 24, 1986 at Seattle University, hosted by the Seattle University Students Against Apartheid and sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. The mailing discusses the continuing oppression of apartheid in South Africa and the U.S. policy of constructive engagement. It urges people to join a statewide effort to end support for apartheid in our cities, state, and nation and also to examine the rise of racism in our region. Join us in forming an effective Washington Statewide Anti-Apartheid Network (SWAAN). The conference will focus on the current situation in South Africa such as the repeal of pass laws and section 10 rights, the rise of trade unionism, student movements, the resignation of Progressive Federal Party MPs, and the latest developments surrounding Winnie Mandela. The forum also will focus on the U.S administration's policies, Congressional efforts to create sanctions, and the situation in Angola, Mozambique, and Lesotho. Presentations will include State Senator George Fleming, sponsor of divestment efforts; a video of Winnie and Nelson Mandela filmed in the last six months; and a teleconference with national anti-apartheid leaders including Jerry Herman, National Staff of the AFSC Southern Africa Program, and Trevor Fowler, West Coast Representative of the African National Congress (ANC). Workshops will include creating a western arm of a Washington State Anti-Apartheid Network, developing action plans for campuses, and community and action development.

African Activist Archive

END APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA! NETWORKING CONFERENCE

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