Action Alert sent to leaders of the Justice and Peace Network, United Black Christians, and Africa Global Advocates. The mailing discusses the fundamental conflict between the African National Congress and the South African government regarding the next step in the process of negotiations for a free South Africa. The ANC and Nelson Mandela insist that the future of South Africa must be defined by a popularly-elected Constituent Assembly which would write a new constitution. The mailing says the government of F.W. de Klerk wants a negotiating table representing the different political groupings to define the future course for South Africa, a process that would give minority parties a disproportionate...
Action Alert sent to leaders of the Justice and Peace Network, United Black Christians, and Africa Global Advocates. The mailing discusses the fundamental conflict between the African National Congress and the South African government regarding the next step in the process of negotiations for a free South Africa. The ANC and Nelson Mandela insist that the future of South Africa must be defined by a popularly-elected Constituent Assembly which would write a new constitution. The mailing says the government of F.W. de Klerk wants a negotiating table representing the different political groupings to define the future course for South Africa, a process that would give minority parties a disproportionate voice and vote in a negotiations process. Minority right-wing parties would have representation far exceeding their numbers, and anti-apartheid voices would have far less representation than their numbers. The mailing says de Klerk promised to eliminate several key apartheid laws by the end of this session of South Africa's parliament in June. If the Group Areas Act, the Land Acts and the Population Registration Acts are repealed, President Bush is expected to begin to lift sanctions; the Congress would then have 30 days to vote to overturn his decision. The mailing says Rep. Kweisi Mfume has introduced H. Con. Res. 126 calling for maintaining sanctions until all conditions in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act are fully met. The mailing asks people to urge members of the House and Senate to maintain sanctions until there has been a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of one person, one vote to decide the future of South Africa and to urge their Representative to co-sponsor House Congressional Resolution 126. The mailing asks people to pray that peace and justice may come to South Africa. The mailing discusses the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Sothern Africa Project, Gay McDougall, voting rights, free elections, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
