The Action Alert asks people to write to their Congressperson in support of the four House bills and to their Senators in support of the Senate sanctions bill. The Action Alert says South Africa is a major issue of debate in the 99th Congress; over a dozen South Africa bills have been introduced in the House, and, for the first time, strong anti-apartheid legislation has been proposed in the Senate. New support for sanctions against the racist Pretoria regime has come from unprecedented corners of the House and Senate. This high level of Congressional interest and activity is due largely to the increased repression in South Africa, the growing strength and visibility of the Free South Africa...
The Action Alert asks people to write to their Congressperson in support of the four House bills and to their Senators in support of the Senate sanctions bill. The Action Alert says South Africa is a major issue of debate in the 99th Congress; over a dozen South Africa bills have been introduced in the House, and, for the first time, strong anti-apartheid legislation has been proposed in the Senate. New support for sanctions against the racist Pretoria regime has come from unprecedented corners of the House and Senate. This high level of Congressional interest and activity is due largely to the increased repression in South Africa, the growing strength and visibility of the Free South Africa Movement, and the Congressional Black Caucus' leading role in assembling this anti-apartheid legislative package. For the first time in history, a bill mandating corporate disinvestment from South Africa has been introduced; however, our opponents - the South African government, U.S. corporations, and the Reagan Administration -are quickly organizing against sanctions legislation and have considerable financial resources at their disposal. The mailing discusses Representatives Ron Dellums, William Gray, Howard Wolpe, Steve Solarz, Walter Fauntroy, and Charles Rangel; Senators Edward Kennedy, Lowell Weicker, William Proxmire, and Paul Sarbanes; and HR 997, a trade embargo, HR 1460, new corporate investment in South Africa, bank loans to the South African government, Krugerrand coin imports, computer exports, HR 1133, nuclear-related exports to and cooperation with South Africa, HR 1135, coal and uranium imports from South Africa and Namibia, S 635, the Sullivan Principles, delegations of community leaders, editorials, rallies and demonstrations, and Beyers Naude. • HERE'S WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO
