The mailing says the U.S. Senate will consider legislation next week intended to kill the divestment movement by the states and cities against apartheid; we understand that Senator William Roth of Delaware intends to introduce an amendment to the Anti-Apartheid Act from the floor of the Senate which would prohibit states and cities from taking divestment action on South Africa. The mailing says the amendment would be in direct contradiction to the spirit of the Anti-Apartheid Act, which seeks to send a clear message that the United States will no longer tolerate "business as usual" with the apartheid regime; the amendment would also deny state and municipal prerogatives in the management of...
The mailing says the U.S. Senate will consider legislation next week intended to kill the divestment movement by the states and cities against apartheid; we understand that Senator William Roth of Delaware intends to introduce an amendment to the Anti-Apartheid Act from the floor of the Senate which would prohibit states and cities from taking divestment action on South Africa. The mailing says the amendment would be in direct contradiction to the spirit of the Anti-Apartheid Act, which seeks to send a clear message that the United States will no longer tolerate "business as usual" with the apartheid regime; the amendment would also deny state and municipal prerogatives in the management of their own funds. The mailing says please immediately contact your Senators by phone or telegram to defeat this move. The mailing discusses the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Arnold and Porter, and Bishop Tutu.
