Action Against Mobil Oil Corporation - A Possible Focus for Nationwide PED Southern Africa Program

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Creator

Jim Bristol; American Friends Service Committee

Place Created

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date

September 15, 1977

Type of Item

Memorandum

Length/duration

6 pages

Description

Memorandum to members of the Southern Africa Task Force and of the Nationwide Peace Education Committee discusses whether to launch a campaign against the Mobil Oil Corporation. A recent study tour to the Front-Line States recommended that AFSC organizing an action against a major corporation. The memo discusses the rationale for a Mobil campaign, links to racism in the U.S., affirmative reactions to the campaign, and a possible slogan. The memo mentions Paul Irish, the American Committee on Africa (ACOA), Tim Smith, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibly (ICCR), Bernard Rivers, Ginny Hill, Peter Molotsi, Ron Young, solidarity with liberation movements, U.S. corporate involvement in...

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Publisher

American Friends Service Committee

Organization

American Friends Service Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of American Friends Service Committee.

Collection

Carol B. Thompson and Bud Day Papers on Southern Africa, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections