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Leaflet advertising a conference May 2-4, 1986 at Michigan State University. The leaflet says the focus of the conference is Southern Africa in crisis including struggle for a liberated South Africa and an independent Namibia and the fight against apartheid destabilization of the Frontline States. The leaflet says the conference is coordinated by the Southern Africa Liberation Committee. The leaflet says the conference will feature Shuping Coapoge representing the Observer Mission to the United Nations of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, and Kuiri Tjipangadjara representing the Observer Mission to the United Nations of the Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) of Namibia. The leaflet says also featured will be speakers from other liberation support groups and an evening of cultural entertainment. The leaflet says endorsers are African National Congress (ANC); American Committee on Africa (New York); TransAfrica (Detroit); Free South Africa Movement (Detroit); All People's Congress (Detroit); Free South Africa Coordinating Committee (Ann Arbor); Pan-African Students' Union (Wayne State University, Detroit): SASO II (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo); Washtenaw County Coalition Against Apartheid (Ann Arbor); Student Government, St. Clair County Community College (Port Huron): Fron Lash (Northern Michigan University-Marquette); Creative PEACE MOVEMENT (MT. PLEASANT); MSU African Students' Union; MSU Turkish Students Association; MSU Committee Against Racism and Apartheid on Campus; MSU Department of Sociology; MSU Department of Anthropology; MSU Great Issues; MSU Women's Council; and MSU Black Graduate Students. Speakers on the leaflet include Deb Miller, Artie Miller, John Czarnecki, Maria Ladas, Joshua Bagaka, Dr. David Wiley, Stephanie Urdang, Kevin Carey, Robert Norfolk, Kgati Sathekge, Seshi Chonco, Ken Harrow, Rev. M.C. Nyathi, Julia Petry, Eduardo Vera, Erik Rikkerink, Wanda Larrier, William Church, Dr Nasipula Sithole, Makini Coleman, Christine Root, Marylee Crofts, and Dr. Robert Albritten. The leaflet discusses Amnesty International, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs, the Coke and Shell Boycott, Kassinga, state divestment, and state divestment bills.

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MICHIGAN ANTI-APARTHEID & RACISM CONFERENCE

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