Contents: Attendance • 2. Elections • 3. Executive Director's Report • 4. Civics • 5. Elections in South Africa • 6. Finance Report • The minutes say Jennifer Davis summarized ongoing programs and noted tension between short-term programs and long-term planning. She reported that Aleah Bacquie, Africa Fund's Human Rights Coordinator, has been seconded to the South African Council of Churches; her reports help to clarify the situation in South Africa. The Center Against Apartheid in the UK is holding a conference in June where some method of action regarding the South African election might arise. Prexy Nesbitt coordinated a series of regional meetings in...
Contents: Attendance • 2. Elections • 3. Executive Director's Report • 4. Civics • 5. Elections in South Africa • 6. Finance Report • The minutes say Jennifer Davis summarized ongoing programs and noted tension between short-term programs and long-term planning. She reported that Aleah Bacquie, Africa Fund's Human Rights Coordinator, has been seconded to the South African Council of Churches; her reports help to clarify the situation in South Africa. The Center Against Apartheid in the UK is holding a conference in June where some method of action regarding the South African election might arise. Prexy Nesbitt coordinated a series of regional meetings in six cities. The 40th anniversary of ACOA will provide an opportunity to focus on work that we have done. Dumisani Kumalo recalled that Chris Hani condemned the violence that killed him. Rachael Kagan emphasized the need to increase our fundraising efforts. The minutes mention Marsha Bonner, Marvin Rich, Owen Bieber, Jack Sheinkman, Judge Higgenbotham, the ANC (African National Congress), transition to democracy, grassroots organizing, civic organizations, Moses Mayekiso, Dan Sandi, the South African National Civics Organization (SANCO), community developers, economic development specialists, community bankers, the Ford Foundation, the PAC (Pan Africanist Congress), voter education, rural areas, the bantustans, ACOA (American Committee on Africa), democracy in South Africa, Senator Paul Simon, Congress, George Houser, Tilden LeMelle, Andy Norman, Margaret Marshall, Peter Weiss, Rose Milligan, Adrena Ifill, the United Nations, and Mike Fleshman.
