The Africa Fund & The American Committee on Africa invite you to an evening on WESTERN SAHARA AND UNITED STATES POLICY

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Creator

The Africa Fund; American Committee on Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

Undated, presumably early May 1982

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

The leaflet advertises an event on May 27, 1982 at the Church Center for the United Nations (UN). The even includes the movie "Blood and Sand: War In the Sahara," a new documentary about the war in Western Sahara and United States policy by Emmy award-winning journalist Sharon Sopher. Controversy was sparked when PBS rescheduled the film, which is critical of US policy. Jennifer Davis, Executive Director of the American Committee on Africa (ACOA), will give an update on US arms sales to Morocco, and Madjid Abdallah, representative of the Polisario Front and the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also will speak. Polisario has been fighting since 1973, first against Spain and currently...

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Organization

The Africa Fund
American Committee on Africa

Coverage Africa

Africa
Morocco
Western Sahara

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Africa Action (successor to the American Committee on Africa and The Africa Fund).