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The mailing includes a cover letter by Cassandra Robinson, Coordinator of the Namibia Project of the Southern Africa Support Project, and an Action Alert by the Washington Office on Africa. The letter says SASP's focus on Namibia will intensify in the coming months and will include a national commemoration of October 27, the 20th anniversary of the termination of South Africa's mandate over Namibia. The letter urges people to act on the Alert from the Washington Office on Africa about S. 2570, a comprehensive South Africa sanctions bill in the Senate introduced by Senators Alan Cranston (D-CA), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), and Lowell Weicker (R-CT). Action is needed following the remarkable recent victory when the House of Representatives approved the comprehensive sanctions provisions contained in Rep. Ron Dellums' (D-CA) bill, HR 997. The mailing mentions the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Southern Africa Project, TransAfrica, HR 4868, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Finance Committee, withdrawal of existing investment, trade with South Africa, imports of strategic minerals, South African gold coins, the withdrawal of landing rights for South African aircraft, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a U.S. trade embargo, corporate disinvestment, anti-apartheid groups, emergency regulations, the South African police and military, the United Democratic Front (UDF), Richard Lugar, Robert Byrd, the State of Emergency, detainees, torture, martial law, "homelands," Namibian resources, and terrorism.

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[Dear Fellow Activist, We hope you took information and enthusiasm home with you that are facilitating the integration of Namibia's struggle into your ongoing work.]

HOUSE ADOPTS COMPREHENSIVE SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA!: MOBILIZE NOW IN SUPPORT OF STRONG SENATE ACTION

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