The press release says the National Council of Churches pledged to continue its support of efforts for peaceful change in South Africa through, among other means, insisting "on the imposition of comprehensive economic sanctions against South Africa." The Rev. Patricia A. McClurg, NCC president, and the Rev. Arie R. Brouwer, NCC general secretary, were responding to a strongly-worded appeal from South African church leaders following the South African government's order effectively banning operations of 17 people's organizations. The press release mentions Rev. Frank Chikane, the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), apartheid, Simon...
The press release says the National Council of Churches pledged to continue its support of efforts for peaceful change in South Africa through, among other means, insisting "on the imposition of comprehensive economic sanctions against South Africa." The Rev. Patricia A. McClurg, NCC president, and the Rev. Arie R. Brouwer, NCC general secretary, were responding to a strongly-worded appeal from South African church leaders following the South African government's order effectively banning operations of 17 people's organizations. The press release mentions Rev. Frank Chikane, the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), apartheid, Simon Gqubule, the Methodist Church's John Wesley College, Albertina Sisulu, Archie Gumede, services of witness and protest, a campaign for the release of prisoners, clemency for people under sentence of death, unbanning of political organizations, negotiations, a transfer of power from a minority to all the people of our country, pressure to force the government to the negotiating table, major trading partners, and non-violent change.
