African Activist Archive

The mailing says this is another update on the latest developments in the Chicago-Alexandra Sister Community Project; enclosed please find a copy of the minutes of the last Project meeting, held on June 21st; as you can see, there are various plans in the making, and we hope that you will be able to get involved in some of the upcoming activities; we still have not heard any further word on the detention of Robert Nogumla, and are waiting to hear from the Grahamstown Rural Committee if any further action on our part is required. The mailing says following up on the signatures collected during the Soweto Day Rally on June 21st, we are continuing to collect signers for petitions against the harassment of the ACO leaders in Alexandra; enclosed please find a copy of the petition, and a copy of the letter sent on behalf of the Project; you may wish to make copies and collect signatures yourselves, as well as sending a similar letter of protest on your organization's stationary; please send the petitions and letters to me at the 8th Day Center, and we will send them all together to the Minister of Law and Order in South Africa. The mailing says I have also enclosed a copy of the City Council resolution which established the official sister community relationship between Chicago and Alexandra; once again, many thanks to you for your important role as endorsers in getting the resolution passed through the Council; please join in planning and participating in the upcoming events by attending our next meeting. The mailing discusses ACO (Alexandra Civic Organization), Moses Mayekiso, Joan Gerig, and the Lutheran School of Theology.

African Activist Archive

[Dear Endorser; This is another update on the latest developments in the Chicago-Alexandra Sister Community Project. . . .]

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