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Letter to James Herman, President, International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU) in San Francisco from Tony Henry, Executive Secretary, Northern California Regional Office of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). The letter says the AFSC supports active non-violent resistance to the injustices and violence being perpetrated by the government of South Africa on its people through the system of apartheid. AFSC supports economic disengagement of the U.S. government and private industries from South Africa and believes that withdrawal from involvement in the economy of South Africa can be an important factor in creating the climate for change. The letter commends the ILWU for its demonstrated commitment to these principles. The letter says, on April 24, 1982, the AFSC Board of Directors endorsed an AFSC committee report entitled SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGE AND HOPE. The report proposed that individuals, groups, corporations and nations withdraw from involvement in support of the South African economy. Withdrawal communicates that we cannot continue to benefit from the system of apartheid; it also sends the positive message that we look forward to the time when we may be able to reopen economic relations with South Africa as it relates a just society for all its people. Copies of the letter were sent to Larry Wing, President, ILWU Union Local 10 and Asia Bennett, National Executive Secretary, AFSC National Office in Philadelphia.

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[Dear Mr. Herman: The American Friends Service Committee supports active non-violent resistance to the injustices and violence now being perpetrated by the government of South Africa on its people through the system of apartheid.]

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