[To Fellow Trade Unionists and Activists: On behalf of our Chairs and Steering Committee, we invite you to greet South African metal union and community leader MOSES MAYEKISO …]

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Creator

Kathy Devine; Harold Rogers; Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Place Created

Forest Park, Illinois, United States

Date

March 20, 1993

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

1 page

Description

The mailing is an invitation to a reception on April 1 for South African metal union and community leader MOSES MAYEKISO and his brother MZWANELE MAYEKISO. Moses is President of the Alexandra Civic Organization and South African Network of Civic Organizations (SANCO), a coalition of 700 grassroots organizations throughout South Africa. Chicago and Alexandra have developed special ties through the Chicago/Alexandra Sister Community Project. Moses also is General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), which represents Ford, BTR and Caterpillar workers. In the 1980s, Moses was imprisoned for organizing in Alexandra. With petitions and protests, many of you...

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Publisher

Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Organization

Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of a former member of the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid.

Collection

Kathleen M. Devine papers