Mailing to Public Officials requesting actions in support of a Week of Mass Democratic Action in South Africa on August 3 - 9 led in part by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The Week has three demands: 1. Stop the violence and state-sponsored death squads; 2. Establish an Interim Government and democratic elections; and 3. Halt unilateral economic restructuring by the government. The week begins with a two-day General Strike, and ends on Sunday, South African Women's Day, with religious activities for Peace and Democracy. People are asked to send a message to South African President F.W. de Klerk supporting the above demands and to President George Bush to put pressure on...
Mailing to Public Officials requesting actions in support of a Week of Mass Democratic Action in South Africa on August 3 - 9 led in part by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The Week has three demands: 1. Stop the violence and state-sponsored death squads; 2. Establish an Interim Government and democratic elections; and 3. Halt unilateral economic restructuring by the government. The week begins with a two-day General Strike, and ends on Sunday, South African Women's Day, with religious activities for Peace and Democracy. People are asked to send a message to South African President F.W. de Klerk supporting the above demands and to President George Bush to put pressure on de Klerk. Messages of solidarity to COSATU and Nelson Mandela also are requested. The mailing includes Advertisement for the Johannesburg Star August 3, 1992, NATIONAL PROTEST AUGUST 3RD, by the New York Labor Committee Against Apartheid, Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid, and others. The mailing mentions the African National Congress (ANC), Jay Naidoo, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and vigilantes, the right of South African workers to organize and strike, and economic sanctions.
