The press release says Chicago area organizations will hold a vigil on March 31 at the South African Consulate, 200 S. Michigan. They will protest the continuing violence in South Africa, which has been fomented by elements of President F.W. de Klerk's government, according to anti-apartheid groups. Sponsors of the event are the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid, Southern Africa Network of Chicago Churches, and Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa (CCISSA). Sponsors will call for an increase in U.S. pressure on the de Klerk government to stop the violence and step up negotiations to replace the whites-only government with a non-racial democracy. Sponsors also call for...
The press release says Chicago area organizations will hold a vigil on March 31 at the South African Consulate, 200 S. Michigan. They will protest the continuing violence in South Africa, which has been fomented by elements of President F.W. de Klerk's government, according to anti-apartheid groups. Sponsors of the event are the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid, Southern Africa Network of Chicago Churches, and Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa (CCISSA). Sponsors will call for an increase in U.S. pressure on the de Klerk government to stop the violence and step up negotiations to replace the whites-only government with a non-racial democracy. Sponsors also call for stricter enforcement of existing local and state sanctions against South Africa. Press contacts are Kathy Devine and Joan Gerig.
