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Contents: TUESDAY, APRIL 26 South African Election Day in Chicago • SATURDAY, MAY 14 VIVA DEMOCRACY! VIVA! Celebrate the South African elections and CCISSA's 10th Anniversary! • SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Prospects for Peace and Democracy in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa • SATURDAY, JUNE 18 6th Annual Soweto Day Walkathon • The mailing advertises four events in Chicago between April 26 and June 18 including a day-long conference to explore the future of southern Africa and the role of the anti-apartheid movement in overcoming the legacy of apartheid. The mailing says at long last, the first democratic elections will take place in South Africa; this marks the symbolic end of apartheid and the beginning of self-determination for the majority of South Africa's citizens; at this historic moment, I would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your support of CCISSA and your commitment to justice in Southern Africa. The mailing says I will be observing the election in South Africa along with Kay Burnett and Sophie Makhubu, Chairpersons of the Chicago-Alexandra Sister Community Project, as part of the delegation of the Chicago Committee for Free Elections in South Africa; our delegation will be stationed in George, near Capetown; the delegation will also have an opportunity to visit Alexandra Township, our sister community; CCISSA Board member Zeva Schub will observe the election in Bophuthatswana; Prexy Nesbitt and Rev. Orlando Redekopp are observing in violence-torn Natal. The mailing says I encourage you all to celebrate this great victory by participating in a number of events scheduled for the next few months; what with travel plans for election observers and raising funds for the election, some of the details for these upcoming events are still being worked out but please mark your calendars and know that more information will follow soon. The mailing says the 1994 Walkathon will raise funds for leadership development in Alexandra Township, Chicago's sister community in South Africa and for a community in war-ravaged Angola. The mailing discusses the ANC (African National Congress), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and Chicago's observer mission. [Note: the correct spelling is Cape Town.]

African Activist Archive

[Dear friends: At long last, the first democratic elections will take place in South Africa.]

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