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Leaflet advertising an event with Mzwanele Mayekiso on Thursday, June 13 at After Our's in Bloomington, Illinois. The leaflet says Mzwanele Mayekiso, Organizing Officer of the Alexandra Civic Organization, will speak on the current situation in South Africa. The leaflet says Alexandra is one of the oldest, poorest black townships in South Africa, with 350,000 residents crammed into its overcrowded and unpaved streets; the community's resistance to apartheid and the development of mass alternative democratic organizations have long made it a target of brutal government repression. The leaflet says Mzwanele is the brother of union leader Moses Mayekiso and was a co-accused in the Mayekiso trial, in which the Mayekisos were charged with treason and subversion for their community and union organizing work; in 1989 they were acquitted, after 3 years in prison, following a massive campaign in South Africa and in the international labor community in which many Illinois unions participated. The leaflet says cash bar - $5 suggested donation. The leaflet says for more information, contact Mike Matejka. The leaflet says contributions should be made payable to the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid.

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Come welcome … Mzwanele Mayekiso of South Africa

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