Solidarity Picketline

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Creator

Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Place Created

Forest Park, Illinois, United States

Date

About late October 1990

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Leaflet advertising a solidarity picket line at the South African Consulate in Chicago from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. The leaflet says demonstrate your solidarity with the two-day national strike of South African workers. The leaflet says in recent years, national strikes in South Africa helped win the release of Nelson Mandela, the unbanning of the African National Congress and political organizations, and changes in labor laws. The leaflet says on November 4 and 5, South African unions have called a national strike to protest the apartheid regime's refusal to negotiate restructuring of the economy and the continuing repression of the apartheid system. The leaflet says the...

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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