The letter announces formation of the Coalition for Democracy in South Africa to respond to President Bush's lifting of U.S. sanctions against apartheid South Africa. The coalition is committed to encouraging the adoption of a free and democratic constitution, promoting the holding of free and fair elections, and supporting the implementation of a one-person, one-vote system. The group will ask Congress to reject President Bush's certification of South Africa's compliance with the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, call for strengthening existing sanctions at the state and city levels, and renewing and extending material aid campaigns between local and South African anti-apartheid institutions....
The letter announces formation of the Coalition for Democracy in South Africa to respond to President Bush's lifting of U.S. sanctions against apartheid South Africa. The coalition is committed to encouraging the adoption of a free and democratic constitution, promoting the holding of free and fair elections, and supporting the implementation of a one-person, one-vote system. The group will ask Congress to reject President Bush's certification of South Africa's compliance with the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, call for strengthening existing sanctions at the state and city levels, and renewing and extending material aid campaigns between local and South African anti-apartheid institutions. The Coalition has three working committees. The Legislative and Financial Committee seeks to focus on continued sanctions by introducing a resolution in the Chicago City Council as well as pressuring business and financial institutions that have stopped doing business with South Africa to maintain their policy. The Public Information and Advocacy Committee will plan a forum with members of Congress and City Council to discuss continuing sanctions. The Material Aid Committee will promote and generate assistance to South Africans in Chicago. People are asked to contact Senators Simon and Dixon and also to write to your bank and ask that it remain divested. The next meeting is at the Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC) office. Names on the Coalition letterhead include Basil Clunie, Chair, CCISA (Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa); Cheryl Harris, National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL); Jamlllah Muhammad and Laura Kay Jelinek, CALC; Prexy Nesbitt and Linda Noonan, Mozambique Solidarity Office; Sam Ackerman; Eloise Chevrier, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC); Slim Coleman; John Dunham and Melvin Johnson, TransAfrlca; Mark Durham, Chicago Artists for a Free South Africa; Dany Fleming, TecAfrlca; Ishmael Flory, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU); Michael Kyte, op;, Barbara Ransby; Helen Shiller, Alderwoman, 46th Ward; Joseph Simmons; Peter Sporn; and Bob Starks, Free South Africa Movement (FSAM).
