The fundraising mailing discusses Congress' override of President Reagan's veto of the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, which is described as only a partial victory. The mailing says it was the weaker Senate version of the bill that passed, lacking the strong teeth of the House version; given the Reagan Administration's opposition, the South African government can hope that the U.S. government's position on apartheid will erode even further; the Free South Africa Movement is initiating a new, full-fledged Global Economic Sanctions Campaign; first, Americans must take the lead; we must hold personally accountable the politicians and business leaders who continue to ignore our cry for sanctions. The...
The fundraising mailing discusses Congress' override of President Reagan's veto of the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, which is described as only a partial victory. The mailing says it was the weaker Senate version of the bill that passed, lacking the strong teeth of the House version; given the Reagan Administration's opposition, the South African government can hope that the U.S. government's position on apartheid will erode even further; the Free South Africa Movement is initiating a new, full-fledged Global Economic Sanctions Campaign; first, Americans must take the lead; we must hold personally accountable the politicians and business leaders who continue to ignore our cry for sanctions. The mailing says we will pull back the veil cloaking the "faceless legislative process" and the anonymity of "big business" by revealing the Faces Behind Apartheid. The mailing says econd, we will use the Faces Behind Apartheid national media effort to propel the South Africa issue to the top of the 1988 Presidential campaign agenda; candidates' response to apartheid must become a "litmus test" of their moral integrity. The mailing says also, both parties must include in their platforms statements on the specific course of action they intend to pursue; third, we will expand our nationwide Free South Africa Movement - now actively involving more than 40,000 Americans and leaders of many religious institutions and labor unions - into a global citizens' movement, by linking with existing and anti-apartheid groups in Great Britain, West Germany and other Western nations. The mailing says the costs of this Global Sanctions Campaign may be as high as $1,000,000; Archbishop Desmond Tutu is in accord with our plans for this campaign, which he sees as being the only realistic way to avert a racial bloodbath in South Africa; contributions now will help to purchase newsprint ads about Senator Jesse Helms in three North Carolina newspapers.
