A funding appeal that discusses the need for continued pressure on South Africa policy. The recent congressional override of President Reagan's veto of the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 created the mistaken impression that the apartheid issue is nearly "solved." Whenever the Congress or President Reagan takes some action, however "token" in nature, those events are widely reported in the press - and support for the Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) falls away. This has happened more acutely than ever following the highly reported override of the Reagan veto on sanctions, as people express that we have done "all we can do" on this issue. We have made enormous gains, but we cannot afford to lose...
A funding appeal that discusses the need for continued pressure on South Africa policy. The recent congressional override of President Reagan's veto of the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 created the mistaken impression that the apartheid issue is nearly "solved." Whenever the Congress or President Reagan takes some action, however "token" in nature, those events are widely reported in the press - and support for the Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) falls away. This has happened more acutely than ever following the highly reported override of the Reagan veto on sanctions, as people express that we have done "all we can do" on this issue. We have made enormous gains, but we cannot afford to lose the momentum we have gained in hastening the day when apartheid will be totally dismantled and democratic government will begin to take root in South Africa. Regaining majority control by the Democrats in the November elections makes our chances for tougher legislation much more likely in the next session of Congress. We need to keep the apartheid issue at the very center of national debate and serious action. The mailing mentions the Botha regime, violence, oppression, Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Freedom Latter Campaign, South African Embassy demonstrations, the Global Sanctions Campaign, and the Faces Behind Apartheid campaign.
