[Dear Free South Africa Supporter, I hope you'll take a few minutes to read the enclosed letter from Senator Edward Kennedy describing his trip to South Africa …]
[Dear Free South Africa Supporter, I hope you'll take a few minutes to read the enclosed letter from Senator Edward Kennedy describing his trip to South Africa …]
The funding appeal includes a letter from Senator Edward Kennedy describing his trip to South Africa and declaring, "Peaceful change is still possible" ... but the racist repression by the Botha regime is creating "an explosive tinder-box of violent revolution." The Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) must increase its political and economic clout, worldwide exposure of the ongoing atrocities of apartheid, and its moral outrage. We can exert a powerful influence upon the South African government to make a "peaceful revolution" possible. Donations will be used to push in Congress for stronger U.S. sanctions; mobilize grassroots support for comprehensive United Nations sanctions; intensify our...
The funding appeal includes a letter from Senator Edward Kennedy describing his trip to South Africa and declaring, "Peaceful change is still possible" ... but the racist repression by the Botha regime is creating "an explosive tinder-box of violent revolution." The Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) must increase its political and economic clout, worldwide exposure of the ongoing atrocities of apartheid, and its moral outrage. We can exert a powerful influence upon the South African government to make a "peaceful revolution" possible. Donations will be used to push in Congress for stronger U.S. sanctions; mobilize grassroots support for comprehensive United Nations sanctions; intensify our divestment campaign in corporate America. Also, the FSAM will intensify its speaking and organizing on college campuses. Those favoring democracy in South Africa are in a race against time to end the racial injustice before the outbreak of a horrendous civil war. The mailing mentions the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, Ford Motor Company, Faces Behind Apartheid, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Soweto, the Reagan Administration, and constructive engagement.
