Invitation to the TransAfrica Tenth Annual Weekend, "A DECADE OF COMMITMENT," on June 5-6, 1987. The black American community can look back on some significant victories - including the passage of sanctions legislation against apartheid South Africa and the continuing exodus of American corporations from that country - since TransAfrica's founding. But these successes are limited, and more work and more effective organizing must be done in order to redirect U.S. foreign policy to be more consistent with our ideals and interests. This weekend is an opportunity to develop a thoughtful program and a winning strategy for the upcoming battles. Speakers will include Presidential Candidates; National,...
Invitation to the TransAfrica Tenth Annual Weekend, "A DECADE OF COMMITMENT," on June 5-6, 1987. The black American community can look back on some significant victories - including the passage of sanctions legislation against apartheid South Africa and the continuing exodus of American corporations from that country - since TransAfrica's founding. But these successes are limited, and more work and more effective organizing must be done in order to redirect U.S. foreign policy to be more consistent with our ideals and interests. This weekend is an opportunity to develop a thoughtful program and a winning strategy for the upcoming battles. Speakers will include Presidential Candidates; National, State, and Local Leaders; Foreign Policy Experts; and Academics. Topics include Evaluating Reagan's Policy Toward Africa and the Caribbean, African-American Interests in U.S. Foreign Policy, Non-traditional Methods of Affecting Foreign Policy, Southern Africa: Apartheid and Economic Development, and Debt Relief and International Trade.