African Activist Archive

Fundraising mailing from Damu Smith, Executive Director of the Washington Office on Africa, with a new publication by William Minter, "Apartheid's Contras: Rural Terrorism and Mozambique's Struggle for Survival." The pamphlet describes atrocities carried out by the South African-backed Renamo rebels that have generated hunger, death, violence, and destruction throughout Mozambique. Many supporters of the anti-apartheid struggle have come to rely on the Washington Office on Africa (WOA) for well-documented and readable information, monitoring of important legislative developments on Capitol Hill, and our effective lobbying. WOA has distributed thousands of action alerts on sanctions legislation. WOA also organized a press conference in Washington, D.C. calling for support of the Dellums/Cranston sanctions bill which featured screen and stage stars Alfred Woodard, Danny Glover, Ed Asner, Mary Steenburgen, and Elizabeth McGovern. WOA initiated a swift lobbying response to the DeConcini Resolution condemning the Angolan government. Lobbying pressure from WOA, the Dukakis Campaign, anti-apartheid groups, and Washington-based church organizations convinced DeConcini to drop his resolution. WOA organized a Washington premier showing of the newly-produced, 16-minute video entitled "Angola: The Struggle Continues" documenting South Africa's and UNITA's war against the people of Angola and U.S. policy towards that country. The U.S. House of Representatives approved comprehensive sanctions against South Africa on August 11. The Reagan Administration and the U.S. Senate have refused to take such action, and South Africa has stepping up repression against apartheid opponents, banning opposition meetings, and staging municipal elections on October 26 that exclude the participation of the majority of blacks. Contributors of $200 or more we receive a copy of our video on Angola. Contributors of $50 or more you will receive a brass bracelet produced by International Possibilities Unlimited which features the name of a South African political prisoner serving a life term and an informative brochure.

African Activist Archive

[Dear Friend and Supporter, I am sending you a copy of our latest resource on southern Africa, "Apartheid's Contras; Rural Terrorism and .Mozambique’s Struqqle for Survival."]

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