Contents: I. SOUTH AFRICA - WHAT KIND OF CHANGE? • II. NAMIBIA • III. ANGOLA • WOA's programmatic work will be consistent with WOA's "Mission Statement" and its "1990 Public Policy and Organizational Objectives," with a focus on South Africa, Namibia and Angola. WOA recently expanded its work to include coordinating cultural tours, local demonstrations, conferences, and receptions. It has been decided that its activities in 1990 will again focus on its original mission of legislative oversight, Congressional lobbying, and producing educational materials designed for the public at-large, but more specifically, for churches and trade unions. This refined focus will allow WOA to operate...
Contents: I. SOUTH AFRICA - WHAT KIND OF CHANGE? • II. NAMIBIA • III. ANGOLA • WOA's programmatic work will be consistent with WOA's "Mission Statement" and its "1990 Public Policy and Organizational Objectives," with a focus on South Africa, Namibia and Angola. WOA recently expanded its work to include coordinating cultural tours, local demonstrations, conferences, and receptions. It has been decided that its activities in 1990 will again focus on its original mission of legislative oversight, Congressional lobbying, and producing educational materials designed for the public at-large, but more specifically, for churches and trade unions. This refined focus will allow WOA to operate within its resources while increasing its reputation for expertise in Congressional lobbying and U.S. foreign policy toward southern Africa. Regarding South Africa, changes that have been made are far from abolishing apartheid and achieving meaningful human rights and voting rights. Current changes are the result of years of pressure and protest from people inside South Africa and the international community. WOA will work with coalitions to prevent a U.S. visit by the President of South Africa and to lobby Congress for action against Israel's nuclear cooperation with South Africa. Consistent with the United Nations "Year of the Child," WOA will recognize the plight of South African children. The legacy of South Africa's tragedy in Namibia will not be erased with Namibia's upcoming constitutional freedom. WOA will work with Congress and the Executive Branch to ensure appropriate levels and types of trade and development assistance for Namibia. Angola has taken several recent initiatives, with cooperation of other African nations, to end the war with South Africa and U.S.-backed UNITA rebels. U.S. support for UNITA serves the interest of South Africa's intervention and destabilization in the region. In 1990, WOA will work to support Angola's efforts toward peace by lobbying for U.S. diplomatic recognition and trade relations with Angola without further U.S. tax dollars for the UNITA rebels.
