African Activist Archive

The mailing contains the "Call to Action" from a national consultation entitled "South Africa: What does Justice Require?" by the National Council of Churches (NCC) Africa Office on October 26-27, 1991. People are encouraged to reproduce the Call and distribute it to local anti-apartheid groups and local churches. More than 100 anti-apartheid activists and religious leaders from across the U.S. attended the meeting. Rev. Frank Chikane keynoted the event. The Call to Action mentions the national Peace Accord, codes of conduct for political parties and security forces, the right to vote, the "homeland" system (Bantustans), forced removals, education, housing, unemployment, the white minority, political prisoners, jails, the right to return, negotiations, violence, land ownership, international pressures, media attention, solidarity, women's organizations, local sanctions, selective purchasing laws, an Interim Government of National Unity, divestment, shareholder resolutions, corporate campaigns, boycotts, acts of public witness, empowering the poor, remedying the injustices of the U.S. economy, the Southern African Development Coordinating Council (SADCC), economic development, the Rustenburg Declaration, the South African Council of Churches (SACC), investment alternatives, environmental practices, Newark, New Jersey, and the disinformation campaign propagating the myth of "black on black violence."

African Activist Archive

[Dear Friends, October 26-27, 1991 a national consultation entitled "South Africa: What does Justice Require?" was convened by the National Council of Churches Africa Office.]

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