The document reports on Rhode Island Divest's accomplishments in 1988-89 and its plans for 1990. Activities in 1988 include an interfaith service with a message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Co-chair Joseph Newsome testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; a trip to southern Africa organized by Newsome; more than 25 slide presentations and sermons based on the trip; and five trips to meet with members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation. Activities in 1989 include an Anti-Apartheid/Anti-Racism Sabbath Weekend with Rev. Allan Boesak and Jim Wallis; a busload of people attended Soweto Days demonstration in Washington, D.C.; secured underwriters for weekly television...
The document reports on Rhode Island Divest's accomplishments in 1988-89 and its plans for 1990. Activities in 1988 include an interfaith service with a message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Co-chair Joseph Newsome testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; a trip to southern Africa organized by Newsome; more than 25 slide presentations and sermons based on the trip; and five trips to meet with members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation. Activities in 1989 include an Anti-Apartheid/Anti-Racism Sabbath Weekend with Rev. Allan Boesak and Jim Wallis; a busload of people attended Soweto Days demonstration in Washington, D.C.; secured underwriters for weekly television newsmagazine SOUTH AFRICA NOW to air on WSBE; rally outside at Senator Claiborne Pell's office in Providence; a statewide campaign for comprehensive economic sanctions; published UPDATE quarterly newsletter; produced PRIORITY, a half-hour cable television series about South Africa; and monitored completion of divestment of state pension funds from companies doing business with South Africa. Activities planned for 1990 include: material aid campaign for refugees from apartheid through the Heal the Wounds Campaign, Zimbabwe; forum on U.S. Foreign Policy and Africa with policymakers, and religious and community leaders; workshop with Rev. Frank Chikane of the South African Council of Churches (SACC); on-going legislative advocacy through the Rhode Island Peace Mission; and publication of UPDATE.
