African Activist Archive

The mailing says the cliché of the "quiet generation" no longer applies; there is an annual summer migration to the South; there is continuing involvement of more and more in community organization, in protest concerning Vietnam or Santo Domingo; but a friend of mine who recently returned from Great Britain was shocked at the lack of awareness concerning the burning issue of continued oppression in Southern Africa! The mailing says it is not in the news, and so, even those who would be sympathetic, such as those in the grass roots level of the civil rights movement, or those protesting U.S. policy in Vietnam, seem to know little about what is going on in Angola or Mozambique, in Rhodesia or Southwest Africa, in South Africa; yet the United States, in spite of its official attitude, lends tacit support to the continuance of racism in Southern Africa; we cannot afford to wait until the "crisis" happens, for people are suffering and struggling now; we cannot allow the policies of our government to be determined by the interests of private investment and the policies of the Cold War, and only protest afterwards. The mailing says therefore we are concerned that many more students become informed and involved concerning Southern Africa; we hope that you share this concern, and will take action wherever you are. We enclose some materials that we hope will be useful, and we plan to make more available; most of the material in this packet concerns South Africa in particular; soon we will be sending material on the rest of Southern Africa, which seems to get even less news and attention than South Africa, although guerilla warfare is going on in Angola and Mozambique, the white minority in Rhodesia threatens to declare "unilateral independence" (which means the freedom to continue white domination), and the World Court has before it the case of Southwest Africa; we will also try to keep you informed of action going on in various parts of the country, or at least let you know where you can find out; the United States National Student Association in Washington, D.C. may be putting out a newsletter soon on current student action against apartheid and its relatives. The mailing says if you are interested in staying on our mailing list, please return the enclosed postcard; we would also welcome any comments, suggestions, or requests you might have, and would very much like to be informed of what action you are taking or planning to take.

African Activist Archive

[Dear Friends: Many more American students are becoming involved in issues.]

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