African Activist Archive

Contents: 1. ACAS Letter to South African Government Protesting the Detention of NECC Leadership (Derman and Root) • 2. Africa Peace Tour (Seidman) • 3. Research Committee (Seidman) • 4. TIAA-CREF Campaign (Root) • 5. ACAS Bulletin (Derman) • 6. Membership (Ferguson) • 7. Treasurer's Report (Goucher). Participants: W. Johnson, A. Seidman, B. Minter, B. Derman, C. Root, C. Thompson, E. Ferguson, C. Goucher and D. Groff. During the recent conference on U.S. educational programs for black South Africans held at MSU, participants were asked to protest recent detentions of NECC leaders. The scope of the letter to the South African government drafted by Root and Derman was broadened to include call for an end to torture and for negotiations between the government and authentic black leaders. It was decided that ACAS should try to get more colleges and universities to join in the protest of the detention of NECC leaders, especially institutions that have educational exchanges with South Africa. The Maryknoll Order has been sponsored African Peace Tours in the U.S. in recent years. Teams of speakers from ACOA. WOA, AFSC, TransAfrica and other groups have toured the country talking about the crisis in South Africa and stimulating discussion about southern Africa. This year's tour will visit Mississippi, Alabama, North and South Carolina and Florida and will focus on growing U.S. military involvement in southern Africa and Africa generally. ACAS members in these areas are urged to help to arrange meetings and media exposure; contact is Nick Mottern. Seidman has begun receiving replies to the ACAS questionnaire on members' policy-oriented research interests; so far agriculture and education are the areas of interest. An ANC-sponsored conference on post-liberation education in South Africa will take place later this spring. TIAA-CREF recently Informed Jim Breedon that it does not consider the recent IBM and GM withdrawals adequate and will press ahead with its stockholder actions. The larger issue the campaign is how to define corporate involvement In South Africa and related issue concerns worker participation in South African industry. Bill Minter reported that ACOA, TransAfrlca, AFSC and WOA have drawn up a joint statement defining disinvestment; it will become public shortly. The ACAS publication should henceforth be called Bulletin rather than Newsletter.

African Activist Archive

RE: Minutes of the Executive Committee Teleconference of 1/18/67.

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