African Activist Archive

ACAS GOALS • OUR PROGRAM • MEMBERSHIP FORM • WHAT ACAS STANDS FOR • ACAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE • ACAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS • ACAS was founded in 1977 to: facilitate scholarly analysis and opinion to impact U.S. policy toward Africa; formulate and disseminate alternative policies toward Africa; develop a communication and action network among concerned Africa scholars to - (a) mobilize support on important current issues, (b) stimulate research on policy-oriented issues and disseminate findings, (c) participate in local public education programs, and (d) inform and update members on international policy developments; and complement other organizations working on Africa such as the American Committee on Africa, TransAfrica, and the Washington Office on Africa. ACAS is guided by these principles: 1) oppose colonialism and minority rule; 2) support efforts by African states to end economic dependency; 3) reject an East-West framework for analysis and action; 4) recognize the right of independent states to choose their own form of social and economic organization; and 5) commitment to protection of human rights. Executive Committee members are Ed Ferguson, Candice Goucher, David Groff, Allan Cooper, Susanne Riveles, Lee Cokorinos, William Minter, and Bill Martin. Board of Directors are Edward A. Alpers, William Bigelow, Kassahun Checole, Jennifer Davis, Warren Bud Day, Bereket Habte-Selassie, Allen lsaacman, Willard R. Johnson, Pearl-Alice Marsh, James Mittelman, Cornelius Moore, Hans E. Panofsky, Christine Root, Ahmed I. Samatar, Joel Samoff, Elizabeth Schmidt, Ann Seidman, Teresa K. Smith, Jo Sullivan, Carol Thompson, and David Wiley. The brochure mentions divestment campaigns, the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), UNITA, US intervention in Angola, companies operating in South Africa, apartheid, United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia, US defense and intelligence agencies, African scholars who have come under attack, the Frontline States, and agriculture.

African Activist Archive

ACAS Association of Concernd Africa Scholars

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