Women and War: South Africa/USA

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Creator

South African Military Refugee Aid Fund

Place Created

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date

1980 or later

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Leaflet about the Women and War Project. The leaflet says the South African government is waging a war on two fronts: within the country against the Black majority and beyond their borders against frontline countries and especially Namibia, which it illegally occupies. There are presently over 70,000 white South African troops fighting SWAPO (South West African People's Organization), the liberation movement of the Namibian people. The military now reaches into every area of life, from politics, to the churches, to cultural and education, the economy, and even the family. This has profound effects on women in South African society, Black and white. The leaflet says the Women and War Project...

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Organization

South African Military Refugee Aid Fund

Coverage Africa

Namibia
South Africa
Southern Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Mike Morgan, a former member of South African Military Refugee Aid Fund.

Collection

Carole Collins Africa Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections