National Divestment Protest Day

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Creator

Coalition for a Free South Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

Early April 1985

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Leaflet publicizing a divest rally and march on April 4 on Low Library in support of people who are fasting at Columbia University. Columbia University Trustees refused to meet with the fasters on April 1, their eighth day of fasting. Speakers: David Ndaba, U.N. Representative, African National Congress of South Africa; Jim Haughton, Harlem Fight Back; Amiri Baraka, 1960's activist, writer, poet, Columbia professor; Ruth Messinger, New York City Councilwoman who worked for passage of NY City pension divestment bill; Haywood Burns, National Conference of Black Lawyers and counsel for South African consulate protesters; Julie Kushner, head of C.U. District 65 U.A.W.; Ron Johnson, Columbia College...

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Organization

Coalition for a Free Southern Africa (Columbia University)

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Coalition for a Free Southern Africa.

Collection

Private collection of Joshua Nessen