$top Banking on Apartheid

Analysis/Policy/Strategy

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Creator

Stop Banking on Apartheid

Place Created

Oakland, California, United States

Date

Early 1980

Type of Item

Report

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The report on $top Banking on Apartheid points out that many activists concerned about Southern Africa have been giving attention to other international issues, such as in Afghanistan, Iran, Cambodia, and in Nicaragua, El Salvador and other Latin American countries. Also, the upcoming Zimbabwe elections and South Africa's changes in labor laws may make the issue of U.S. bank loans seem somewhat less compelling. But there is still a lot of interest in the Campaign. For example, the Oakland Board of Education recently voted to remove school funds from banks that do business with South Africa, and other local politicians are still interested. It has been widely rumored that Bank of America will...

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Organization

Stop Banking on Apartheid

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former staff and members of Campaign to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa.

Collection

Carole Collins Africa Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections