A Call for Legislative Action to Break Ties with Apartheid

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Creator

American Committee on Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

Undated, about late 1980

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Leaflet in support of a campaign to prohibit investment of public money in banks and corporations involved with South Africa. It reports on actions taken by Nebraska and Berkeley, California. The leaflet discusses U.S. companies in South Africa and divestment; it quotes David Packard, chairman of Hewlett-Packard. The leaflet says more than 20 universities and colleges have already taken steps to break ties with South Africa and mentions Michigan State University and Yale University. The leaflet says the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries severed all relations with Citibank, and the National Council of Churches withdrew a payroll account from the bank. The leaflet also mentions Morgan...

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Organization

American Committee on Africa
American Friends Service Committee
Clergy and Laity Concerned
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
TransAfrica
Washington Office on Africa

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

This item was digitized for Aluka, which made it available to the African Activist Archive. See: http://www.aluka.org/

Rights Management

Used by permission of Africa Action (successor to the American Committee on Africa).

Collection

Africa Action Archive