The mailing says the South African government, determined to guarantee the survival of apartheid into the twenty-first century, has now effectively outlawed 17 organizations which have taken the lead in the struggle against apartheid; shaken by the extent to which mass based organizations demanding the establishment of a nonracial democracy have spread, even in the face of thousands of arrests and extensive repression, the Minister of Law and Order has now declared that these organizations are prohibited "from carrying on or performing any activities or acts whatsoever". The mailing says the organization attacked include national political bodies such as the two million strong United Democratic...
The mailing says the South African government, determined to guarantee the survival of apartheid into the twenty-first century, has now effectively outlawed 17 organizations which have taken the lead in the struggle against apartheid; shaken by the extent to which mass based organizations demanding the establishment of a nonracial democracy have spread, even in the face of thousands of arrests and extensive repression, the Minister of Law and Order has now declared that these organizations are prohibited "from carrying on or performing any activities or acts whatsoever". The mailing says the organization attacked include national political bodies such as the two million strong United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Azanian People's Organization (AZAPO), local student and community groups, and human rights groups including the Detainees' Parents Support Committee (DPSC). The mailing include ACTION ALERT What you can do to fight the Crackdown that asks people have meetings with their city council and mayor and urge them to pass a resolution condemning the apartheid regime and supporting the immediate adoption of the comprehensive sanctions measures contained in the Dellums/Cranston bill HR1580/S556. The mailing includes VOICES AGAINST THE CRACKDOWN with quotes by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU); the Right Reverend Desmond Tutu, Anglican Bishop of South Africa; Detainees' Parents Support Committee (DPSC), Detainees' Support Committee (DESCOM); Rev. Frank Chikane, General Secretary, South African Council of Churches; and the United Democratic Front. The mailing discusses the African National Congress (ANC), the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), the Azanian Youth Organization, the Cape Youth Congress, the Cradock Residents' Association, the National Education Crisis Committee, the National Education Union of South Africa, the Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organization, the Release Mandela Committee, the Soweto Civic Association, the Soweto Youth Congress, the South African National students' Congress, the South African Youth Congress, the Vaal Civic Association, the Western Cape Civic Association, and President Reagan. The mailing includes a quote by Adriaan J. Vlok, South African Minister of Law and Order.
