Mailing from Rep. Ronald Dellums reporting on a sanctions strategy meeting to support H.R. 1580 on December 16, 1987, including minutes of the meeting. Religious organizations, women's groups, Greek letter organizations, community groups, students, lobbying organizations, anti-apartheid activists were represented. The next meeting of the Southern Africa Working Group (SAWG), convened by the Washington Office on Africa, will be on January 12 in the United Methodist Building. At the December 16 meeting, Dellums' staff person, Bob Bauer, explained the political situation in Congress, and Cecelie Counts from TransAfrica explained their "Apartheid and the Candidates" campaign. Jennifer Davis said...
Mailing from Rep. Ronald Dellums reporting on a sanctions strategy meeting to support H.R. 1580 on December 16, 1987, including minutes of the meeting. Religious organizations, women's groups, Greek letter organizations, community groups, students, lobbying organizations, anti-apartheid activists were represented. The next meeting of the Southern Africa Working Group (SAWG), convened by the Washington Office on Africa, will be on January 12 in the United Methodist Building. At the December 16 meeting, Dellums' staff person, Bob Bauer, explained the political situation in Congress, and Cecelie Counts from TransAfrica explained their "Apartheid and the Candidates" campaign. Jennifer Davis said the American Committee on Africa (ACOA) is working with divestment coalitions to make sanctions a local issue. Sammie Moshenberg of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and Imani Countess of the Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy's described two letter campaigns in South Africa. John Pendergast said Bread for the World is focusing on the hunger caused by South African destabilization. Janice Orr explained that the National Bar Association (NBA) is reaching out to schools about apartheid. Pierre Bergeron said the Society of Missionaries of Africa (SMA Fathers) have prepared a report on UNITA's terrorist tactics and its violation of international law, emphasizing UNITA's connections with South Africa. Henry Armstrong said the National Black Workers Alliance of IBM Employees has prepared a resolution for the next IBM stockholders meeting protesting IBM's continued trade with South Africa. Di Scott from the United Church of Christ mentioned new videos on the Frontline states. The minutes also mention Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Black History Month, Sharpeville Day, Weeks of Action, the Washington Office on Africa Martin Luther King Symposium on Southern Africa, SWAPO, Kassinga Day, the massacre of Soweto students, Namibia Day, a week of solidarity with the people of Namibia, the "unlock Apartheid's Jails" campaign, and political prisoners.
