Is there a connection between the Mideast War and Apartheid?

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Creator

Free South Africa Labor Committee

Place Created

San Francisco, California, United States

Date

About early April 1991

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Leaflet advertising a walk-a-thon at Lake Merritt in Oakland on April 20, 1991 sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Free South Africa Labor Committee and the Human and Civil Rights Committee of United Public Employees Local #790, SEIU (Service Employees International Union). The leaflet says "Walk to freedom! Walk against the war! For the Congress of South African Trade Unions" (COSTU). The leaflet draws parallels between U.S. policy toward apartheid and U.S. war against Iraq and Kuwait in the Middle East, as well as the role of corporations in seeking profits in these regions. It also argues that the war against Iraq will breed racism against Arab-=Americans in the U.S. and that the costs...

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Organization

Free South Africa Labor Committee
Service Employees International Union

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of David Bacon, a former member of the Free South Africa Labor Committee.

Collection

David Bacon papers