The button was apparently produced by the Anti-Censorship Action Group, which was formed in August 1986 by a group of prominent writers and publishers in South Africa in an effort to overcome laws restricting freedom of expression and information under the State of Emergency. Novelist Nadine Gordimer was a member of the group's Steering Committee. The round button with white background shows name of organization in red and other text in black. There is a small image of a scissors, pointed down, with its blades tied in a knot. For information on the organization see "SOUTH AFRICANS FIGHT PRESS LAWS" by Marvine Howe, The New York Times, August 3, 1986; and i.d.a.f. news notes, November 1986,...
The button was apparently produced by the Anti-Censorship Action Group, which was formed in August 1986 by a group of prominent writers and publishers in South Africa in an effort to overcome laws restricting freedom of expression and information under the State of Emergency. Novelist Nadine Gordimer was a member of the group's Steering Committee. The round button with white background shows name of organization in red and other text in black. There is a small image of a scissors, pointed down, with its blades tied in a knot. For information on the organization see "SOUTH AFRICANS FIGHT PRESS LAWS" by Marvine Howe, The New York Times, August 3, 1986; and i.d.a.f. news notes, November 1986, International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (United States Committee), available on this website.
