TransAfrica
Washington, DC, United States
October, 1982
9 pages
Minutes of the meeting of TransAfrica Support Committee delegates in Sacramento, California on October 7-8, 1982. Those present were Margaret Baylor, Cheryl Johnson, Carmen Hawkins, Carmen Coustant, Danny Tabor, Vincent Harris, Lois Jones, Kim Euell, Debrins Hines, Belvie Rooks, Bill Crawford, Jim Davis, George Dalley, Juan Everetese, Marylyn Carrington, Juanita Terry from Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and two members of TransAfrica staff - Randall Robinson and Mark Werner. Cities not represented were Newark, Houston, and Atlanta. The meeting adopted numerous resolutions that set goals for each Support Committee...
Minutes of the meeting of TransAfrica Support Committee delegates in Sacramento, California on October 7-8, 1982. Those present were Margaret Baylor, Cheryl Johnson, Carmen Hawkins, Carmen Coustant, Danny Tabor, Vincent Harris, Lois Jones, Kim Euell, Debrins Hines, Belvie Rooks, Bill Crawford, Jim Davis, George Dalley, Juan Everetese, Marylyn Carrington, Juanita Terry from Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and two members of TransAfrica staff - Randall Robinson and Mark Werner. Cities not represented were Newark, Houston, and Atlanta. The meeting adopted numerous resolutions that set goals for each Support Committee aimed at making TransAfrica a mass-based organization. These goals involved holding a major fundraising event, recruiting additional paid members (to add 8,000 members nationally in a year), sell subscriptions of TransAfrica Forum publications, and staff literature tables at local black conventions. Timelines also were set for making contacts with media and placing a major article. Support Committees also were to sell “Free South Africa” signs to congregations, for example. Support Committees were encouraged to meet with elected officials, and working in coalitions was discussed. South Africa was suggested as the initial topic for the education and membership campaign, without excluding other issues that may be more relevant in a certain community.
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