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Dear Friends : This is the third issut of the

national newsletter for the student anti-apartheid rnovem~nt. It set!kr:t to improve communication among grass root~ activists and provide news and information to a~sist organizing a­round the South Africa {asue and pro­mote consciou~ness of g~·o 1ing nat· ional moveme:;nt.

Our irtroductiou for this issue looks toward the spring. Wl1ile many activists ar.e struggling to survive the winter) it in necessary to begin dtacufJsi.ng and planning for the Nati.:mal ~ole k. of Action Apr. 4 .. 11. This 't•J.eelc. of action offers numerous possibiJ i ties fo·r the s (U-

. dent anti-apartheid movement to · : ·:'~ ,:·demonstrate :ts brelldth nationwide, ~ ·heighten its political impact and

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cat~_~y~e tile x ansion of our move-- m.ent 'tg new campust!:s .and consituen­

cies. -A week of hundreds of w 11 · o,rsfn:lzed net ions , forums and carn­pa~o~ acro1e th~ country can bring us<' ...;tensive publicity. Such pub ~· liciity will bring the movement's mess~ag0 to millions of A.JUericans as well. a farce corporate executives an'd poli icians to t k-e notice and weigh the coats of refusing to break the ti~a to South AfricR.

A national wee~ of action will Also strengthe'n our movement and build solidar!ty . It can give t rue sense of a movement on the rise, not just isolated C6mpuses. Just as the Stanford sit-in during May

_ J 9.J1 inspired students_ across the countz-y, actil>ns on 100 campuses ~ this spring will prompt still more students to organize . lt will alsu augment the prtssure on e very Trus­tee as they anticipate sit-ins, rallies and occupations on their· campuses . The import a nee l) f pub l i citv and visibill ty· for a success­ful week emphasizes the need fc)C a well organized and co-ordinated press strategy; we urge L.tht::c ac.:ti.-

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vi ts to do o swell. It ie n important priority. A national poster end butt o ill t.:rv• th •e purposes, too.

A · e k 'faction pffe~s th~ opportunity to exp nd onetl• ac:t:ivi ;. ty and ·upport o~· 1.ly. ColQllJ~ttees suffering from fru t~ tion tnd di f­ficulties in div"8troent truggl~ ehould ecbr:ace Apri 1. 4 ... 1 t!me to inject life into th~lr rt. DevelopinB the eek. Cc. .tta ful-les t potenti. 1 offer th c WlC6 to x­pand on 's edueatl' 1 work b,yond divestment to pre nt Af.r!can cul­tut'e, poetry, music ~ld d ce to raach 1>eople l.li.1d to in <.~lve many c autpus org xdzatione ii• ant:i.- par­chei.d c~ivities. Her~t aro som~ ideas and suggea:;ti.on h·ch 10 hope will help activists o~ganize ~ suc­cessful ·eek of ction. Involve as amny campus o~ganiz · tions as pos ible in act vic•e • This could include aeeking ndo~sements from sr.u.d nt govern~nts» Third World groups, Wom tJ.' s groups , etc. Invite a ch org_ni• tions to help prep re :otums pn r. ci. m in t:he U.S.~ wom n und r · rtheld, and the ~t!-apartheid ovem nt, etc. Usc your i~~sination. You can als' try to persuade professors to t~ke the issue tnto their class rooms. offer to give 8 pr aent tion, show ~ film, etc Student new~papers .and 'or m~1ga~dnee could issue spe-c i Sl] edi ions on Sou"tht4 rn Africa

April 4th is the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death. this da~ t o e xc-ll~t tim to. focus on linking up anti­apartheid organizing to domest ic racism and to discuss the lessons of the civil eights movement . We urge all groups to set aside April 4th for e ucBtion of this too ofter aVL)ided, yet c.ru.cial, auestion.

These idees arc aim~d at stim­ula~ing early planning for the s pring. \~e hope they provoke dis­CIISsion and imaginstion in your gtoup. ~~~t: also hupe that you will sl,;:n~ · any ideus for activities thai yt)nr ( u !mld t t e~ rieveh1pes. Send us · ,~ >•,· sug ~estiuns and w.::'11 include tht: til ir. t !1e n e x t n wsletter.

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The popular uprising in Iran againet the Shah and opponents vows to halt aid to South Africa, the 16th largest importer of crude oil , this would hit the South Afric~1 regime hard. Almost 100% of Sauth·Africa's crude oil imports comes f~om Iran. Coneump­ton had doubled in 10 years from 6.2 million tona in 1965 to over 14 million tone in 1975 (the last year tonnage was made public). South Africa claims the oil ac­count for only 20% of the coun­try•e energy needs. That 20% is vital. It covers 75% of the neede of the transport sector. Without oil importa transport grind• to a halt, a~ would the whole machinery of mass repres­sion: Hippo a~red care, jeeps, helicopters and other aircraft.

International oil companies operating 1.n South Africa keep only 60-80 days supplies in stock at their refineries because of the relatively short haul from Per-, sian Gulf po~te to South Africa. Iran cut ting off oil could have devaetath1g effects on the South African economy. There are re­ports that South Africa ie trying to secure a dominant share of crude oil from the British protec ted state of Brunei in Indonesia, which could amount to about 230 ~000 barrels a day . However current cameumptlon in South Africa ie 325,000 barrels a day, and growing.

The implications multiply for Rhodesia considering it depends on South Africa f or 60% of its oil and South Afric a is not in a position to con­tinue that rate. In addition, Rhodeeict has had to tun1 even more to Pretoria for help be­cause its own o:fl dumps in SCll is­bury have Leen t.wu- thJ-t ·ds de­stroyed by the Patr ll)t ic Front.

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First Report on Sulliv!n Principles A report on implementation of

the Sulllcan Principles by U.S . cor­porations was recently released. The report is based on ouestionaires sent out in July, 1978 to th~ 103 compa· nies then endorsing the ·Sullivan Principles. Information from the 7& companies reporting is compi.led in.to some tw~nty tables. The teble~ deal with ouestions such ae pr~ssence of trade unions, integration of f~cili­ties, distribution of Wf¥es end job categories among white, black, Qo.or .. ed $nd asien workers, end aeei,ts tee provided outside the woTkplace. ·

lhe most significant ateti•t .c can be found in Table 5 wh@re the total number of black employeee f>r the 75 companies ie listed: 18,53•--a trivial .25% of the black work£ 1rce. Combined with their failure to ad · dress the vital issue of full pol .­tical and economic rights,this fi ;­ure demonstrates the irrelevance ,f the Sullivan Principles to black South Africans . If you collect s:a­tistics and would like e copy of :he report, entitled "First Report on the Signatories to the Sullivan Principles", write Dr. Leon Sulli Fan Zion Baptist Church, corner Broad and Venango St., Phil., PA 19140.

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ject aimed at establishing an al­ternative to investments in corpo _·a­tions operat ing in or with South Africa. The fund is still in its earliest stage of developme~t, re · searching plausible investors and investments. The second stage wi .1. consist of ac~uiring interested private investors and fonnally en · c('rporating to begin operation . The final stage, when the fund hh; enough capitali?ation, will beth! fonualion of a public mutual fund 'l'he S t t:'VE-n e i ko Fund needs research <~Ssistance at this time snd anyon: intert::st•::d in aiding, supporting, or r~ce ; ving llhlre inft)rmiltion abPut .:he Fund slt<~Lll d write The Steven Biko t:1,nd, 37 Vine St , Mil ford, CT 0(460

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Boston College: Sixty students picketed a Dec.l Trustee meeting calling for divestment of BC secur­ities in corps. doing business in South Africa. Students are con­ducting a campus-wide petition campaign and planning actions for the next Trustee meeting in March.

Harvard: 80 people picketed reruit­ers from Chase Manhattan on Dec. 7. The action convinced most stud­~nte who had signed up for inter­views not to appear. The struggle to change the name of the Engelhard library continues. On Dec. 13 120 students demonstrated outside the library while Kennedy School students boycotted the library. An undergraduate referendum held on the subject resulted in a majority endorsing the change of name. Finally, 7 congressmen attending a program for freshman congressmen met with Harvard activists. The newly elected public servants endorsed corp­orate withdrawal and economic sanctions against: South Africa. They also released a letter calling upon Harvard to rename the Engel­hard library.

I 'S:W -n.AT e r·~ 'TlME ~ AU TAac:E A ClOSER LOOK AT f<',\lE OF CUll C~Eit~EO INii'ITVTKJNS!

MSU Divestiture Stirs Corpordtions~ The divestment of almost $9 million in South Africa-linked stocks by Hichigcm State Univ. has recieved strong reactions by nunterous critics, includlng corporations. ;the decision to divest of stocks in 17 finns doing business in South Afried wa s made last March by MSU trustees. At th~ir Uec. b meting the trustees began the process by ilpproviug a program <.>f "prudent divestment".

Amoung the !:Jtrong..:sl cr it lcs of diveatnteut w , ts lJow Cl. t:wicdl. In a letter t:o the scho ... l' s pres ideo t Dmv v . 1 • 1 : 1; \ .r-t 1 1 1 '· .. . ~

said the firm was ''shocked at the position taken by the Board". Williams later stated "The boai:d'e poli.cy is going to make Dow feel letSs generous towards the Univer­sity and grants are on of the rela­tionships we fre talking about."

\Jithdr.awing grants apeare to be Dow's latest PR cheme. E4rll•~ this year Dow withdrew aid from Central Michigan Univ. after Jan• Fonda made an anti~big hu•tn••• speech there~

Despite continued c~iticiem from un:f.veraity fund-raise~• and several million dollars in corpo"ate gifts potentially at stake, the Truotees gav~ a final &Q abea4 to the plan in late Dftcember . Strong student anti- apartheid forces on campus will undoubtedly see divest­ment through.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF' Ne~_YORK: The board of Trustees for SUNY has decided to reasse$s ita inveat~nt policy for endowment fund•, partic­ularly those linked to South Africa. The board chalnr.v.m of the State University system of 64 campuaea and 345,000 students hae a~nitted com:lng under atack recently by students and faculty me~ere for its investments in companie1 that do business in South Africa. The board chairman, Donald Blinken, said that the university was foll­owing the lead of other colleges and universities in conducting the study.

The study, according to Mr. Blinken, J.s deeigned to aseess the impact on the university's investmen·te (valued at $5·2 million, including $9 million South Africa related)"on social obfictives, such as civil and consumer rights. •• But he cautioned that the board "has a very clear, legal re-spons­ibility to invest endowment funds in a maner which preserves princi ·· pal and maximizes the production o ~ income."

STATE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT: The Student Committee Against Racism (SCAR) e1t UVM, active only since Octobtr, has been able to make university complicity with apartheid n very broad social issue. SCAR, throu~h petioning , educationals . tnd c.d.lys has catalyzed debate :.uuoun g studt:nts, the faculty sen a te , stuJen t senate, and Trust ­~es. The student senate in Dec.b " hot d~ b<.~tE- finally voted in favcr of di vt ·tSt:itu re. ?ressu re in rnount.;..

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: U.M. waa one of the first places to invoke the infamous Sullivan Principles in order to avoid respnaability for its partnership in apartheid. This ~as not blunted student dis­satisfaction. 'rhe fall i!Jemeeter' s T~ateea meeting was site of a dem­onstration of 150 students demand­ing divestment. This was followed with a aucceasfull armband day in eolidarity with the Afr:l.can freedom fighter' (2,000 students wore arm­bands), a ~ally of 350 and march of 200 students to the presidents office , just before finals. This response on the part of students surprised even the organ­izers and placed divestment as an order of bueineaa for the next Trueee meeting. However , at a espec­ial Trustee meeting Jan. 11 the Trustees voted 7-4 to maintain in­vestments and support the Sullivan Principles. The local Africa com-

mitt~e plana to do further expos­ure of the Sullivan Pri.nciple15 and rally student support for divestment .

VASSAR TEN DEFENSE BUILT SUPPORT: Ten Vassar students were found guil­ty of charges of violating public order stemming from a sit.- in at a Trustee meeting on Oct.2J. The College Council placed the students on probation which was immediately suspended and fined 8 students $25 each, to be donated to the ch.:.~rt ty

of their choice. The real story is not the mild

dis..::t.p)lnary action, but the strong defense campaign organized by the Coalitio~i for Social Reeponaihi ly . Several hundred VaBsar studen ts demonstrated at the closed tri al hearing on Dec.4 to support the ten defendants. The Student govern ­ments at UMAS S/ Auib.ers t and Amherst College also supported the student5

by calling ft ~ dismiesal of the charges . The DefenBe Committee marshalled addi .. ional solidarity throughout the Nort!\eaat by ob .. taining the ~ignat~res of hundre•a of students and the endot"all\ftnt of the NECJ .. SA con· rene~ in New York. for dismissal.

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HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE : On Doc. 20th the College Committee pn lnve,t ~ ment Reaponaibtli~y voted th3t the college's rec~nt ~einv~atm6nt in three corpo~ationo ope~ating ~n South Africa viol4t~d the achool'• investment policy. i~o committe~ recommended ~hat the T~ tee

·Rinance Committe~ vo·e fo~ dtv~st­ment at ita Jan. 30th lll9 tii1gf · · Thein recolDD'lendat:l.on woo baaed on the committe~ • e accee ment: c;h,:t~ a~ocka in the thr•e ~o~r.4tton~. G£, Ingercoll Rar.d, and FMC, · coneti­tuted a "e<.lcially -1njul'iouo'' {nveet­ment, and therfor we~e no allow,~le under the college • • new inveetmt:nt gidelines wl :lch pro.hibit invest· ment contrary "to fundamen~al moral and ethical principlee". Although Hampshire's preeident, Adele Simons, iCJ sald to be lobbying trustees for a pro­dlveatment vote, his outcome iu far from certain.

The Hampohire Committee fo r the Liberation of Southern Africa b'!lie­ves that the examp).e of Hampsh b·e • a relnvestment demonstrates the li 1por­tance of demanding from trusteeu explicite policy statements whic:h outline the college's position on in­vestment in South Africa. Moral­ist:ic inve stment guidelines, and a investment responsibility conunittee did not prevent HampsLire from reinvesting, they served Jnly the needQ of trusteea to ten~or­arally pla~ate student demand~s for divestment.

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UC BERKELEY: This April, Berkeley citizens will be voting on a n initi­ative which would mandate the with­drawal of all city funds from banks l oaning to South Africa withLn a year. Sponsored by S~1den t s f or Economic and Racial Justice, CAL PIRG, the Berkeley Citizens Action, and $top Banking on Apartheid, this initiative involves the withdrawal of some $7-8 million . When passed a citizen's committee will review the South African connections of all

F the banks in which Berkeley pre­sently deposits money as well as set up a policy on ways in which the money can be directed toward commun­ity needs in the areas of housing, health care, etc.

38 students arrested last spring at the June 9th Sproul Hall

. sit-in on charges of tresspassing and resisting arrest had their cases dismissed. Yea! Dismissal c~e after Judge Dawn Girard ruled that these students ·could not be tried twice on the same charges. (The Berkelet Committee onStuden t Con­duct had found them "guilty" on these charges and had written. them letters.telling them "not. to ·do it · again":)" As· one freckled-fac-ed- UC arrestee said after the hearings: "WHEH!".

UC DAVIS: UC Davis students and the c;:i·ty· of Davis ~re . ·preparing fo_r a large conference on Feb. 26 ·1;o ad~ -

·.: dress the. issue of .rel:r:tvestment .. Among the speakers being considered

.. are Tom ~ayden(CED), Randy Barber, . ·author of The North H111 Rise Again ·

·· ·and Bullwinkle the Moose. For more information write: Dallas Burtaw, 816 K St., Davis, CA 95616. (916) 758-4584.

UC SAN DIEGO: The Associated Students Association at San Diego State University is .withdrawing $1 ~llion from Bank of America to pro­~est its loans to South Africa. The withdrawal stems from a policy pro­hibiting Association funds from being used by any institution doing business in South Africa. A Bank or America VP who flew to San Diego to

' met with students "failed to convince ~he organization to keep its mone~. in the .bank.

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-UNIVERSITY OF .J)r.-T.:f.WARE : The · Coalition ~gainst Investments in South Africa was formed in the summer of 1978 and has been active this fall and winte~. In additi on to several educ a t ional even t s . CAISA organized protests a t their D~c. 1-2 trustee meeting. Fifty students held a candlelight march to the president's house on Dec. 1 v1hile 60 p~ple demonstrated the next day outside the meeting to protest the ~rustees' failure to put divestment on the agenda. These actions

. prompted Governor Dupont to suggest to the Chairperson of the trustee Finance Committee that they gove the student group a hearing.

: UNIVERISTY OF OREGON: People For Southern African Freedom filed suit on Nov. 22 to enforce the southern Africa divestment policy of the Oregon Board of Higher· Education. The Board had voted on Nov. 18, 1977 to divest of holdings in corpora­tions operating in South. Africa. Implementation of this policy has ·been block: by. Oregon Attorn~y · ·. General Redden who· · has argued that the Oregon Investment 'Counc.il, riot the Board of Higher Education, has jurisdiction over investments. Redden ha s also claimed that divest­·ment is forbidden -by the "prudent ·person" rule· which allows only · fi- ··· nancial considerations to be· con­sid.ered · in investments~ Students have filed suit because the Oregon .Board ·of · Higher· Education h.!ls re- · fused eo do so in order to defend . their di.ves t mE:nt decision.

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITI: The Anti­Apartheid Coali t ion was formed in Sep.t., 1978 and has done educa­tional work and organizing on their campus in Oregon. Their most recent action was on December 5 when 100 people held a rally demanding di­vest~ent of $2.28 milli0n in South African linked stocks at their trustee meeting. The chairman of the trustees has tentatively agreed to--you guessed it--set up an ,..,.,£!vis ory c Q-~it.rze~ :C"i?. . sGc ia 1 con­siderations of investments at the

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Methodists Oppose Bank Loans · · Agencies of the United Methodist

Church should not do business with . nor invest in banks ~;1hich have

operations in South Africa or make loans to the government or its agencies. This is part of a new investment policy adopted by the church's General Council on Finance and Administration · . ~1anamiously on Nov. 30. The new policy also states

. that "investments of any unit of the church must be carefully examined with respect to the possible involve­ment in any business entity whose ,operations are supportive of apartheid". The agencies of the UMC have investments of close to $750 million.

Namibian Elections Condemmed The governing body of St.

Agustine by- t4 e-s·ea Episcopal Church in Santa mnica condemmed the South Africa supervised elec­tions held in Namibia, Dec. 4-8. In a resolution passed Jan. 8, the vestry agreed to "support the churches of Namibia, the Southwest

~ African People ' .s Organization(S~.JAPO) ·.and the Secretary General of the . United Nations in their condemnation

··of. the .December· elections as. noll ·. .an~:r void". . St.· Augustine Is has -a

"long.;st;anding ··commitment tq the · · ·- · .. · people of Southern _Africa. Through· the Namibian Peace Center, it has

: participated in demonstrations against the sale of the Krugerrand,

.< ~ga:(.nst: loans- to South· -Africa, -Cllld . . - protested Ian -Smith'~ tour of the -.u.s·;

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SAFEWAY BOYCOTT The Coalition for Positi': '!

Action in Seattle, Washington =as been boycotting Safeway, the national supermarket chain, fer · carrying "Fairest Cape", a br.::..-:d of whiting fish from South Afric z. The Coalition, based in the black community, started the boycot~ ~ack in Sept., 1978 when it picket t :~ a

. local Safeway store demanding :...~at Safeway take the product off ~~= shelf, that it make a public

·apology for carrying it, and t2at Safeway support corporate witt­drawa~from South Africa. As~ kes­person 'for the chain said the ~re­duct has been removed from the.six

·, stores in the Seattle area. Join the Boycott! The prc­

~ct comes in a. red and white :abel reads "Cape of Goog Hope, Sou~

. Africa" and is found 1.n the fr:zen foods section. If ycur local Safe­way store carries it demand tr:;y

. ·take it off the shelf.

BANK WITHDRAWALS GROW Withdrawals from banks lc2n-

1ng to South Africa have reac~~d over $40 million, according t o an

· estimate quoted in the Ch1. is·i:..a.n Science· Monitor. Some of the withdrawals and actions this past fall are; · the Rapid Transit ·R~tirement Board qf Sacremento ' s ·withdrawal' ot large ·deposits :rom Bank of America; Chicago alde~en have sponsored hearings on t he ~se of city funds for lending to S:uth Africa by Chicago banks; a.."'ld :.:::e transfer of deposits worth se· ·:ral .

· hundred thousand dollars . from · . Contine_ntal Bank of· ·Illin.ois . : : : 13 associated midwest colleges .

cuLWRE BOYCOTT OF SOUTH A..FRIC .. l. The Panamerican/Panafric ~~

Association is launching a c~­paign around an embargo on Tr~s­national Culture and Leisure ~-_dustry ~ransfers to South Afr~:a. The' embargo ~-Jill target tours ·:y American and European artists , direct and indirect releases c: films and TV films, promotion~ appearances by celebrities f or propaganda and tourist reason ~. anc public relations tours by paic American agents of South Africa. The campaign will be launched :his winter with a national appeal :o

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. IN THE COMMUNITY ... Springfield Merchants Targetted: The C~mmittee to End Apartheid in Mass. recently won two victories against atores selling South African goods.

On Dec. 16, twenty people pic­keted Max Kay Jeweler~ to protest their sale of the Krugerrand. After an hour of picketing, the owner agreed to stop selling the gold coin.

A month later,on Jan. 13, 15 people braved the cold for 2\ hours to protest the sale of South African blouses by Steigers, a chain of clothing stores. Mr. Steiger agreed to take the blouses off the racks and not sell any other South African good• in the future. Both actions received extensive local media cove­rage .

Boston Krugerrand Picket Some 15 people picketed outslde

Le Blanc Numiamatics on Dec. 16 to protest their sale of the Krugerrm1d. While this action did not halt sales of the Krugerrand there, it did in·­form Christman shoppers of how the coin finanacee apa~theid.

Protests Jab SA Heayyweight Despite protests from anti­

apartheid and civil rights organiz­ation~ as well as State Dept. revocation of his visa, South African boxer Kallie Knoet~e fought in Miami on Jan. 13. The fight, promoted by CBS and Madison Square Garden, waa the focus of actions in New York and Miami. Outside the fight, 100 paricipated in a picket organized by .Jesse Jackson and PUSH.

On Jan. 12, some thirty people picketed CBS in New York for their role in the fight.

Knoetze i.a a former South Afr­ican pqlice officer who shot a black youth during a 1977 protest and was convic ted of coercing wituesaes during a trial of police officers.

Numerous telegrams and cancer-· ted pressure from ACC~SS and­ICARIUS (two groups opposing Soutlt Africa participation in sports events) led the State Dept. to revoke Knoetze's visa. The re­vokation, however, was stayed by ~ Federal Court Judge in Florida.

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Day of Action against bunks loanir.g to South Africa. The i.!vt:nt, orgctn­ized at a lJN NGO confen:'nct- in Geneva in August, 197H, incl ·1deJ actions in the U . s . , ~ ~ w 1tl.1, U .lc'

Carribean , .1nd lll81lY l·.u r-upl:'dl1 lldlt1•l1,

most notably hritaJ t, l 'rc~ l•Ct. and

Switerland. In the U. S. ~ctions we­re held in Chicago, Milwaukee and New York. The New York action was a marck to several bank• in mid­town Manhattan-- Chemic~l, Citi­bank and Manufacturer• Hanover Trust. The Marek concluded with a · rally and leafl tting at Msnny Harmy where demon~trator poeted leaflets naming ~ny Hanny Chair­man of the Board Gabriel Haue Rae~ iet of the Year. Participants included NY COBLSA,tho FuT, Leather and Mach!nieta Union an4 ~he War Reiatere Leaque.

In the Carribean, the Carri­bean Council of Church•e, cona~et­ing of 27 churches, wi~hd~ew their accounts fro~ Barclays Bank on Dec. 1.

K~errend Stiles Do~91e4 1978 w•e • record ye r for

l<rugerand sale.; internationally, nearly doubling 1977 sal~s. Th~ International Gold Corpuration reports that Krugerrand al~s pro­vided South Africa with more than $1 billion in foreign e~change from the 6 . 01 mtllion coins sold. Despite widespread opposition to Krugf'!rratld sales i.n the U.S. , more than half of the overseas market was American. TO THE PICKET LINES I

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Compvte -s in Sou~h_AfricQ= New pi.ece from th! Africa Fund whtch documents the c ru<.!ial role computere play tn the f.outh African economy <md mi 1 i­tary. Includes individual 8urveys of 11 U.S . computer firms. $1; 60¢ for 20 or more. Africa Fund 198 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y. 10038.

From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe: A series of pnmphlets which address the prob­lems to be faced by independent Zimb11bwe in fulfilling the basic needs of the people. Five sepa­rate titles. $1.50 e~ch . Africa Fund

Other Africa Fund Pieces on Zimbabwe

Sanction Breakers: Selling Oil to Rhodesia, By Bernard Rivers, 1978, 4pp. 10¢ each. Over ten, 8¢.

Rhodes ia: 1be Propaganda War by the Catholic Commission for Ju~tice and Peace, 1978 , 24pp. $1, over ten 70¢

Rhodes ia to Zimbabwe: A Chronology by George Houser, 14pp. 50¢, over ten, 40¢.

Pan Afric~n Pi&Ef: A pocket-sized diary for 1979 which provides vital historical and statistical data oa the struggles of African people.

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A regular feature of 11A Lute Continua" is our campus update col­umn. We are kept informed through our phone 9alls and reports sent in by various campus committees. Up until now our method has be~n hit­or- miss. however, starting this new year we are again calling on all carnpt 'S committees to let us know whet you'r~ doing, your victorys, your defeats, university investments and ~~ your leaflets. The move­ment needs your experience and good or b~td, "7f! can sll learn from it. So k1~ep that info corning in fo 1 ks.

One more thing, we would also like to get eny end all feedback on the t ewsletter , and cormnents on the current situation ir southen1 Africa or the movement i n t ll is country, fnr inclt1sion in "A T"'Ut8 Continua".

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l44pp. $3.)0+ 40¢ postage. Pan AfrJca diary nvailable from Guardian, 33 W. 17th ST. NYC 10011 and RLP Box 955 Harlem, NY 10027.

Afrf.can Liberation Posters: Black Liberation Preas has a colorful series of ~ix posters on African liberation struggles. $2.50 each plus $1 postage. The perfect way to beautify your home or office!

Fueling Apartheid : The Dec. 4, 1978 New·sletter of the Cotmcil on Eco­nomic Priorities is a concise and comprehensive analysis of Mobil's and Caltex's interests in South Africa. CEP 84 S.th Ave. NYC 10011

SACTU Pamphlets: Two recent pamph­lets by the South African Congress of Trade Un:f.one are available from the Africa Fund. They are entitled Workers Struggle f or FreedOIJ! a·.1d Economic Crisis--The Workers' ·Burden They cost $1.00 each.

Double M Preview: Multinational Monitor is a newspaper covering activities of multinationa l cor­porations worldwide. The firat issue just appeared with sever~l articles on South Africa. Write MM Box 19312, Washi~&t~L D.C. Z0036.

Churches Sponsor Resolutions Church groups from around the

country have introduGed shareholder resolutions on Southern Africa in over thirty corporations. The reso­lutions address numerous issues. Six banks will face resolutions calling for an end to loans to the South African government or underwriting governm11nt bonds. Nine corporations face resolutions against sale of oil, computers, ve­hicles, and photo supplies to South Africa for repressive uses. Fo r a complete list of resolt1t ions, corporations and sponsors write . Interfaith CentP.r on Corporate R~sponsibility, 475 Riverside Drive, Rm 566, N.Y., NY 100~7.

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"~'f.,'::~; ~ :.'.{ Yee thia newalette r is full of coupon•, only this is not a polite inquiry ·~l~!~ :'-· .:· . pr an ~ltcitlns offer, ~t;-a heartrending plea--alt~oug~ we've been able to ·,: ... . , .. tnt these newaletters 1n t he wee hours of the morn1ng 1n the local food 1-· ~ 'l : · ~1o-·ep, our mailing coeu are ASTRONOMICAL r Plus. our foundati~n contri?utiona :\ ~ · . ~ ~lY,e. almo•t ~ompletely dried up. . It aeema the b1gger the ant17aperrhe1~

7.i:· ,.',: ·f.o-cmt,t~e leu money ve can raue fr-om liberal source~ ~who~ p4r4nold?). '( .~ ;~aoo, here 1 a the pitch. We 1 re asking e~eryone .:>n ou·r ma1.hng hat to .•' -'~ifi ~tbdte at lea&t $3 to the future survtval of A Luta Continua, t~e :.· ·:~ Jn»- pu~H·cation solely de'\7oted. to the g~owing nattonal atudent antt-:. ·:~.a~'t t.tt i cl roov-«ment ••• aett"etfully we' 11 only be able to send fut•1re 1; ··~l.'t te~.e ttl thoee .of yo~ who s end ua aom~ $$$. So before you do j'4t ~ J~y-th,l\_8 e le-= , . fill t)ut. tb.u ~ona and oend 1.t to: ~· ;~,~'1 . .: ~o~"tli .. Aftii::a Ca'ta1}iat .Project 1:: (· ~ .,.'~4. ·. ;Rid4l.efield , · Box 177 i\mhP.nc Mass. ; · ;/\_~ . .r'Rat e Alto.- <lA 94306 or 01002 • . · .. :~. I') .; r.' I . •

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RESOLU TI ONS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA FILED WITH THIRTY OJRPORATIONS ........... .

Chu r ches around the nation have fil­ed shareho] der resolutions concern­i ng va rious aspects of their operat­ions in southern Africe . A Summary: 1 . Resolutions calling for a policy against benk loans to the South Af­rican government: have been fi1 ed wi t h Bank America, first _National Boston Cor~., and Wells Fa r go .. 2. Resolutions reouesting a policy o f no further underwriting of South African government have been f iled "' ith I n suranc e Co. of North America and Mer r ill Lynch. 3. Resolutions requesting a full re­port on bank loans to South Afr ica have been filed with Cont~nen t al Ill. Citicorp, First Chicago, j P . Morgan an d Msnufacturers ~snover Trus~. 4 Resolutions requesting no fur­t he r investments or expansion in South Africa h ave been filed with Exxon . Fl our Co~. , U.s.. Stell, .AI:t:Jer i_s·~n ~ynamid . and Borg Wan1er

"JUST DEt.IGHTFUL"- -Vi. llage Voice The above ewuote is B revie"' o f

a new pley entitl~d Homeland, wh ich recently opened in New York. Home lancl ls a biting comedy about racism in South Africa and the U.S . Homeland successfully mocks the white 1 i.beral facade of supporting black aspir8tions for freedom in South Africa, demonstrating that under the surface white libera l s in both Johannesburg and Darien , CT nr~ rBcist allies . In addition to a consistently hilarious script, Homeland provides the viewer with an introduction to the basic institu­tions of apartheid.

Homeland is about Keentseng, a black rnaind from So 1eto and her em­ployers, the Kenilworths. Bob Kenilworth is a PR men for c;M South Africa. Keentseng end the I:enil ­worths travel to the U.S. wltere Bob

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briefing 01. the GM contingenc) plans. Keentseng is eager to go to A111~r ic a

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5 . Resolutions requesci.ng terJTiinat­ion of South Afr1 a operations were f't--J:-e d-wi th 3N, · _el~s Dodge,- J?hjJl ips Petroleum and Union Carbid~. 6 . A r e s o lutionsrequesting no further sale o f photogn~phic e9ulpment to the gove rnment was filf'd with _E.gst­man Kodak. 7. Resolutions requesting P pulicy o f no further contrFtcts to se] I. leas~-· or s e rvice cornp:.1ters to the So 11 th Af-­rican government wet·e fi.lecl with Cnf!_­tro l Da t e , Burn'ughs, and fl.E~_.!'I.Y_g~nd.

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HOMELAND A rnAt.l( !OMPC'f'/ 'OOVl 5<'111 n• Af'HH' A & l•tE U'>A

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tmd see hov• blacks live .there. In the lJ. S . , FrAnces Green, a h~HJSehulc · worker for the Kerilworth's ho~ts, wis£s Keen t ­seng up pbrut he r mastf'rs anct the p~r-

o f cu tting the vnlume .1r Pll inrpnrts to South AfricA hv nne · third to in ­sure compliance with th( · ~>mhprgo c f Rhode~ie was fit ed v.•i I h ~·1 .Q~,il Ui 1_, ~.ta~~~rd _ _Q.!._l_ £.1 L.CCll i f , ,nJi a Cllld Tc-Y.

vBsiv~ rAcism bl~cks face> in AmE=>rica.

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Maredi(-,[ ~~r~_!_v~l) ;md Steve Fri..f~dmnn ( fnnner1 v wj t h the San Fnm-c i sen Mime Tt·, HIP~"") T t wi 11 he p1R v in 1~ in N~t·' Yqrk ~1 t leM>t through Ff>b 1 7 And Tl1fiY V. '' o n t ou r- this s p r i n ~~ "r f, I I . F, ) r If' 1 r r i 11 f n rma­tinn llTl ftJ l llre l.lHtrin g pll'llS writE=>: Mn d~'-> n 1 T il .JP S Tltc JJI 0 r , r. , .x 106

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