Part 3, pages 61-90, 1987-1989

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Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid ne ee
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Against Apartheid A Project of the Social Justice Center Permit No. $09
and Racism 33 Central Avenue Albany, N.Y.
Box 3002 - Pine Hilis Station Albany, New York 12210
Albany, NY 12203

A Project of the Social Justice Center

MARCH 1989

NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING:

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1989 at 7:30 p.m

URBAN LEAGUE - CORNER OF LIVINGSTON AND TEN BROECK, ALBANY, NEW YORK
AGENDA:

® Destabilizing Angola:
South Africa’sWar and U.S. Policy

This is a 15 minute video and will be followed up by a discussion

THi. SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONTRA MAP

of the current situation in Angola, Namibia and South Africa with CONTRA: A USA financed and controlled puppet army, established for the sole
special emphasis on the chances for real peace in Angola. The re~ eee . scandal ee LC of the pore The term was
; : ; : : rst used to describe the band of soldiers, recruited by the CIA in an effort
cent invasion 40 kilometers into the Angolan province of Kuando- to overthrow the Nicaraguan government and its revolution. The term CONTRA
Kubango to aid a group from the UNITA conterrevolutionary organiza~ means counter-revolutionary. They perform the function of keeping American
ation shows (although the racists have denied it) that even though businessmen rich and powerful end the peoole poor and embattled.
South Africa was brought to the negotiating table in December
: . ANGOLA: has been under constant
Pretoria can't be trusted. 40 Angolan dead and wounded from that attack by South Africa
incursion are proof that the paper accords are no guarantee to an UNITA: a band of Angolan contras
end for South Africa's war against the countries of Southern Africa. Ted By Jonas Savimbi, financed by

the US and South Africa. Unita is
portrayed as a group of Black free-

2 REPORT FROM THE COALITION'S POLICE ABUSE AND RACIST VIOLENCE dom fighters. They are not. They MOZAMBIQUE: is also
si erg (see high ep inside on the Coalition response to the dis- po Phaveig rae dens Soiggpeat Aonng ynder attack by South
missal of assault charges against A j i raliway ’ ’ , Africa and RENAMO:
taclay) g gains lbany police officer James farmland. The Cubans, at the or Mozenbicu® Mattonel

request of the Angolans, are in Resistance - MNR) is the
Angola to help the Angolan govt. contra group in the countr:
@ UPDATE ON COMMUNITY POLICE RELATIONS BOARD stave off the combined onslaught Renamo is financed and run
of SA, USA and UNITA. by South Africa and is
responsible for the massacres
WAMIBIA: has been illegally oc- of thousands of Mozambicans.
tupied by South Africa for rach At this time Renamo is not bein
VIVA SWAPO VIVA ANC VIVA MPLA 20 years. Over 100,000 Sou openly funded by the US but there
FREE NAMIBIA FREE SOUTH AFRICA RECOGNIZE ANGOLA Se a are moves in Congress to get this to
a en eeeee nN
homelands,...shanties,...f0 happen
Black voting rights, etc.
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Anti-Racism Coalition
Wants Probe Continued

By CATHY WOODRUFF
Garetie

ALBANY — Re
tal District Coalition Against Apartheid and
Racism are calling on local authorities to
continue pursuing
meanor charges against a police officer ac-
cused of beating a woman in the city lockup,
the refusal of a grand jury to indict

him on felony assault charges, :

hit will

S eaieaiial

Monday, March 27, 1989 at q

invited to attend, provide
complaints of police abuse.
seaber of the Board and has
representative.

the Coalition urges its
aeetings vhich vill occur every fourth Monday of each aonth. See

the newsletter and the lecal

paran etneeyenrne.

Reporter
presentatives of the Capi- j

partmental and misde-

Turley was suspended by the — sartment
on Jan. 6 after he was arraigne: in Police
Court on a musdemeanor reck!: ss assault
charge His arrest followed an investigation
, by the department's Internal A: airs Unit,

: responding to a formal complain: made by |
20-year-old Peggy Ruffin of Mctruire Ave> |
nue. i

an

The Community Police Relations Board vill be meeting on

Q0pa at City fall. The public is
coanents and suggestions and submit
The Coalition is an organizational
selected Vickie Smith as the group's

peabers to attend these public

newspapers for the time and place.

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Representatives of the coalition gathered
outside City Hall yesterday to urge city and
police officials not to let their investigation
of accusations against Officer James E

a

grand jary investigation

| ing who are concerned about the outcome,”
said Merton Simpson, co-chairman of the
coalition, He and other members of the

| group ajso said they wil) push for more
public disclosure of the circumstances sur-

rounding the case

| Turley, 32, remains on suspension without

pay, Sgt. Robert ene mice depart-

ment spokesman, said yest y. “As far as

effect.” he said

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“By processing this case through a grand
jury, the public and the victims and their
, attorneys. a3 well, are prevented from
' knowing how the evidence was actually eva-
uated,” Simpson said. “This is but another
, Mechanism by which bias-related violence
perpetrated by the police is whitewashed
. Simpson also criticized the “haste” with
| which Rutnik decided to seek the dismissal
of the af Sorte assault charge
Mark Mishier. a lawyer and member of
) the coalition, even suggested that his group
| also could reach the conclusion that the
charges against Turley are unfounded if the
misdemeanor charge were to go to trial in
Police Court. But because of the required
secrecy surrounding a grand jury, he noted
the testimony of witnesses in the case is not
pubhe

j : * *
| Alice Green of the New York Civil Liber-

ties Union, who also attended the news con-
ference, compared the case in some ways to
the case of Jessie Davis, a 35-year-old for-

, er mental patient shot in his Arbor Hill
apartment in July 1984 after allegedly
twice lunging al police with a knife and
serving fork. se 6 (#

Turley allegedly dra Ruffin by her
| hair while she was ha ffed, pushed her
against a wall and knocked her to the floor
of the Division Uf lockup. Ruffin's eye was
hurt when she allegedly fell against Turley's
knee during the incident.

Ruffin was among five people arrested
Oct. 9 during a fracas on Second Street
pol | more than 15 people. The fight
reportedly began after a group of whites

calling out racial slurs against Tawana
Brawley forced a car carrying several black
people to stop.

Ruffin, who is black, was one of the pas-
sengers in the car and was charged with
disorderly conduct and resis arrest,

A grand a case re-
turned no bak sone Turle Ap week
ago. Chris ik, a special prosecu-
tor appointed for the case by District Attor-
ney Sol hpehenpeonil said that action
effectively an to criminal charges
against Turley. He said he expected to ask
that the initial reckless assault charge
brought against Turley in Police Court
dismissed.

Simpson yesterday criticized the handling
of the case through the grand jury. “The

| decision to imngonet a grand jury at the

behest of [Rutnik] was not warranted for the

our departmental charges, they're stil) in |

Turley drop with last week's conclusion of a

“We want them to know people are watch- |

|

:

intentional and reckless assault charges, |

both misdemeanors, and harassment, a
mere violation,” Simpson said in a prepared
statement.

Police ultimately were cleared of blarne

i in the Davis shooting, but a grand jury did
issue a report recommending changes in
police procedure and training.

| Inthe Turley case, Green said, “there are

| some of the same kinds of suspicions that

' were raised in Jeasie Davis because the |
community never knows what happened.”

!  Rutntk could not be reached for comment
on the case, but previously has asserted the
need for a grand jury investigation in the
Turley case, saying there were several
“questions of fact” surrounding accounts of
the incident.

Simpson also called for increased support

i of Albany's Police-Community Relations

' Board by Mayor Thomas M. Whalen Ill “so

’ that patterns of police abuse and bias-reiat-
ed violence can be identified and incidents
of bias-related violence, particularly by the

police, can be stopped.”
* * *
sey np suggested that Whalen could

CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
A COMMUNITY FORUM

On Friday, March 31, 1989 at 7:30 p.m.
representatives from the ANC of South Africa
Observer Mission to the U.N., the SWAPO of
Namibia Observer Mission to the U.N. and a
representative of the Angolan Mission to the
U.N. will discuss the current crisis in South-
ern Africa. (see enclosed flyer for details)

This is a very important educational

throw his support behind a public relations :
carmpaign designed to encourage residents event for the Capital District. Several crit-
to report suspected incidents of police rac-

ical questions about the future of Namibia,
the struggle against apartheid in South Africa
arbitrator for consideration of departmen- and future peace for Angola will be addressed
tal misconduct charges ‘ ; k .
This is the time Turley has been by this distinguished panel.
fe bias ink te ae eo afflee — We are encouraging everyone to come to
Krasher were found liable by a federal jury this important event - to learn more and to
| for violating the rights of four former coi-
lege students at a party six years ago. help welcome these honored guests to our
tase a ce tacioa wk tact alan aaa community. The Capital District Coalition
Against Apartheid and Racism is sponsoring this
event which will take place at Macedonia
Baptist Church, 172 N.Allen Street in Albany.

ism to the board.
Wolfgang said the Police Department's
investigation of Turley will next go to an

placed plastic handcuffs loo tghtly on the
students’ wrists.
The city was ordered lo pay $235,000 in
damages, and Turley and Krasher were or-
, dered to pay $1,000 |

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ANTI--RACISM FRONT PROTESTS AGAINST MEIR KAHANE

Approximately 75 people from area organizations gathered in front of Page
Hall of the downtown SUNYA campus in Albany to protest against a lecture by
Rabbi Meir Kahane. Signs were carried reading "Kahanism is Racism," "Albany
Opposes Kahane" and "Kahane doesn't speak for this Jew." It was a great ex-
ample of the unity in the Capital District to confront and isolate avowed
racists

Meir Kahane has espoused a doctrine of violence, hate and racism,
his followers pose a threat to the life and liberty of Palestinian Arabs, to
fabric of Israeli society, and to prospects for peace and justice in the
Middle East.

Many organizations protested in the demonstration ~ the Capital District
Committee for Palestinian Rights, Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism,
Student Committee for Palestinian Rights, New Jewish Agenda, Albany State
Black Alliance, SUNYA Peace Projects and Minority Affairs Council,

He and

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Capital District Coalition
Against Apartheid

and Racism
Box 3002 - Pine Hills Station

Albany, NY 12203 APRIL, 1989
A Project of the Social Justice Center

IMPORTANT APRIL MEETING TO PLAN “DOLLARS FOR DEMOCRACY IN

NAMIBIA" CAMPAIGN.
Thursday, April 27, 1989 at 7:30 at the Albany Urban League,

corner of Livingston and Ten Broeck Streets, Albany, N.Y.

On April 1, 1989, the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution
,25 calling for Namibian independence began. November 1, 1989 is the date
that has been set for elections in Namibia. There are critical concerns
about how free and fair there elections can be. One of the gravest obstacles
is that South Africa, the brutal colonizer of Namibia since World War I, is
setting the conditions. (HOW CAN THE APARTHEID REGIME WHICH HAS ILLEGALLY
OCCUPIED NAMIBIA FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS NOW BE CONSIDERED A LEGITIMATE PRESENCE
CAPABLE OF PRESIDING OVER AN ELECTORAL PROCESS THERE? THIS CRUEL TRONY
POSES A CRITICAL THREAT 10 THE ASPIRATIONS AND HOPES OF THE NAMIBIAN PEOPLE)
Some of the real problems facing the electoral
process is that South Africa is setting the vot-
ing age at 21, thereby excluding thousands of
Namibians between the ages of 18 and 21. This
group makes up 4 large number of SWAPO supporters.
South Africa is discharging South African soldiers
in Namibia and if they have been there for at
least a year they are eligible to vote! Llliteracy
is widespread as a result of years of apartheid re-
pression of the Namibian people so there is a need
to educate the people about the electoral process.

It is generally accepted that the South West
African People's Organization (SWAPO) can win an
overwhelming majority of the vote if the elections
are free and fair. However, South Africa is deter-
mined to prevent SWAPO from gaining the necessary South Africe
2/3 majority.

7 “DOLLARS FOR DEMOCRACY IN NAMIBIA" is a material aid campaign being
conducted throughout the U.S. to raise the funds which are critically
needed by the people of Namibia to insure free and fair elections.
The money will go for voter education, election monitoring and other

election processes.

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COALITION FORUM FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN AFRICA...

March 3ist at the Macedonia Baptist Church

in Albany, the Coalition presented a community forum: Crisis in

Southern Africa. Monica Nashandi of SWAPO and Victor Mashabela
in speakers at this event which was attend-

“on Friday evening,

ed by over 140 people from the Cap
Nashandi reviewed the events in Sout

the Pretoria regime to ne
stressing the defeats suffered by the South African forces in-

side Angola by the Cuban and Angolan forces.
the problems that still lie ahead for the Namibian people as

Lhey approach independence.
Mashabela gave an overview of events in South Africa since
the state of emergency Was imposed by the racist government.

in spite of wide scale arrests, detention and oppression, the “eo
people continue to offer wide scale resistance to the apartheid

system.
The program also included a presentation by Vera Michelson,
Coalition co-chair, calling on those present to join the "Dollars

for Democracy in Namibia" campaign. The funds raised in this
campaign will be used to help insure that the elections in

Namibia, scheduled for November, will be free and fair.
Herminio Jacome Rivera, Jonathan Freeman and Brian Brown, stu-

dents at the Albany Street Academy, presented two raps to open
the program - A.F.R.E.C.A. by the nationally known group, the

stetsasonic and Do you Know what it means to be free?, an origi-

nal rap by Brian Brown. The students expressed the belief that
rap is a good way to teach youth more about the struggle and to

learn who you are for and who you are against in the fight

against racism and apartheid.
Many people contributed to

he success of the forum which was

co-sponsored by over 26 student, labor and civil rights groups
in the Capital District. Special thanks to Rev. Leonard
Comithier of Macedonia Baptist Church, the Student Association

of SUNY and Division #165 of the Public Employees Federation at
tal Center who contributed $100 for the

ern Africa. With the press twhite' out impose
and the almost total manipulation of news coming from Namibia by the South
itically important that we hear of what is really happening

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Below find a letter from Hazine Eytina who was accused with a hijacking attempt,
the ostensible- destination was Cuba. The Coalition is involved with helping to

disseminate Hazine's story.
April 10, 1989

Dear Friends,
On Monday, July 25, 1988, I was arrested and my house was thoroughly searched.

For my first court appearance, my husband, Mylo, represented me. From then
| until sentencing I was represented by Edward D. Wilford. During that time,
Mylo acted as co-council.
' At my detention hearing, 1 was denied bail since the prosecution started out
. by asking for the death penalty and the trial would have been held in Uniondale,
N.Y. LI was afraid that I could not get a trial by my peers so I agreed to a
plea bargain. After working night and day for months with Mylo I submitted a
lengthy statement for my probation report. The court read it thoroughly and
on November 7, 1988 I was sentenced to 4 five year term, consisting of six
months incarceration to be followed by 4 suspended sentence and fifty four
onths probation. 1
~ | am now happy at home with my husband and children. I wish to express my
heart felt gratitude to all of you who have loved and supported me through my

orden » Sincerely yours,
Hazine Eytina
(1f anyone is interested in maing a donation to Hazine to help offset her

considerable legal expenses, they can make a check out to:
Hazine Eytina and send to P.0.Box 3002, Pine Hills Station, Albany,N.Y.12203)

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The Capital District Coslition Against
Apartheid and Racism is a Coalition of
several community organizations and of
individual members. We have no paid staff
or overhead expenses so all funds go directly
wo lobbying efforts , education, printing and
postage. The struggle cannot continue
without your support. For more information,
of to join the Coalition, call 518-438-0309.
To make contributions, send checks to:

The Capital District Coalition Against
Apartheid and Racism

Box 3002 Pine Hills Station, Albany, New
York 12203

The Coalition continues to do work in
the community to fight against police and
racist violence.

The next meeting of the Coalition's
Police and Racial Violence Committee is
April 18th at 7:30.

Vicki Smith continues to serve as the
Coalition representative on the Community
Police Relations Board. The next meeting
of the Board is scheduled for April 24th.

For more information about these
meetings, call 438-2845 -

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The people of Albany will suffer a great loss now that Alice Green will no
longer be the NAACP representative to the4 Community Police Relations Board.
ae has been the Board's most consistent and articulate spokesperson advocat-
..g increased accountability from the Albany Police Department. The Coalition
is proud to have worked with Alice and will continue to look to her for lead-

ership and clarity in the struggle to end police abuse.

Pere Si RS. ARR ne ia or ae i

Since April Ist, the © the beginning of the process for independence in Namibia,

many reports have come » ibia about SWAPO. Most all of the reports on T.V. and in
the press quote South A ookesmen, in other words, the illegal colonizers of Namibia

‘or over seventy years ai ag what is happening there. To counter some of the false
nformation, we reprint fc | press statement issued by SWAPO from Harare on April 2nd.

SWAPO PRESS STATEMENT HARARE, April 2nd, 1989

SWAPO decided voluntarily in September to enter into cessation of the hostile acts with
South Africa. We have honoured that undertaking to the letter.

On March 29th, after I have rec eived my part of the identical letter regarding the ceasefire
from the United Nations Secretary General, | addressed the PLAN combatants regarding ceasefire.
These letters contained terms and conditions of the ceasefire as required by United Nations
Security Council resolution 435 (1978). I have duly, on behalf of SWAPO Central Committee,
signed this letter which came into force on April Ist at 004 hours GMT. SWAPO is committed to
honour the letter and spirit of that ceasefire, however, we are aware and we have incontrovert-
ible evidence that South Africa has her own schemes. We have already warned the international

community about these schemes but suffice it to restate a few of them:
1. South African regime through its many spokesmen has vowed that it will never allow the

"red flag" to be hoisted’ over Windhoek, therefore ,no implementation of resolution 435.

2. South Africa's maximum strategy is to engineer and set off events that will lead to the

abrogation of the transition process but without appearing to be the culprit.

3. If resolution 435 is implemented they vowed, through their agents which were created
after 435 was adopted such as Koevoet murder squad, South West Africa Territory Force
(SWATF), ETANGO, Fzuva, Namwe, etc. which are commanded by the South Africa Defence Force

to prevent SWAPO forming 4 government.
4, They even stated that even if elections are to be held under resolution 435, SWAPO should

not be allowed to win two thirds majority.
5. To achieve the above mentioned objectives, South Africa by necessity has to be engaged in

large scale intimidation, terror campaign, blackmail and finally the rigging of the
elections themselves.

It is against this background that the latest developments must be viewed.

Therefore, the allegations made by the South African government that SWAPO freedom fighters
have violated the ceasefire and that there was a fight between South African police and SWAPO
combate i during which 38 alleged SWAPO combatants and 9 ¢ “h African police died is figment
of its imaginations. SWAPO forces are strictly ordered to vw serve the ceasefire. In this case,

they were attacked inside Namibia and only responded in self defence.

Since these allegations, we have extensively checked and the information from Namibia is the

followi:
1. Ac Jkahange, northern Namibia, SWAPO members who were celebrating the pending implement-

ation of resolution 435 were attacked by South African soldiers and 33 bodies were found.
2. At Okalongo, northern Namibia, seven people were shot dead by members of battalion 101.
3, At Ananghulo and Okadila, northern Namibia, 8 people were killed and many others wounded

when they were attacked by 4 helicopter gun ship.
4, Today at 1400 hours thousands of SWAPO members and supporters returning from Windhoek

where they attended a rally yesterday were ambushed between Tsumeb and Oshivelo. Many
were wounded, some seriously and are now in hospitals in Tsumeb and Windhoek.

Many other cases of similar serious nature are taking place all over the country.

Furthermore, what is more distrubing, is that after the permanent members of the Security Coun -
cil have deliberately reduced the original UNTAG military components to be sent into Namibia
from 7500 to 4650, the special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General yesterday
agreed to use South African troops, the murderous battalion 101 to murder our people.

SWAPO is dismayed and shocked by the news that we heard that the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary General has agreed to use dreaded killer squad of the South African
army also known 45 battalion 101 the very forces against which we asked the UNTAG to protect

our people from, to once again kill and maim our people. We earnestly expect to hear an explan-
ation from the United Nations Secretary General.

Once again, ! would like to reiterate the fact that SWAPO abides by the ceasefire it has signed.

Note: Resolution 435 called for United Nations forces to number 7500. At the urging of the
U.S. the number was cut to 4650. Only 1000 were in place in Namibia on April Ist.
And the United STates Congress has yet to release the money the U.S. promised for its
share of the UNTAG expense. The complicity of the U.S. with South Africa in sabotaging

indeperidence and peace for Namibia cruelly continues.

VIVA ANC VIVA SWAPO VIVA ANGOLA
FREE SOUTH AFRICA FREE NAMIBIA RECOGNIZE ANGOLA

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BLACK MEN'S MOVEMENT UPDATE

Robert Taylor, Arthur Majeed Barnes, and Abdul Hagg have joined the
growing number of political prisoners in the Vinited States. They were
arrested on July 7th, 1987 in Orange County, N.Y. and charged with
weapons possession. Thay were tried, convicted and immediately remanded
in July, 1988 by 1) whites and one Black fn & racist county. This
occurred despite the fact that they were forced to go to trial without

the lawyers they had retained and, facing certain conviction, still had

nade the 70 mile journey to Goshen every day.

The case of the Brothers stemmed from the N.Y.C. Police Intelligence
Division operation called the "Black Dask". This operation engaged in
widespread spying of political activists of the Plack community who
were involved in organizing against police and white racist mob
violence, and particularly focussed on a group of activists formerly

known as the New York 8 (6 Black men and women who were arrested

tried and acquitted of conspiracy charges in 1985). Robert Taylor, and
the other members of the N.Y¥.8, along with Majeed and Abdul, 4r@
members of the Black Men's Movement Against Crack. They had become the
scapegoats to covar the illegal activity of the Black Desk. It is din
this content that our Brothers were arrested.

Robert and Abdul are presently {incarcerated and serving terms whose
minima are two and six years respectively. Majeed was recently released
on bail pending appeal in the amount of $50,000 cash ransom. He was
sentanced to one and a half year minimum despite tha fact that he had

no prior record.

The case is now in the appeals stage. Essential to the appeal are tha
trial transcripts. We are asking you to help us force Orange County to
produce these transcripts by writing to: Mr. Arnold tdman, Deputy Clerk
Appellate Division, Second Department at 4S Monroe Place, Brooklyn,

N.¥. 11201

lames B. Campell - Albany Social Justice Activist
The Coalition notes with sadness the death of "Jim" Campbell

and we extend to his wife, Pearl,
io Pa Senco arl, and members of his family deep
Jim and Pearl have been outstanding leaders in issues of peace
and social justice throughout their lives. Early civil rights
activists, they have been involved in the anti-apartheid movement
as well in other movements dedicated to social change. Jim will
be greatly missed in the community because of the leadership and-
example he provided in dedicating his life to making the world

more just.

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The Coalition would like to recognize the excellent work being done by one
of the members of the Steering Committee, Bill Ritchie. Bill, a member of
the “‘bany Public School Teachers Association and the New York State United
Tea. 6S, has been tireless in his work with the unions of the Capital Dist-
rict in putting the issue of apartheid on union agendas. The links he has
made with the unions aid greatly in making the struggle one in solidarity.

NORTHEAST SOUTHERN AFRICA SOLIDARITY NETWORK ADOPTS PROPOSALS

over 100 activists representing scores of

inti-apartheid organizations met to solidify the Northeast Southern Africa
Solidarity Network. The Network organizing began in Sept., 1988 at a confer-
ance in New Haven Connecticutt which called for anti-apartheid organizations
throughout the Northeast to work with the African National Congress (ANC) and
the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) to coordinate anti-apart-

heid efforts.
The Network adopted three proposals. The first is to focus immediately on
national legislation calling for comprehensive sanctions and on efforts to

pressure Congress to release the $150 million in U.S. funds pledged for the

U.N. peacekeeping forces (UNTAG) in Namibia. The Shell boycott was endorsed as
be the implementation of

the second campaign with the primary strategy to
o boycott all Shell products.

"Shel|l-Free Zones." Institutions will be urged t
"material aid campaign was the third pro-

A "Dollars for Democracy in Namibia
posal adopted. This campaign will solicit funds to held insure a fair election

in Namibia.

The participants also set up the mechanism to continue the work of the
Net --k which is vital to strengthening the U.S. anti-apartheid movement.

1. you belong to an organization ~ labor, church, student, community - which
does anti-apartheid work and you are not yet part of this Network, please
contact the Network at the following address for more information:

Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism
Box 2003, Pine Hills Station, Albany, New York 12203

On March llth in New York City,

Capital District Coalition
Against Apartheid

ON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE

and Racism PAID
A Project of the Social Justice Center Permit No. 509
Albany, N.Y.

33 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12210

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Next Coalition Meeting: April 27th

“DOLLARS FOR DEMOCRACY IN NAMIBIA"

We urge all labor, church, student and community organizations who are
interested in helping insure free and fair elections in Namiba to attend

this very important meeting.

Ihe situation in Namibia, as the move toward independence begins, 1S very
critical. Most of the news coming out of Southern Africa is being controlled
by the South Africans. The “Dollars for Democracy in Namibia" campaign is
being set up to help aid Namibian independence. COME TO THIS MEETING TO
FIND OUI HOW YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS URGENT AND CRUCIAL CAMPAIGN.

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Capital District Coalition
Against Apartheid

and Racism
Box 3002 - Pine Hills Station

Albany, NY 12203

es A Project of the Social Justice Center
June, 1989

Two Important Meetings

@ NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING:
Thursday, June 22, 1989 at 7:30 0.8.
Urban League - Corner of Livingston and Ten Broeck, Albany

AGENDA: SUMMER PLANNING MEETING

Coalition actions in response to OTB Tennis Tournament
in Schenectady (South African players)

National sanctions legislation - report on meeting
with Rep. Michael McNulty

Follow up discussion on Community Police Relations Board
and Albany's drug arrests (see details for meeting
on this issue below)

This is an important planning meeting to determine Coalition work for the
summer ~- please make your attendance a priority.

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@ COMMUNITY POLICE RELATIONS BOARD - public meeting on Monday, June 19,
1989 at 7:00 p.m. Crenshaw Memorial Community Center (near Division 2

on Morton Ave, Albany
A PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS POLICE METHODS IN MAKING DRUG ARRESTS.
@ the Coalition plans to raise the following questions:
= Has Albany suspended the 4th amendment?
Cc

What about the rights of the innocent? of family members?

What alternatives to jail are offered petty of fenders?
What is Mayor Whalen doing about the need for treatment programs]

The issue of drug use is critical - so, too, is the question of police
methods in drug busts. Your attendance at this meeting will send the
message to the city politicans and police that there is deep community

concern about the city's response and accountability.
(Vicki Smith is the Coalition's representative on the Board. Complaints

can be made to Vicki at 449-8875)

AMNESTY LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN FOR PRISONERS IN SOUTH AFRICA... &#

Please sign and mail the attached letter to South Africa. a

The Amnesty International group in Albany currently has a committee working
on behalf of prisoners in South Africa and is participating in a worldwide
South Africa campaign. Amnesty International is an independent worldwide
movement working impartially for the release of all prisoners of conscience,
fair and prompt trials for political prisoners and an end to torture and
executions. It is funded by donations from its members and supporters
throughout the world. It works mainly through the use of letter writing
campaigns.

Thousands of letters are arriving in Pretoria, South Africa these months,
showing that the world knows about the men, women and children in South
Africa's prisons. Since the state of emergency was declared in July, 1985,
more than 30,000 South Africans have been detained, many only because of
their non-violent work against the violent system of apartheid.

Some of the prisoners on whose behalf we have written have been released
which encourages us to continue the work and also to ask you for help to
increase the number of letters coming from Albany, New York.

Please sign the attached letter for Eric Molobi and mail it to the

address shown. Include your return address. (postage 45¢ airmail)

Thank you,
Verena Diemer, Albany Amnesty

THANKS TO THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF SUNY (SASU) FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT

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MEL KING SPEAKS ABOUT HIS TRIP TO PALESTINE
By David Aube (518) 434-4037

Capital Dist. Committee for Palestinian Rights

Mel King, National Rainbow Coalition activist, former Massachusetts State
Assembly Member and former Boston mayoral] candidate, presented a talk and
Slide show recently at the Trinity United Methodist Church where he discussed
his trip to the West Bank and Gaza Strip (Occupied Palestine)

The presentation expressed the determination of the Palestinian youth to
resist and remove the occupation and to create a sovereign Palestinian state.
The beauty of the landscape was evident. The slides from Arab (East) Jerusa-
lem and villages, surrounded by endless olive groves, displayed the rich and

Angola, Cuba, S. Africa

sign pact

“Southern Africa will be trans-
formed into a zone of peace and interna-
tional cooperation in the near future” if
the historic peace accords signed by
Angola, Cuba and South Africa are faith-
fully carried out, says Angolan President
José Eduardo dos Santos,

The accords provide for an end to
South Africa's repeated invasions of
Angola. independence and free elections
for Namibia (illegally occupied by South
Africa), and withdrawal of all Cuban
troops from Angola.

Angolan leaders believe the ac-
cords will reduce the human suffering
and economic destruction which have
plagued southern Africa and allow An-
gola to begin national reconstruction af-
ter 13 years of nonstop South African
attacks. The attacks began shortly before
independence when South African forces
opened the way for Unita and were fi-

nally stopped just 100 miles short of

Luanda.

The government of Angola dem
onstrated its good faith in sending home
the first 3.000 Cuban soldiers three months
ahead of the April | deadline set by the
agreement. signed a few days before
Christmas at the United Nations. South
Africa’s agreement to end its attacks on
Angola. and its pledge to allow independ.
ence for Namibia, where over 50,000
South African troops have been based
along Angola's southern border, will
remove the threat to Angola’s security
which led the Angolan government to
seek Cuban military assistance.

The long negotiating process,
which included meetings in Brazzaville,
Cairo, Geneva. and New York. was
mediated by U.S. Assistant Secretary of
State for African Affairs Chester Crocker.
Former Secretary of State George Shultz.
us well as United Nations Secretary-
General Javier Perez de Cuetlar, attended
the signing ceremony and both the U.S.
and the Soviet Union are taking partin the
SUPEPVISINY COMMISSION,

Reprinted from Angola Update, February, 1989

The U.S. anti-apartheid movement must take on the task of aiding in the
process of peace for Angola and ultimately bringing and end to the white
minority system of apartheid in South Africa.

We must demand that the U.S. stop funding the contra terrorists of Jonas
Savimbi and UNITA.

We must demand that the U.S. government grant immediate recognition to the

legitimate government of the MPLA of Angola

settled history.

Mr. King reiterated the position of the Rainbow Coalition, which has support-
ed a "two state" solution - a Palestine State alongside Israel. ;

The presentation was organized by the Capital District Committee for Pale-
stinian Rights and co-sponsored by the Rainbow Coalition (23rd and 24th dis-
trict), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Coalition Against Apart-

heid and Racism, SUNYA Student Committee for Palestinian Rights and the Nat-

ional Lawyers Guild. (See attached article for background on Angola)

EVENTS TO INDEPENDENCE IN 1975

*Angola, on the west coast of Africa, was one
of the countries most devastated by the slave
trade after Portugal settled on the coast some
500 years ago. At the beginning of the 20th
century, Portugal also brutally conquered the
African peoples of Angola's interior.

*Erom 1961 to 1974, Angolans fought a war for
independence. The fascist government of Portu-
gal refused to negotiate and arrested and
killed Angolans struggling for liberation.

In 1974, the army of Portugal, weary of fight-
ing colonial war, staged a coup and overthrew
the government of Portugal.

«This opened the way for negotiations for
independence for Angola and Portugal's other
African colonies of Mozambique and Guinea
Bissau. Three major nationalist movements
emerged during the struggle for Angola's in-
dependence from Portuguese colonial rule:
the National Front for the Liberation of
Angola (FNLA), the Popular Movement for the
Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and the National
Union for the Total Independence of Angola
{UNITA). (Today, the FNLA no longer exists,
the MPLA has led the legitimate government of
Angola since 1975, and UNITA exists 45 4
terrorist guerilla organization seeking to
destabilize the country with South African and
U.S. help)

«in January 1975 at Alvor, Portugal, the
three movements negotiated with the Portuguese
to reach an accord on the date and arrangement
for independence. They agreed to share power
with Portugal in 4a transitional government and
hold elections after independence day which
was set for November 11, 1975.

*Angola is rich in oil and strategically lo-
cated so it became a prime target for outside
intervention. The apartheid regime of South
Africa and the United States intervened to
block the nationalist movement which they saw
as the most significant threat - the MPLA.

*The Alvor Accords were destroyed just two
weeks after they were signed when the U.S. CIA
gave military aid to the FNLA and convinced
them to attack the MPLA without provocation.
The CIA also enlisted the support of two Zair-
ean battalions to support the FNLA. The U.S.,
with the support of conservative settlers in
Southern Angola, also encouraged and funded
UNITA to attack the MPLA. UNITA also appealed
to South Africa for support, and with CIA en-
couragement, South Africa invaded Angola,
first in August 1975 and then with thousands
of troops in October 1975. The CIA funded the
FNLA and UNITA forces with over $30 million in
covert aid. This onslaught led the MPLA to
call for large scale assistance from Cuba and
Cuba responded by sending thousands of troops
to Angola to help repel the South African in-
vasion.

*On November 11, 1975, Angola became independ-
ent under the MPLA government but war has con-
tinued unabated since that time.

WAR CONTINUES

«Within a year virtually every country in the
world except South Africa and the United
States had recognized the new People's Repub-
lic of Angola. The U.S. still has not granted
recognition to Angola. This fact is a shame-
indication of a natural affinity between the
U.S. and the apartheid regime of South Africa.

*South Africa has viewed Angola as the great-
est threat to the regime's attempt to dominate
the Southern Africa region. Angola is the
country in Southern Afria least dependent on
South Africa and could provide an example of a
successful ruled majority ruled nation. Ango-
la's vast mineral and agricultural resources
provide a base for a potentially strong econo~
my. The Southern Africa Development Coordin-
ation Conference (SADCC) has focused on Ango-
la's port and transportation facilities as 4
means to lessen the entire region's economic
dependence on South Africa. Angola is the only
country is Southern Africa with significant oil
resources. These oil deposits are, of course
extremely attractive to South Africa and could
help extend the apartheid system for years.

For all of the above reasons the destabiliza-
tion of Angola has been a top priority.

*From the time of Angolan independence, South
Africa has followed a plan of "total strategy”
~ mobilizing all forces, economic, political,
military and diplomatic against neighboring
states. Pretoria's campaign against Angola has
been almost completely military. Countless in-
vasions by South Africa since 1975 have brought
widescale destruction and destabilization to
Angola. In addition to direct attacks, South
Africa has funded and trained UNITA rebels as
a means of maintaining a surrogate army in An-
gola. The Angolan economy has been devastated
by the costs of this war with billions of doll-
ars in damage to Angola's infrastructure.

South Africa and UNITA forces have sabotaged
schools, health clinics, farming areas, oil
refineries, storage and transportation facil-
ities and the Benguela railroad.

*South Africa began its involvement with and
support for UNITA during its August, 1975 in-
vasion (at that time, P.W. Botha had been Min-
ister of Defense). In 1979, when P.W.Botha
became Prime Minister of South Africa, the
apartheid regime began to give massive finan-
cial aid and military support to Jonas Savim-
bi's UNITA forces.

*In 1976 the U.S. Congress discovered the
role of the CIA in Angola and passed the Clark
amendment to prohibit American support of any
of the groups involved in the war in Angola.

In 1981, Reagan adopted a policy of “construct-
ive engagement." This policy worked in tandem
with South Africa's "total strategy." In 1985
Congress repealed the Clark amendment and
direct aid to UNITA was resumed. This aid
still continues and George Bush promised in
January 1989 that the support will go on.

*One of the Reagan
fications for

administration's justi-
supporting UNITA forces was its
opposition to Cuban troops in Angola. Note
that the MPLA of Angola requested Cuban help
after South African troops had invaded Angola
and after the
FNLA. Cuban troops
the request of the
Angola and have served as a rear guard for
Angolan forces against UNITA bandits and the
South African troops. They also have been
used to guard U.S. 01 i
gola. An irony exists here that the B.S. 55
Angola's largest trading partner and that oil
installations in Angola are American. U.S.
tax payer dollars finance UNITA attacks on
the U.S. companies!

*The government of Angola professes social-
ist principles but the constitution and the
government preserve 4 mixed economy with state
cooperative and private sectors. U.S. invest-
ment there exceeds 500 million dollars. From
the onset of independence, the Angolan govern-
ment has encouraged friendly U.S. trade, eco-
nomic and political relations. Yet the UiS.
funds the forces determined to overthrow that
government using anti-communist and cold war
arguments as rationalization.

It is time that the U.S. recognizes the
legitimate government of Angola and stop
trying to dictate to the people of Angola
whom they should chose to govern them and
how they should be governed.

*The campaign of terror and destruction
carried out in Angola by the rebels of UNITA
under the leadership of Jonas Savimbi is fin-

bi boasts of recognition
but his support comes from right wing regimes
around the world.
African continent that acknowledge
of UNITA and Savimbi is South Africa. He is
viewed as an opportunist and collaborationist
throughout the rest of Africa and by freedom
loving people throughout the world. Savimbi
was an honored guest at the 1984 inauguration
In 1986 he appeared on the
CBS program "60 Minutes" and said ree ee
the Executive President of South Africa as my
friend." South African
allegiance, he has been a frequent visitor to
the U.S. and was warmly greeted by Reagan.
The American people need to know that aid to
Savimbi is aid to South Africa. To the slo-
gan “Savimbi has no bank in the bush" can now
be added “Savimbi has 4 bank in Bush."

*Throughout his career, Savimbi has been the
ultimate opportunist. There is documented evi-
dence that he collaborated with Portuguese
colonialists.
viets for aid
the MPLA for its socialist Vv
sought and
Maoist rhetoric. Later he joined the CIA pay-
roll and appealed to South Africa declaring
himself anti-Marxist and pro-west. He has sur-
vived because he has made himself useful to
the forces opposed to self-determination in
Africa - the South African apartheid regime.

*Savimbi has been denounced by the Organiza-

t
S
t
S

ion of African Unity (OAU), the Frontline
tates of Southern Africa and by most of

he countries of the world. By continuing
upport for Jonas Savimbi, the U.S. places it-

self in the nefarious company of those who seek
o maintain white minority control of Southern
destabilization of the whole

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It is time for all Americans who have any

regard for human life to demand an end of U.S.

support of Savimbi

and UNITA and their policy

of human terror and economic devastation.

*UNITA operates mainly out of southern Ango-
la. Since 1981 the intergration of the South
African Defense Force and UNITA has been espec-
ially close. A "stage-set” capital was built
at Jamba near the sparsely populated area near
the Namibian border. From this location UNITA
and South African commandos have attacked stra-
tegic economic targets and waged a war of ter-
ror against civilians. UNITA attacks medical
workers, health facilities and vehicles carry-
ing medical supplies. This policy fits in per-
fectly with South Africa's policy of terroriz-
ing Black Southern African countries.
regularly plants y.S. supplied Claymore anti-

personnel mines in fields and paths used by
farmers and children. This limits farming and
has created severe food shortages. It is a

systematic strategy aimed at causing famine and
terror. This strategy has created a population
in Angola of over 20,000 amputees, the highest
rate of amputees in the world. UNICEF has esti-
mated that over 50,000 children in Angola die
yearly as a result of South Africa and UNITA'S
war. Over 25% of the population has been dis-

placed.

*Savimbi claims to be "fighting for freedom"

in Angola. He is, in fact, an evil agent of
apartheid. when the U.S. aids Savimbi in his
dirty war, the U.S. is collaborating with

South Africa.

“Eileen Kawola. oe |
Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid

and Racism, Albany, New York
(Sources: publications from the American

Committee on Africa, washington Office on,
Africa, Angola Update, u.S. House of Rep.
Select Committee on Hunger )

apartheid

ON-PROFIT ORG.

Capital District Coalition
U.S. POSTAGE

Against Apartheid

PAID
and Racism
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A Project of the Social Justice Cente Albany, N.Y.

33 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12210

Next regular Coalition meeting: June 22, 1989, 7:30 p.m., Albany Urban League

‘A just and honorable

peace for all”

In December 1989, Angola, South Africa and Cuba
Signed the Tripartate Agreements calling for
independence for Namibia, the removal of South
African troops from Angola and the removal of ee A
Cuban troops from Angola. ide ink bad bi. 5.
See inside for an article on Angola... President José bdwarda dos Sante
It is time now that the U.S. anti-apartheid movement demand that the U.S.
government immediately stop funding the Angolan rebel movement, UNITA, led
by Jonas Savimbi. Americans who have any regard for the quality and sanct-
ity of life must force the U.S. administration to Stop its support of the
terror and devastation in the sovereign nation of Angola.

It is time that the U.S. recognizes the legitimate govenment of Angola
(which is recognized by every country in the world except the U.S. and
South Africa. The U.S. must stop trying to dictate to the people of Ange | a
whom they should choose to govern them and how they should be governed.

The recognition of Angola and an end to aid for UNITA must not be linked to
any more conditions imposed on it by the U.S. or by South Africa.

VIVA ANC VIVA SWAPO VIVA MPLA
FREE SOUTH AFRICA FREE NAMIBIA RECOGNIZE ANGOLA

Capital District Coalition
Against Apartheid

and Racism
Box 3002 - Pine Hills Station July 1989

Albany, NY 12203
A Project of the Social Justice Center

4NEXT REGULAR COALITION MEETING:
JULY 27, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. (Thursday) at the Albany Urban League, corner of Livingston
and Ten Broeck Streets, Albany, New York

This will be an important planning meeting for two important campaigns in which the
Coalition is currently involved. We need your involvement to be successful.

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POLICE AND RACIST VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN 1

The Police and Racist Violence Committee of the Coalition has been working to

make the city of Albany and the Albany Police Department accountable to the

community for actions taken in recent drug arrests. There are many questions

about how these arrests have taken place and concerns about how the city is

combating drug problems in Albany. The Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism

is proposing the following:

1. Medical treatment and substance abuse treatment should be available to

anyone who requests it.
2, An independent civilian review board should be established immediately to

hear complaints of police misconduct.
3. The Mayor, the Police Department and District Attorney's office should

immediately condemn the use of racial or ethnic "profiles" in police

actions and investigations.
4. The community should be permitted significant involvement in the development

and implementation of a real plan to combat drugs.

We need your input at the July meeting to discuss strategies for implementation
of these Coalition proposals - GET INVOLVED!

For more information about the Police and Racist Violence Committee, call

Merton Simpson at 457-5183. GET INVOLVED

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that there will be free and fair elections this November in Africa's last
colony, Namibia. South Africa, Namibia's illegal occupier, continues to sabo-
tage attempts for free and fair elections which SWAPO (the South West Africa
People's Organization) would unquestionably win if the will of the Namibian
people is allowed to prevail. The Dollars for Democracy campaign, 4 project
of the North East Southern Africa Solidarity Network, of which the Coalition
is a member, has the full support of SWAPO which has asked the international

community for help.

GET INVOLVED! Real independence for Namibia will bring freedom and an end

to apartheid there and also will bring freedom for all the people of Southern
Africa a step closer. At the July meeting we will discuss the progress of the
campaign and present an update of events in Namibia.

For more informationabout the Dollars for Democracy Campaign, call

Celia-Bess Cotton (Religious Organizin Committee) 436-9234

Mabel Leon (Labor Organizing Committee 372-1531

Fredua Ofori-Atta (Student Organizing Committee) 436-0562

Everett Joseph (Media Committee) 436-9695

Get Involved! The struggle cannot take a summer vacatio

Come to the July Coalition meeting
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Albany, f.Y.

33 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12210

GET INVOLVED!

THE STRUGGLE CANNOT TAKE A SUMMER VACATION!
COME TO THE NEXT COALITION MEETING:

Thursd July 27th .

DELLUMS/SIMON COMPREHENSIVE SANCTIONS BILLS NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN THE CONGRESS!

The legislative priority of the anti-apartheid movement this year is the passage of a compre-
hensive economic sanctions bill against the apartheid regime of South Africa. Last year, the
sanctions bill passed the House of Representatives but failed to come to the Senate floor. This
year, Senator Paul Simon, Chairman of the Africa Subcommittee has introduced a comprehensive
sanctions bill ($.507) in the Senate. He is planning hearings before the Senate Foreign Rela~
tions Committee in July and hopes for prompt passage by the Committee. The vote in the Committe
and the subsequent vote by the full Senate will be crucial. It is imperative that we have a
majority of the full Senate committed to support $507 by August. Once there is a victory in
the Senate, the bill will move to the House where H.R.21, the House comprehensive sanctions bil
which was introduced by Congressman Ronald Dellums, is expected to pass.

We need to get to our Senators. S507 needs as many co-sponsors as posible. We need to im-
press upon them the need to support 5507. Take the time to write a letter or a postcard to
both New York State senators advising them that you expect nothing less than their full support
for $507 - sanctions against the most racist government in the world.

Send letters to: Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan Sen. Alphonse D'Amato
U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515

TIME IS SHORT ~- WRITE NOW ~ GET INVOLVED!

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“SOUTH AFRICA NOW"

“South Africa Now" is a t.v. news program produced by Globalvision in association with the
Africa Fund. The main purpose of SAN is to bring breaking news from inside South Africa and

age has virtually dried up. SAN lets "“neople know that just because South Africa is not on
the evening news does not mean that the story is no longer happening."

“Soyth Africa Now" will begin national satellite distribution in August, making it available
to all public TV stations. As of now, our local pbs station, WMHT TV 17, has made the decisic

not to purchase the series. We urge you to write a letter to the station requesting that
"South Africa Now" be added to the program schedule. This program is invaluable to all who

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is proud to announce the opening of an alternative periodical section featuring scores of
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Against Apartheid

and Racism
Box 3002 - Pine Hills Staion September , 1989
Albany, NY 12203
A Project of the Social Justice Center

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8 Thursday, September 28, 1989, 7:30 p.m.
Albany Urban League, corner of Livingston and Ten Broeck, Albany, HY.

SOUTH AFRICA. NOW!

Presentation by Rob Jones, representative of American Committee on Africa
(ACOA), anti-apartheid organizer and friend. Rob has just returned from
a three week visit to south Africa where he met with many people in the

Mass Democratic Movement. He will give 4 f at our meeting which
rovide at 3 Lue happening inside

South Africa today -
growing defiance of the people.

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sien tsimiennsciinmmumnnoeciees noe” HREM RDAA an PSS

Next. general Coalition meeting:

Update on the “Dollars for Democracy in Namibia" campaign

NoLe the date for the October meeting of the Coalition is October 26, 1989 at

7:30 p.m. at the Urban League. (No October newsletter) 7 ; *

Sone

background on SOUTH AFRICA NOW!
Ihe struggle against apartheid in South Africa has been intensifying In
recent months. The Defiance Campaign of the Mass Democratic Movement(MDM) in

South Africa reached a climax during the week of September 3rd when hundreds
of thousands of Black workers observed a two day Stay away called to protest
the whites-only elections. Ihe Defiance Campaign was called by the MOM a few
months ago to defy apartheid laws and to defy the restrictions placed on anti-
apartheid organizations. Blacks have gone to white hospitals demanding inedi-
cal treatment, protested on whites-only beaches and planned political rallies
to defy the restrictions. Ihe government responded to the legitimate demands
of the oppressed majority by arresting hundreds and killing 29 people on Lhe
cof the election. This killing of 29 is the largest number of killings by

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SOUTH AFRICA NOW! (continued)

were killed.

These recent events make 1t clear tc the rest of the world that deklerk 1s AC
different from any of the past racist presidents despite his language of refor
The Bush administration has yet again very ckarly stated its support for
apartheid by sending congratulations to deKlerk on tis “victory.” Thus it 15
incumbent upon all Americans to put pressure on the Bush administration to 18¢
late the racist apartheid regime and immediately impose comprehensive and
mandatory sanctions. Meaningful change in South Africa will come about only
when the demands of the oppressed majority are met.

These demands are articulated in the unifying perspective of the MDM

1. one person-one vote in a united, democratic, non-racial South Africa,

>» the lifting of the state of emergency,

3. a living wage for all,

4. freedom of association and expression,

5. press freedom,

6. the unconditional release of political prisoners.

7. the unbanning of the ANC and other banned organizations,

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The Mass Democratic Movement is the will of the people of South Africa.
At our September meeting you will have an opportunity to hear of the strength
and resolve of the people in South Africa NOW

SOUTH AFRICA 6801 Duluth St., Suite 105a
Minneapolis, MN §5422

(612) 544-5327

Ihe Coalition is in receipt of a letter from Solly Simelane, Deputy Chief
Representative of the ANC Observer Mission to the U.N, asking us LO join in
4 national effort to assist the people of South Africa. An independent,
non profit organization, the South Africa Freedom Fund, has been formed by
a group of U.S. volunteers to raise funds for South Africans who have been
Forced into exile by the threat of detention, torture or death by the apart-
hei regime. Funds are being sought for the ANC's Solomon Mahlangu Freedom
Coll: and the Dakawa Development Center - programs where exiles can find
medio ai help, food, shelter, training and, most importantly, the strength of
a community struggling to bring closer a non-racial democracy in South Africa.

if you are interested in supporting the South Africa Freedom Fund or

would Like more information, contact the Fund at the above address. If you
can provide names of other potential supporters , that is also of vital

importance. os
Respond quickly - every day the seriousness of the siluation In Sotredtern

Africa intensifies and the need for international support grows.
Mphe Labor movement, traditionally, has
been the only haven for the dispossessed,
the despised, the neglected, the down
trodden, and the poor."

a- A. Philip Randolph, tuundex of the
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COAL LT LON NAMIBIAN LABOR COMMITTEE REPORT
The Coalition has set up a Labor Committee to work on
the "Dollars for Democracy if Namibia" campaign. The
local and state wide union
leaders and union in the anti-apartheid
movement . ibi he situation in Namibia
and the urgency of tt ‘on for free elections are
in the state-wide publicatl he Civil Service Em~
(CSEA). The Black Caucus of the Public Employee's Fed-
ars directly to its

ne sduled to appear

pidyee's Association
eration (PEF) has mailed the brochure requesting doll
members. Details about the campaign will be published locally by the Solidar-
1 District in its next newsletter.
in

The Albany County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO) has led the way
supporting free elections in Namibia. September , 1989 meeting the
FederaLlion recognized “Namibia's desperate need for help in resettling refu-
gees and...the need for 4 mas istration.” The members of the
Federation further reso ibi o the attention
of their members and suppor During
the discussion at the Federation |
National Union of Namibian Workers,
the outcry against South African acti

placed on SWAPO for violating the peace accords.
rnational community of who the aggressors are in
hief and the

to remind the entire inte
South AFrica is the murderer, the t
" And the NUNW is

the Namibian conflict.
criminal. Let the falsification of facts not deceive you.
ates to the federation were inform-

putting its clout behind SWAPO, The deleg

ed that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the National

Union of Miners of South Africa (NUMSA) have sent delegations to Namibia to
s to contain

help train monitors for the elections and to develop strategie

violence in the north.

On Labor Day the Coalitior staffed a table at the Troy Area

Labor Council 125th Anniversary Rally and Picnic. Members were excited to

find the CSEA Anti-apartheid committee present with pins, teeshirts and
da strong interest

anti-apartheid information. The CSEA tablers expresse
the Dollars

fe Dollars campaign.
‘he Labor Committee is shaping up into a strong component of
Ab2-2542. Next meeting: Ocl. i] at 7:00pm
i abel Leon

Campaign. 10 get involved, call
Bill Ritchie and M

at the Albany Public Library.

ity Committee of the Capita

for Democracy" campaign.

ed out that the
n federation, had joined

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Next meetings of the Namibia Committee are scheduled at 7:00 at the
Main Branch of the Albany Public Library, Yashington Ave. ,Albany on
October 11 and November 8. If you can join in this critical work,
your attendance is welcome.

in addition to the Namibia campaign, the Coalition organized a large
demonstration in front of the OTB in Albany to protest Lhe inclusion of South
African tennis players in the Schenectady OTB tournament.(The Coalition is
in receipt of a letter from the Australian Anti-Apartheid Movement which
has been active in their opposition to the appearance of South African players
in the Australian tennis open). Over 50 people joined the protest in Albany:
and gained widespread media attention. Les Davis coordinated this event with
assistance from Merton Simpson, Cherly Permberton and others.

CDCAAR also worked with the National Lawyers Guild Albany chapter to pro-
mote a reception for Johnny DeLange, South African a.torney who is active In
the anti-apartheid movement in that country. Delange is Assistant National
Secretary of the non-racial National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL).
The State of Emergency in South Africa has resulted ina virtual blackout
of news about the intensified repression, prosecutions of political activists
and the imposition of the death penalty in unprecedented numbers. Johnny
brought tirst-hand information which was greatly needed.

Another valuable presentation was given by Curtis Nkondo, United Democratic
Front representative who was on tour of the U.S. this Spring. At a Spring gener-

al Coalition meeting he gave a valuable presentation of what 1s happening in
South Africa now.

oi, well, well...You remember Patrick Swindall, the former Georgia repre-
sentative who spend most of his time in Congress getting involved in drug money
laundering on the one hand and trying to suppress the anti-apartheid movement on

the other hand? . .
You remember the usnsuccessful Swindall amendments which falsely branded the

ANC as a terrorist organization?

You remember the unsucessful Swindall amendments which attempted to limit
U.S. travel of ANC represenative to 30 miles from the U.N.?

Well, on June 20th Swindall was convicted on nine counts of lying to 4 grand
jury regarding evidence in an undercover drug operation. Swindall was videotaped
negoLliating an $850,000 loan to finance a million dollar house he was building in
Atlanta. He was repeatedly told by an undercover IRS agent on the video that the
money was coming from drug profits. On August 28th, Swindall was sentenced to a
fine of $30,450 and a sentence of one year. New federal guidelines Insure that
Swindall will only spend a few days in prison.

Two points to be made here. in Bush's war on drugs, 4 high ranking public
official will get a few days in jail for a deal of almost a million dollars.
Hypocrisy remains public policy. And secondly, the self righteous accuser of
the ANC should be asked now, "who is the real terrorist?"

in closing, we evoke remembrances of Huey Newton for his contribution to

the movement and to Yusuf Hawkins - he was only going to buy a car and he
was murdered...with a candy bar in his hand. The struggle continues.

The struggle did not take a summer vacation. We are pleased to repurt
that the CDCAAR maintained a high level of political activity this summer. We
approached the summer with a well-thought out plan for implementing the "Dollars
for Democracy In Namibia” -campaign. The "“Namibia/Dol lars” committee of the
Coalition has been meeting every other Wednesday in the Albany Public Library.
Sub committees function between regular meetings. New and old CDCAAR members
have been working very hard to involve the labor, religious and student communi Ly
in Southern Africa issues with a focus on Namibia. This work continues.

Our "Do the Right Thing - Party with a Purpose” event on August 25th was an
outstanding success. Everything worked: the music (house, Reggae, Latin,
Calypso and African), the crowd (approximately 400 people attended, the spirit
wag warm), the D.J.'S (there were 3 ~ Kool Kriss, Pedro and Sir Walford. They
never missed a beat), the venue (Holidaze was great. Thank you to Kenny and the
Holidaze staff. Special mention to Tyrone at the door for being so kind and
looking out for us).

People were talking for ‘daze’ about the event. Congratulations to all of
us. But in particular to the party committee - Sharon Cole, Larry Shajuyigbe,
paco Duarte and coordinator Theresa Williams. They did the right thing by any-
one's standards.

Thanks also to Kuiri, our friend from SWAPO, for coming up from New York
City to bring greetings of solidarity.

Anyone with outstanding tickets and money should call Theresa immediately
at 426-7966.

we would also like to take this opportunity to mention a number of committed
students who were active this summer: Verena Diemer, Scott Hughes, Amber Thomas,
Fredua Ofori-Atta, Tom McBrien, Varsha Saxena, Judy Krebs, Hassain Blackshear,
Fermin Espinosa, Martin Matthews and Elba Matos.

The students represent SUNYA, Siena and St. Rose. They put the "Ss" in
struggle. We look forward to solid community/campus links this fall.

Acknowledgements also go to old and new Coalition members who are taking an
active part in the Namibia campaign: Celia Bess Cotton, Coordinator of the
Religious Committee, Mabel Leon, Coordinator of the Labor Committee, Everette
Joseph Media, and Lois Daley, Natasha Reeder, Mary Moore, Navid Aube, Sandra
Lamb, Eileen Kawola, Naomi Jaffe, Deb Maxwell, Connie Owens and our friends at

SASU. SOUTHERN AFRICA

if 1S WIDELY RECOGNIZED THAT SWAPO, THE LEGITIMATE
REPRESENTATAIVE OF THE NAMIBIAN PEOPLE CAN WIN THAT
COUNTRY'S (AFRICA'S LAST COLONY) FIRST ELECTION ON
woviemni i, 1989 IF THE ELECTIONS ARE FREE AND FAIR.
ii | PUELEARS FOR DEMOCRACY" CAMPAIGN BEING CONDUCTED :
THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST IS TO RAISE FUNDS WHICH ARE Namibia
CRITICALLY NEEDED BY THE PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA TO INSURE et
THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE FREE AND FAIR. 3

if you can join in this effort on any level, call
vera Michelson at 436-0562. South Africe

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SWAPO members returning home to Namibia...

of the Coalition attended a farewell ;

contingent of anti-apartheid activists and
North-

Farewell Function for

At the end of J
in New York City, with a large

friends and supporters 0
It was a happy

east.
members of SWAPO who have been in exile and who can no
years of exile. But there was a sadness at saying goodbye to friends.
are aware that hard work and struggle jie ahead.
t Angula, chief representative

And all present
The main speaker of the evening Was He Lmu
on to the United Nations. Mr. Angula thanked all

ef the SWAPO Observer Missi
those presen ho could not come to the party, for the support they
“Your struggle was not for personal gain

have given Lo t
but for the liberation of an oppressed people," he said.
Mr. Angula spoke about ‘ch lie ahead for the people
or real independence. (Over the summer we continrve
to subvert the “wae

of Namibia in the stuggle f
ways in which Sou
ed those in attendance to continue their
ill be free."

). He encourag
“with your efforts South

as part of the

The Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism has been active,
"Dollars for Democracy

Northeast Southern africa Solidarity Network, in 4

in Namibia Campaign since the Spring of this year. see elsewhere in this
newsletter an update of that campaign and check your newstand in November for
CAPITAL magazine which will carry an article on the "Dollars" campaign.

nares

OMMUNITY OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT - A CALL 10 ACTION...
Namibia has been in the forefront of the

ound the world about South African atrocities
denounced South African attempts to sabotage the
the international community for assistance.

on Against Apartheid and Racism has mobilized
The Coalition 1s looking for-

"Nollars for Democracy in Namibia
in this effort and 1s appealing to clergy
The Coalition has videos, bro-

RELIGIOUS C
The Council of Churches of

struggle to educate people ar
in Namibia. The Council has

and church members to respond to this call.
ilable to address meetings and congregations.

chures and speakers who are aval

Remember that the election will take place in Namibia on Nov. |, 1989 so time
is of the essence. if you are interested or for more information, call

Celia Bess Cotton at 436-9234.

VICTORY TO ANC - FREE SOUTH AFRIC

VICTORY TO SWAPO - FREE NAMIBIA

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WHAT'S HAPPENING...

Former South African Detainee, Nomgcobo Sangweni, to speak in Albany on
October 4th at the Albany Public Library at 7:00 p.m. Sangweni, a Black
South African jailed by the white racist government, was released after
Amnesty International intervention. For information, call 436-0491.

Harlem Renaissance - Art of Black America - An exhibition and program at
the New York State Museum running through October 29th. The exhibit
celebrates the achievements of pioneering artists of the Harlem Renaiss-~
ance, the film series includes classics from the period and the lecture
series explores the artists and their times. Call 474-5877 for info.

“Cry Freedom and Justice: An Unfinished Agenda" - Siena College Fall
lecture Series. November | at 8:00 p.m. “Race and Canon: An American
Idea" by Henry Louis Gates. December 5 at 7:00 p.m. “Journey to Free-
dom - a dramatic portrayal of the lives of African Americans." Admission

s free, but reservations are strongly recommended. CAI Siena Ticket
Office at (518) 783-2527 Monday through Friday.

National March for Housing Now! October 7, 1989. A march to end homeless-~-
ness, fund the creation of affordable housing, restore funds for federal
housing programs. Buses will leave Albany on Friday evening at 11 p.m.
on October 6 and return at midnight on Saturday, October 7th. Tickets
are available in Albany at the Social Justice Center, the Coalition for
the Homeless and United Tenants. CAL] 436-5612 or 434-4037 for info.
Non-violent Civil Disobedience Action on Friday, October 6th. - if you
want more information, call Donna DeMaria at 434-4037.

African American Theatre in the Community ~-a panel discussion on Wednesday,
September 27, 1989 at 8:00 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
at Sunya. For more info., call 442-4200

ALL OF THE ABOVE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SPECIAL NOTE: The Rev. Alan Boesak, South African anti-apartheid leader will
be appearing at Siena College in January. More details in the
next newsletter.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER of Albany, the umbrella organization for peace and
justice | re in the Capital District, is holding the ANNUAL PEACE AND
JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER on November 3rd. For more information, call 434-4037.

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Next Coalition meeting
September 26 at 7:30 p.m. ‘ 2g
Very important briefing on: SOUTH AFRICA Now -

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Break the links ACT NOW - SEND THE POSTCARD

Enclosed in this mailing you will find 4
1S pink postcard addressed to Governor Marto
| Cuomo asking that he enac t selective

government of South Africa by refusing to

won TO purchasing legislation against the apartheid

nes!

yes cA. do business with the companies that do busi
ae with South Africa.
You only have to sign and stamp and mail
the card to let the Governor know that
you don't want your tax dollars supporting
apartheid.
ACT NOW...
Free South Africa Free Namibia Recognize Angola
Victory to ANC Victory to SWAPO and the legiti ‘e

MPLA government”

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ELECTION PROCESS IN NAMIBIA:
Appeal for support and assistance to SWAPO

—_ALISE [SUMMER 1959.

By Gabriel Uahengo aad
Shekutaamba V.V. Nambala

or over a century the country of

Namibia has suffered the burden of
colonialism, first at the hands of Ger-
many and now by South Africa and Its
apartheid and racist regime. Since
World War |, South Africa occupied
Namibia as a mandate of the League of
Nations and as a trustee of the United
Nations. However, In 1966 the UN
General Assembly revoked the mandate
status over Namibia and South Africa
was supposed to leave and grant
Namibia freedom and peace.

For the past 23 years South Africa has
catused to leave Namibia and has con-
tinued to violate the United Nations
resolutions and the desire of the interna-
tional community. South Africa con-
tinues to occupy Namibia iiegally in
defiance of the law. Indeed, the history
of Namibia has been traumatic and
tragic.

Because of this colonial war imposed on

the Namibian people, many lives and
properties have been lost and

destroyed. However, Namibians con-

tinue to demand their right to be free and
independent. Similarly, the international
community through the United Nations
and other peace4oving organizations alll
over the wortd rallied together in an effort
to bring peace with justice to Namibia
and to end colonial rule.

in 1978, the UN Security Council passed
a resolution known as UNSCR 435. This
resolution calls for fair, free and
democratic elections in Namibia under
the supervision of the United Nations to
provide an atmosphere for the Namibian
people to design their future and elect
whom they want to govern and lead
them, Unfortunately, the irnplementation
of R435 was hampered by South African
delaying tactics in collaboration with her
allies.

The years 1987-88 brought about many

and factors which led South
Africa to the negotiation table. One of
these factors was the heavy casualties
South Africa suffered t the battle of Cuito
Cuanavale in southern Angola during
one of South Africa's infamous invasions
into the Peoples Republic of Angola.
This battle was fought by the joint forces
of FAPLA—the national forces of An-
gola, Cuban Revolutionary Army and
PLAN combatants of SWAPO.

The negotiation table led to the signing
in New York of a Tripartite Peace Agree-
ment between Angola, Cuba and South
Africa on December 22, 1988. This
agreement not only allows for a chance
ior a ceasefire between Angola and
South Africa, but also includes the im-

4

plementation of R435, This decoloniza-
tion process and implementation of the
decade-old resolution was to start on

April 1, 1989.

it is long past April 1 now and we have
seen that day mourntully pass, taking
with it many Namibian lives. Over 300
innocent Namibians were killed by
South Africe ccupation’ 2s since
then. Most u. the dead wore cold-
bloodedily shot execution-style.

April 1, 1989 caught many Namibians by
great surprise. In their hour of joyous
anticipation for peace, bullets once
again shattered their swelling jubilation.
Death swiftly descended on the nation,
a sober reminder that South Africa has
no intention of leaving Namibia In peace.

Through long and hard maneuvers,
thanks to the efforts of the international
community, today the electoral process
is back on track. The hurdies to over-
come are numerous. South Africa, the
very country that Namibians have been
and still are vigorously opposing, has
been allowed by the United Nations to
design and run the electoral process. It
seems, after years of vehement opposi-
tion to South African rule over Namibia,
the world body found Itself victim to
political favoritism which maneuvered
and tugged at the United Nation's purse
strings — ultimately, it can be said that
the Uinted Nations botched the process

because of financial strain.
Theworkin inciples,abas’  -‘nwhich
the election. ure run, make § adocu-

ment full of gaps and concessions to

South Africa. Of these concessions, the
most disturbing are South Africa's
“jegal” right to register voters and the
failure of the United Nations to address
the question of Walvis Bay. As it is, South
Atrica could withdraw any number of its
forces to Walvis Bay (which Is “South
African territory”) and so be within one-
hour flying distance to any point in
Namibia.

Today, the reality in Namibia could not
be more frightening. South Africa clearly
runs the show. As refugees return home,
some local pastors in the Owambo
region have already warned the retur-
nees not to go home and meet their
families, because South Africa's
notorious Koevoef Squad (a counter-in-
surgency unit) lies in walt for them.
Families wish to see their children, but
are also worried about their safety.

The UN-supervising force has only 188
police monttors In the whole of Owambo
and Kaokoveld regions, which are the
size of about one-third of the state of
Minnesota. Most of the Namibian
population lives in these regions.
Church workers from Omundaungilo in
eastern Owambo said they have not yet
seen any UNTAG personnel.

Clearly, South Africa has no more inten-
tion of leaving Namibia than it had a
decade ago. It is, for instance, no
surprise that South Africa donated over
$10 million to a puppet and pro-South
Africa party in Windhoek already for their
election campaigns and costs. South
Africa is ever determined to out-spend

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SWAPO and so, at the very least, prevent
SWAPO from achieving the required
two-thirds majority in the elections.

in view of South Africa's intention in the
election process, SWAPO has pulled ail
its resources together to carry out an
effective campaign. As a result, most of
SWAPO offices around the world have
been closed, save only those that are
maintained by the good will of peace-
loving nations and organizations.

Nevertheless, the cost of preparing for
the elections and maintaining hea!
programs and housing for the returne
and other facilities is proving astronor

cal. JL is, therefore in this So hour
that we turn to our friends wordw efor

‘support of any Kind

VVvVVY

Recently you received a
special mailing from the
Coalition asking you to
join the “Dollars for
Democracy” campaign.

Please heed this request.
The chance for real
independence is at hand.
Funds are needed for voter
education, repatriation of
exile, refugee resettle-
ment.

| South Africa is out to
sabotage this process.

As a member of the inter-
national community you
can help Namibians on
their road to freedom.

EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!

Pitesti canaennal a,

iN MEMORIAM
YUSUF HAWKINS "Racism is as American as Apple Pie"
August 23, 1989 PuhashnlitchthnrOOnO noon

.

Another victim of racist

violence in the U. S. Report from the Co-chair: Marlow Diapason

With the recent "Lynching" of Yusuf Hawkings, a 16 year old African American in Brooklyn,
“aw York on August 23rd, there is renewed discussion on the status of racism in America. The
problem is that Americans as a group are for the most part ahistorical and apolitical. The
widely held belief is that racism is to a large extent synonymous with individual prejudice.

In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

Racism is a subliminal omnipresent central element of the collective unconscious of the
najority of the world's population of European ancestry and this belief system has been internal-
ized by people of color all over the world who have been the victims of white supremacy. The
internalization of the effects of a racist belief system manifest itself in a sense of powerless-
ness, inferiority and autodestructiveness on the part of people of color.

It needs to be understood that the capitalist value system of western civilization is dis-
tinguished from the value systems of most aboriginal peoples of the world, in that the capitalis
value system reduces everything to property whether it is people, land, the air, the sea,
marriage, etc. In contrast a large proportion of the rest of the world is motivated by a sense
of spirituality and an understanding that human beings are an integral part of nature. So for
example, the so called “American Indians” found it impossible to comprehend the Furopean notion
that the land could be pruchased for the exclusive use of an individual or 4 particular racial
group at the exclusion of others. fo get a better understanding of the complexity of racism, |
recommend the following books: The Psychohistor of White Racism by Joel Covel; Black Athena
by Martin Bernal; The cultural Unity of Black A rica by Cheikh Anta Diop, Stolen oa ee by”
George G.M, James, 3nd The Cress Theory af Color confrontation by Or. Francis cress Welsing.

A critical element of racism in our lifetime 15 the witte Supremacy doctrine by which the
value of life is put on a hierarchial scale with various Europeans at the top and people of
color at the bottom, with Africans at the lowest end of the spectrum.

As Carol Taylor points out "No white has ever been executed in America for killing 4 Black
male. 1 say don't preach to me about the flag, the national anthem, the Constitution, civil or
human rights, the Statue of Liberty, how you're not racist or “Justice” while the names of mur-
dered African males pound against my heart!" And to the list of names we now add a young Black
mile named Yusuf Hawkins.

In the Yusuf Hawkins "Lynching" we see the classic white supremacist modus operandi.
‘awkins «3S attacked and fatally wounded when the gang of white youths, who thought either he or

lis friends has been dating a white girl, encountered the Black youths if “their” neighborhood.
if you think such thinking is reserved for the KKK, then you have failed to understand racism in
our time, As Francis Welsing points out "lynching is all about the business of castration.”
Castraticn of the Black male, who in the white supremacy system has been identified as the super
masculine menial, is necessary because of the primal fear of genetic fear of annihilation on the

part of white supremacists.
Another less publicized case of racist violence occured on July 20th when Ronald Smith, an

African American inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility was allegedly beaten to death by guards
As usual, the preliminary investigations have found no cause of death. So convinced were other
inmates at the facility of Smith's murder that over 600 of them refused to go to the mess hall
to eat for the entire day of July 23rd. The inmates have called for an independent investiga-
tory bedy to look into the death of Smith and others. The Coalition Against Apartheid and
Racism urges all people of conscience to write Governor Cuomo to demand an independent investi-
gation and a definitive determination for the cause of death.

In Albany, the New York Civil Liberties Union is looking for people who feel they have been
the victims of police abuse particularly in the recent bus station drug sweep. if you have any
information contact the NYCLU at (518) 436-8594.

The Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism is a member of the Community Police Relations

Board of the City of Albany. The Board was created as an attempt to develop and maintain

an atmosphere of trygt and respect between the Albany community and its police. In addition,

The Board is to conduct a complaint review process to protect the rights of the community.

The more the community shows their concern about the actions of the Board - and the police-

the greater the chance for accountability. GET INVOLVED. The next four meetings are schedule

to take place at Trinity Instituion, 15 Trinity Place, Albany. They begin at 7:00 p.m.

Hates: Monday, September 25
Monday, October 23
Monday, November 27
Monday, December 18

The Capital District Coalit
Apartheid and Racism is a Coalition of
several community organizations and of
individual members, We have ne paid stelf
on overhead capenses #0 all Curis go directly
to lobbying efforts , education, printing and

For more information about the Board and
about Coalition involvement, call 434-5184

Capital District Coalition

* * . eae jor Coalition, call 8 438 0309.
Against Apartheid Co-chairs: ri checks to’
R . Vera Michelson The Cay ca Coalition Against
and ikmacism Mertan Simpson Aparthei 0
Box 3002 - Pine Hills Stauen Bion 1 ¢ Station, Albany, New

Albany, N¥ 12203 York 122)

A Project of the Social Justice Center

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Capital District Coalition
Against Apartheid

and Racism
Box 3002 - Pine Hills Stason NOVEMBER, 1989

Albany, NY 12203
A Project of the Social Justice Center

Next general meeting of the Coalition: Thursday, Nov. 30, 1989, 7:00 pm

NOTE: important change --- meeting will be held at:
ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY - MAIN BRANCH
WASHINGTON AVENUE, ALBANY, NEW YORK

The location of Coalition meetings has been changed to the Albany
Public Library which is centrally located and provides easy access.

The starting time has been chan ed to 7:00 because we must be out of
of the Library by 9:00 p.m. sharp. Meetings will start promptly at 7.

Schedule of meetings through June, 1990 is as follows:
Thursday, Nov. 30, 1989 (5th Thursday because of Thanksgiving)
No December meeting or newsletter

Thursday, Jan. 25, 1990 Thursday, Apr. 26, 1990
Thursday, Feb. 22, 1990 Thursday, May 24, 1990
Thursday, Mar. 22, 1990 Thursday, June 28, 1990

é agenda for the November meeting inciudes the following:

Update on South Africa and Namibia

Final planning for Coalition Forum on Police Abuse (see flyer inside)
Planning for Martin Luther King March in January

pdate on Alan Boesak visit to Albany in January

SOUTH AFRICA NOW comes to the Capital District! After months of
lobbying by members of the Coalition, the award winning news and
cultural show "South Africa Now" 1s being aired by the local PBS
affiliate WMHX. The show appears on Sundays at 2:00 pm on Cable
Channel 45. Special thanks to Iris Berger and Charles Touhey for
their efforts in getting this important show on the air.

Business as usual in Albany City Hall

BUSINESS AS USUAL IN ALBANY CITY HALL...

While the Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism does not make political
endorsements in local elections, we feel it's necessary to speak out

on Mayor Tom Whalen's (the self proclaimed progressive), unprincipled
behavior in the November School Board race. Continuing in the tradition
of arrogant machine politics, he blatantly gave political endorsement -

paid ads in the newspaper, letters to voters, lawn signs - to the three
candidates of his choice - Alley, DeWitt, and Tobin. So much for the
claims of a non-political School Board. Business as usual.

AND BY THE WAY...

We heard that there are educational scholarships for the children of the
financially advantaged. Contact Albany Country Executive Jim Coyne for
details: 1-800-GREEDY.

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aTat hin mEpIs MIM PIA RIM SAREE I 7 Feat nt

STOP POLICE ABUSE: DO THE RIGHT THING - On Saturday, December 2nd, 1989,

the Coalition will sponsor a community forum to address the over re-
presentation of Blacks and other minorities from Albany County in the
State prison system and the ongoing problem of police abuse as a
factor. This forum will take place at the Arbor Hill Community Center
in Albany. SEE ENCLOSED FLYER FOR MORE DETAILS.

COMMUNITY POLICE RELATIONS BOARD - Next scheduled meetings of the Board

will be held at Trinity Institution, 15 Trinity Place in Albany.
Meetings begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 27th and

Monday, December 18th are the next two meetings. For more information
contact: 434-5184.

MAPANZULA - The Coalition is considering bringing this South African

film to Albany and sponsoring a joint ANC/Coalition fundraiser.
[f you are interested in working on this project, call 434-0642,

WELCOME TO THE BABIES - Congratulations to Ann Matei and Frank Lownes

and to Renee Harriton and Mark Mishler. Membership cards are in
the mail for your new little ones.

African National Congress

WE regard this as a victo-
ry for the struggles of our
people.

It is not a consequence of
a change of heart on the
part of FW de Klerk.

It is the consequence of
the struggles of our people
and the international soli-
darity movement, which
has consistently demanded
the imposition of mandato-
ry sanctions on racist
South Africa.

De Klerk merely wants to
give Margaret Thatcher
leverage at the Common-
wealth where she will say

© Release
Mandela and

other

political
prisoners

it is not time for sanc-
tions.

We are continuing to call
for the imposition of sanc-
tions.

We stand committed to
the OAU document which
sets the conditions for ne-
gotiations,

There are also still many
other political prisoners.
There is no reason for
them to stay in jail.

What we are saying to
the world is: it is only
eight people out of hun-
dreds. This is a drop in
the ocean,

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ANC President, Oliver
Tambo

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(from the New Nation, Oct. 13-19, 1989)

The announcement of the release of eight long-term political prisoners has
been joyously welcomed by the African National Congress and the anti-apartheid
movement. While the ANC is overjoyed by the release of its leaders, it warns
that the release was not motivated by any fundamental change in the apartheid
policy of the South African government. Those released were Walter Sisulu,
Ahmed Kathrade, Elias Motsoaledi, Raymond Mhlaba, Andrew Mlangeni, Oscar
Mpetha, Wilton Mkwayi and Jeff Masemola.

_“We regard this as a victory for the struggles of our people," said the
ANC. "It is not a consequence of a change of heart on the part of F.W.DeKlerk.
It is a consequence of the struggles of our people and the international
solidarity movement, which has consistently demanded the imposition of manda-
tory sanctions on racist South Africa."

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the United Demo-
cratic Front (UDF), in a joint statement issued on behalf of the Mass Demo-
cratic Movement (MDM), also gave the government little credit for the release.

The unconditional release of these stalwarts of our struggle against apart-
heid is first and foremost a massive victory of the people of South Africa,"
the MDM said. “Theif release is also a victory for the international soli-

darity movement, the sanctions campaign and the campaign to isolate the
regime.

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ricer werent mi ing of South Africa, and the sce ao r

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bitin | ey ing in gust » 1989 ~ conditions
ee ae negotiations about a future South Africa can take place.
nities ila bg show Clearly that he is afraid of further international
a ag ri time for the anti-apartheid movement to intensify that
i il Psd Pro sly a false belief that real change will come
: . © apartheid regime is up against tt 5 no
in part because of the effect of comer ive ncti Tie chet tat io
> effe nprehensive sanctions.

The resistance must continue - FORWARD WITH SANCTIONS. sgh aici ale ck
(In our next newsletter there Will be an outline of a plan for a

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Before negotiations can take place between the apartheid regime and the
people of South Africa, the following conditions - as outlined by the
ANC, the people of South Africa and the Organization of Africa Unity -
must be met:

e release all political prisoners and detainees
unconditionally and refrain from imposing
any restrictions on them,

@ lift the bans and restrictions on all persons
and organizations:

e@ remove all troops from the townships;
e end the state of emergency and repeal ail
legislation, such as and including the Internal

Security Act, designed to restrict political
activity;

@ end press censorship; and,

e cease all political trials and political
EXECULIONS.,

SM SEVENTY THOUSAND RALLY IN
y . | SUPPORT OF FREED ANC LEADERS

; On October 29, 1989, the
em" largest anti-government rally
#4#s4in South African history took
‘e gplace in the country's largest
qsoccer stadium.
of The Mass Democratic Move-
» Mament has been conducting a
pai Defiance Campaign for several
Leaq months. The demonstration is
ieaq another example of the people
“a4 flouting security laws that

2"ymake it a crime to support the
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eve ve ee! General Secretary of the ANC
Asaeciated Presa Foday the ANC has captured

ina Sisulu salute crowd. the center stage of political

SISUL SALUTE life in South Africa."

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UDF and COSATU

The unconditional release of these
stalwarts of our struggle against
apartheid is first and foremost a
massive victory for the people of
South Africa. Our leaders will be
reunited with their people and their
families after a long and painful
separation,

Their release is also a victory for
the international solidarity move-
ment, the sanctions Campaign and
the campaign to isolate the regime.

These are tried and tested leaders
of our people. Through many long
and lonely years they have re-
mained unflinching in their refusal
to be separated from the liberation
movement and their people.

These comrades will now take
their rightful place at the head of
their organisation and their people.

While Mandela says that his re-
lease is not on the agenda and he
cannot plead for his own release,

this has to be ensured by increased
pressure from the mass of our peo-
le.
. Local and international pressure
must be rapidly accelerated to se-
cure the release of Mandela and all
other political prisoners, the un-
banning of the ANC and other or-
ganisations, the return of all exiles,
the lifting of the state of emergen-
cy, the repeal of all repressive
laws, and the return of all exiles,
Once this climate of free political
activity has been created, Sisulu,
Mandela, Oliver Tambo and others
will be able to play a rightful role
in bringing about a democratic

transformation in our country.

VAD ae a TSI ON EO OI en ERT SEN SDE LIWUN Vd WIT RNIONN TA VRg Apc awe bem WOO

Struggling masses of our country.

other banned organisations.

We await our leaders’ return so
that they will be able to take their
rightful place in the struggle for
national liberation and guide us all
in establishing a just, democratic
South Africa as espoused in the
Freedom Charter.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
TRADE UNIONS

The National Council of Trade Un-
ions welcomes the long overdue
release of some of our leaders to
take up their rightful leadership po-
sitions in Our community.

We however note that this release
comes at a time when supporters
of this regime in the Western
world, particularly Britain, have
no longer any moral grounds for
continuing to support the evil sys-
tem of apartheid with its never ful-
filled promises of this regime.

The release of our leaders should
not be used by the conservative
British government to continue
their support of this regime.

We rightfully believe that this ac-
tion by the regime is aimed at
thwarting the sanctions campaign
at the Commonwealth conference
to be held in Malaysia. We appeal
to all leaders there not to allow
themselves to be fooled by this ac-
tion of the regime.

The sanctions campaign must be
intensified and all other possible
pressure that can be used against
this regime must be applied to
bring an end to apartheid and the
implementation of one person one
vote in a united country,

NEW NATION

We view this as victory for the

We also hope that this will be

followed by the unbanning of the
African National Congress and all

Sayco views the release of our
leaders as a victory for mass united
action and as a response to the
pressure put on the government by
Our struggle, which has escalated
and intensified on all fronts.

It has nothing to do with the will
of De Klerk to create proper condi -
tions for negotiations because

these releases are taking place at a
lime when the state of emergency
is SUll in place, when the ANC and
Our Organisations in the mass dem-
ocratic movement are still banned,
when security laws which deny
our people space for free political
acuivilies are still in place,

While it is true that this is a major
concession and retreat on the part
of the government, and it is a qual-
Halive victory on the part of the
people, we note with concern the
insincere way in which De Klerk is
trying to use these releases - as a
means tO try to defuse the interna-
uional community's anger against
apartheid colonialism,

NATIONAL UNION OF
MINEWORKERS

The release was a result of a maxi-
mum pressure brought about by
Our people. It is only through max-
imum pressure, internal and exter-

nal, that the apartheid regime will
give in,