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MINUTES OF THE 55TH CONGRESS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 55TH CONGRESS OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NATAL, PIETERMARITZBURG 25TH - 30TH, NOVEMBER, 1977. Published by NUSAS Printed by Central Printing Unit, Wits. INDEX TO THE MINUTES, REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OF 55TH CONGRESS. SUBJECT Abbreviations Delegates Agenda Claiming of Votes and Ratification Ratification of Minutes of 54th Congress Rescinding of Previous Policy Establishment & Election of Committees Head Office Reports : Tabling and Adoption Tabling and Adoption Tabling and Adoption Report Tabling and Adoption Report of NUSAS President's Report of Secretary-General's Report of National Student Editor's of Labour Co-ordinator's Centre Reports : Tabling and Adoption Tabling and Adoption Tabling and Adoption Tabling and Adoption UCT Report PMB Report Durban Report Wits Report 10 10 - 11 11 11 Committee Reports and Motions : Tabling and Adoption of Part A of Student Benefits Committee Report (SASTS) Motion arising from part A of Student Benefits Committee Report Tabling of Minority Report on Student Benefits Tabling and Adoption of Part B of Student Benefits Committee Report Tabling and Adoption of Publications Committee Reports 18 18 - 19 24 24 25 20 - 21 1 2 -4 5 6 6 6 -7 7 -9 9 - 10 Tabling and Adoption of Education Action and Seminars Committee Report 22 Tabling and Adoption of Women's Action Committee Report 22 - 23 Tabling and Adoption of Orientation Committee Report 23 Tabling and Adoption of Media Committee Report 23 Tabling and Adoption of Social Action Committee Reports 23 - 24 Tabling and Adoption of Projects Committee Report 24 Tabling and Adoption of Sports Committee Reports 24 Tabling and Adoption of Sports Committee Reports 25 - 26 Motion arising from Political Associations Committee 26 Tabling and Adoption of Finance & Structures Committee Report 26 Tabling and Adoption of Alternate Employment Committee Reports 27 Motion arising from Alternate Employment Committee 27 - 28 Tabling and Adoption of Contact Committee Report 28 Tabling and Adoption of Cultural Action Committee Report 28 - 29 Other Motions Average Student 12 - 13 Political Association Committee 13 - 14 NUSAS Theme for 1978 14 - 15 General Election 15 - 17 SASTS 17 - 18 Social Welfare Bills 29 - 30 Political Extremism and Violence 30 - 31 Namibia, SWAPO and the Turnhalle 31 - 34 Terrorist Organizations 34 The Carter Administration and Human Rights 34 - 35 CensorshipofthePress 35 - 36 Motion of Thanks 38 - 39 Patrick Fitzgerald 39 Fink Haysom 39 - 40 Elections : Notice of Nominations for NUSAS President 12 Election of NUSAS president for 1978 15 (ii) Election of Labour Co-ordinator 36 Election of National Student Co-ordinator 36 - 37 Election of Law Co-ordinator 37 Election of Community Action Co-ordinator 37 Election of EDCOM Co-ordinator 37 Election of Secretary-General 38 Election of Media Officer 38 Election of NUSAS Vice-President 40 Honorary Vice-Presidents 40 - 41 Honorary President 41 Appendix A : NUSED Minutes of NUSED 42 Delegates to NUSED Congress 43 Claiming and Ratification of votes 43 Ratification of Minutes of 6th NUSED Congress 43 Reports 44 - 45 Election of Secretary-General 46 Appendix B : Head Office Reports President's Report 48 - 77 Secretary-General's Report 78 - 90 Report of National Student Editor 91 - 93 Report of Labour Co-ordinator 94 Balance Sheet 95 - 102 Appendix C : Centre Reports UCT Report 104 - 106 PMB Report 107 - 109 Durban Report 110 - 112 Wits Report (Appendix : SASTS ) 113 - 121 Appendix D : Committee Documents Group A Committees : Finance & Structures Committee (iii) Report on Head Office Structures for 1978 Budget 1978 Interim Recommendations of the Committee Publications Committee 1. Report of the Sub-committee on National Student 2. Report of the Legal Sub-committee 3. Report of the Sub-committee on Campus Publications 4. Report of the Sub-committee on Head Office Publications Student Benefits Committee Part A : SASTS Minority Report Part B : Other Benefits Education Action & Seminars Committee 1. Reportof2. Reportof committee 3. Report of Group B Committees Projects Committee Seminars Sub-committee University Education SubExternal Education Sub- committee Section A : Programme Section B : Composition & Strategy Position Paper "Education for an African Future Social Action Committee Labour Conference Report & Addenda Report of Rural Development/Environment Sub-committee (iv) 123 - 124 125 - 126 126 127 - 128 129 - 130 131 132 133 - 135 136 137 - 138 140 - 143 144 - 145 146 147 - 149 149 - 150 151 - 152 153 - 156 157 3. Report of Legal Sub-committee 4. Report of Community Organizations Subcommittee Cultural Action Committee 1. "Minority" (Majority) Report 2. "Majority" Report Sports Committee Report Group C Committees Orientation Committee Report Women's Action Committee 1. Report of the Committee 2. Interim Recommendations - Women's Action Seminar Alternate Employment Committee 1. Report of the Committee 2. Alternate Law Report Contact Committee Report Media Committee Report Appendix E : Other Reports SASTS Report SAPET Report SAMST Report SASET Report Appendix F : Other Documents Paddy Kearney : "Education for an African Future" Political Association Statement 158 159 160 - 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 - 170 171 173 - 176 177 - 178 179 - 180 181 - 182 184 - 191 192 - 1 - ABBREVIATIONS I.M.C. S.R.C. U.C.T. Wits PMB Durban Rhodes NUSAS The National Union SASTS NUSED COMM COMM WAGES COMM SDA SSD A.C.T. S.A.M. VARSITY DOME NUX Wits Student RHODEO A.F.C. M.S.C. L.S.C. SAVS WITSCO ENVI RAC ASB SASET SAMST SAPET SSPT Interim Management Committee Students Representative Council University of Cape Town University of the Witwatersrand University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg University of Natal, Durban Rhodes University National Union of South African Students NUSAS South African Students Travel Service National Union of Students Education Department Communities Commission Wages & Economics Commission Social Democratic Association Students for Social Democracy Association for Critical Thought Students African Movement S.R.C. Newspaper, UCT S.R.C. Newspaper, Durban S.R.C. Newspaper, PMB S.R.C. Newspaper, Wits S.R.C. Newspaper, Rhodes Arts Faculty Council Medical Students Council Law Students Council South African Volunteer Service Witwatersrand Community Organization Environmental Action Group Afrikaanse Studente Bond South African Students Education Trust South African Medical Scholarships Trust South African Prison Education Trust Student Services Project Trust DELEGATES, ALTERNATE DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS TO THE 55TH NUSAS CONGRESS. NUSAS PRESIDENT Nicholas (Fink) Haysom. SECRETARY GENERAL Patrick Fitzgerald. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND Delegates : Max Price (SRC President & Leader of Wits Delegation). Mike Roussos Clifford Goldsmith Peter Lachman Robin Wood Gary Foweraker Bill Baillie Peter Wentzel Rhett Kahn Mike Hadfield Observers : Hilary Joffe Auret van Heerden Peter Brits Greg Dunsford-Whi te Alan Rubin Gail Katz Debbi van Gas Neill Coleman Claire Bowes Pete Roussos Milton Miltiadis Robin Bloch Rai Turton Barbara Creecy Robert Barge Alan Hirsch Debbie Gill Steve Mosenthal Theo Marneweck Robert Wagner Des Biggs Terry Chappell Bonny Norton Harriet Perlman Lynn Malan Jean Leger Owen Crankshaw Jack Prentice Lindi Woolley Melinda Silverman Karen Jacobsen Norman Manoim Dave James UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Delegates : Steve Kahanovitz (SRC President and Leader of UCT Delegation). Dave Stromberg Laura Levetan Avrom Goldberg Jonathan Sandler Bryan Hack Stan van Embdon Gerald Lipman Merle Jawitz - 3 - Observers : Hugh Corder Humphrey Harriso Mary Ann Cullina Gerald Kraak Steve Bowey Joel Krige Lance Bloch Vicki Gunn Andre Kraak Chris Russell Sue Hampton Karen Leigh Glynnis LLoyd UNIVERSITY OF Jerome Marshall Tom Andrews Mike Evans Rory Gogarty Emily Fai rbai rn Penny Topping Gareth Jones Cheryl-Ann Stol tzman Julian Stern Lisa Thorne Ingrid Wei demann Mary Jane Crompton Alan Dreyden NATAL (DURBAN) Delegates : Patrick Flynn (SRC President and Leader of Durban Delegation). Jane Barrett Didi Moyle Peter Davidson Desiree Liversage Bill Gardiner Garth Seneque Heinz Klug Fiona Higginson Observers : Bernie Wolfsdorf Derek Campbell Bill Paddock Diane Lancaster Peter van Haselyn UNIVERSITY OF NATAL Angela Arnott Colin Franks Gavin Cawthra Rod Crompton Dave Brown. (PIETERMARITZBURG) Delegates : Des Kruger (SRC John Gultig Ian Bampton Jeremy Grundy Mary Ann Coetsee Rob McGuire Alan Velcich Mark Laing M. van Dyk Observers Martin Muller Bi ggs Steele President and Leader of PMB Delegation). Mackie An de rson Pete Maritz Arthur Lees-Rolfe Watson Nel Prew French Scroobie Foggin Pugin Harrison Wellington Grayson Fiona Henderson RHODES UNIVERSITY Isak Smuts (SRC President) Gordon Cramb Mike Mitchley Richard Wicksteed Guy Berger S. Myrdal M. Roodt J. Chunnett C. Watters STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY Nic Fine Clive Thompson Chris Heymans ASB Theuns Eloff (University of Potchefstroom) - 5 - FINAL AGENDA (AS REVISED). FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER : 0900 - 1700 1430 1630 1730 1930 Registration of delegates. Executive Meeting Delegation Meetings Cocktail Party Welcome by Professor G.D.L. Schreiner. NSA. Opening address by Paul Pretorius President's Address Committee Elections Handing Out of Reports. SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER : NSA Sitting. Group A Committee Meetings Group B Committee Meetings Group C Committee Meetings "John Berger Saga" (slide - First Session - First Session - First Session and tape show). SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER : Delegation Meetings Group