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UNIVERSITY of CAPE TOWN with Which Is Incorporated the South African College End Conscription Committee P,0, Box 208 Woodstock 7915 Dear Friend The campaign to end conscription was launched in the Western Cape in November last year. A co-ordinating committee representing the following organisations and groups was established: Black Sash Womens Movement for Peace Civil Rights League Conscientious Objectors Support Group Western Province Council of Churches The Ecumenical Action Movement (TEAM) Methodist Citizenship Board Anglican Board of Social Responsibility Catholic Justice and Peace Commission Catholic Wir and Peace Group UCT Catholic Society (Kolbe) Students Union for Christian Action (SUCA) National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) UCT Students Representative Council United Womens Organisation (observor) Detention Action Committje (ADAC - observor) The committee, with a four person executive, has functioned to co-ordinate activities carried out by these organisations relating to conscription and militarisation. A recent initiative of the committee was to draw up a declaration. It is seen as a unified statement rejecting compulsory conscription into the SADF. We would like your organisation / you as an individual to endorse the declaration by signing the attached copy and returning it to the above address. JChe declaration will not serve as a petition. The intention is to distribute as widely as possible in order to publicize the campaign. In addition, the declaration will probably be released to the press. The name of endorsing organisations / individuals will be included on those declarations released for distribution. We look forward to receiving your endorsement. Yours sincerely David Schmidt (chairperson End Conscription Committee - phone: 651031) ■ .P1;. ' ":'V 'l-i :y.- - ... .-. • •'• • .. ' • ...... .. • . ' r{ END CONSCRPTION CAMPAIGN PO Box 208 W%1 Woodstock 7 3 5 The End Conscription Campaign is holding a public meeting at the Sea Point Civic Centre at 8pm tonight. The meeting is calling for ECC's right to oppose conscription and will be addressed by Dr.Alex Boraine, Ms.Di Bishop, Dr.Ivan Toms and Sir Richard Luyt. Should the meeting be banned a press conference has been arranged. It will be addressed by the same speakers. ECC believes that the public deserves to have access to the content of the meeting and in the event of a banning we hope that the press will attempt to cover the conference. The press conference will be held at the ECC office in Observatory at 8pm if the meeting is banned. If you require further information please contact Paula Hathorn at 479170 or 477083. > SciHuur z Iv& d ica l V ‘SjCU o OI 0 r* o MAirO (240 O 'ThaaI^x^ X o |\A3-XK/f4> ? p O 0OC i^uildn^g MR RUDI ROSSOUW 5 BUITEKANT STR PAARL 7646 MR JIMI LAWRENCE P 0 BOX 334 BROMHOF 2194 MR ED TILLETT 35 STIRLING CRESCENT DURBAN NORTH 4051 ECC 1 RHODESVIEW MAIN RD OBSERVATORY CAPE TOWN 8000 Dear Sir/Madam We are three national servicemen(stationed at 5 SAI in Ladysmith) and we are extremely interested in acquiring more information on your organisation. For obvious reasons we have not included our army address but rather our individual addresses. We would also be interested in buying ECC T-shirts-could you please inform us as to their expense. We all work for the 5 SAI newspaper at present and all of us spent time at university(Rudi spent 3 years at Stellenbosch, Jimi 2 years and Ed 3 years at Rhodes University. We had all heard of your organisation while at varsity but none of us became involved in its activities. We are also interested in joining ^he organisation. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours in peace ED, JIMI & RU'DI End Conscription Campaign 7a New Parade Cape Town Whitelands Avenue Chorleywood Herts. WD3 5NL U.K. Dear S i r s , Before we left Cape Town we filled in a form at Cavendish Square on one of your membership drives, but then left for the U.K. Our son, Matthew, is due to receive his papers for call up this year, as he has just turned 16. We are fiercely opposed to conscription, now that the troops are in the townships. We are endeavouring to remain in the U.K., mainly because of this. Please would you send us any useful publications you may have, and keep us informed of your activities. You can count on our support, we hope to be able to support you financially too, in a few months' time. Other than that you have our greatest admiration and encouragement. Sincerely, J.A.DAY (Mrs) END CONSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN NAMIBIA FOCUS NAMIBIA FOCUS IDEAS POSSIBLE DATES AND ACTIVITIES HAY : Friday 4th No Win stickers/Posters begin to appear Monday 7th Launch of declaration in press Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Peace Now Concert Thursday 10th Friday 11th Pickets : Peace in Namibia Now Saturday 12 No War in Namibia: Pamphlet blitz of shopping centres Sunday 13th Monday 14th ‘Namibia display at Baxter/Labia Tuesday 15th Press feature *Teleletters Wednesday 16th ‘Statements to the press Thursday 17th Meeting posters go up Friday 18th Pickets; Bring Our Boys Back Symbolic Event - eg. Candles for Peace Saturday 19th Articles and photo in press of symbolic event Street Theatre Sunday 20th am. Leaflets in all churches Support from local churches 6.00 pm. Service for Namibia 7.30 pm. Public meeting - 'Peace in Namibia1 Speakers Pastor Kameeta? Archbishop Hurley? A Declaration to End Conscription We live in an unjust society where basic human rights are denied to the majority of the people. We live in an unequal society where the land and wealth are owned by the minority. We live in a society in a state of civil war, where brother is called on to fight brother. We call for an end to conscription. Y oung men are conscripted to maintain the illegal occupation of Namibia, and to wage unjust war against foreign countries. Young men are conscripted to assist in the implementation and defence of apartheid policies. Young men who refuse to serve are faced with the choice of a life of exile or a possible six years in prison. We call for an end to conscription. We believe that the financial cost of the war increases the poverty of our country, and that money should rather be used in the interests of peace. We believe that the extension of conscription to coloured and indian citizens will increase conflict and further divide our country. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE MORAL RIGHT OF SOUTH ARICANS TO EXER­ CISE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND TO CHOOSE NOT TO SERVE IN THE SADF. WE CALL FOR AN END TO CONSCRIPTION WE CALL FOR A JUST PEACE IN OUR LAND Endorsed by: THE BLACK SASH,WESTERN CAPE REGION, HAS ENDORSED THIS DECLARATION. WE ARE SENDING ALj, OUR MEMBERS A COPY AND HOPE THAT YOU TOO WILL FEEL ABLE TO ENDORSE IT PERSONALLY. ..r'-'-lIO-.glGN FOa JH.J P03T CF ECC OFFICE .a . .iKER Full name: Felicity wood. d•”ror-: 12, Crown street, Observatory. Telephone number: 474514. involvement: I joined the End Conscription Campaign in August 195!? and have been actively involved ever since. I have been involved in various campaign committees, the Creative Action ®5b?o22^tte? represented on the Executive for the latter half o . lj')b) and the . edia / Publicity subcommittee. I have represented •oeberg Alert at 3CC General 3ody meetings. Organisational involvement: I have been involved in a r; nge of organisations, including the Anglican Students Federation,' 3UCA. ohe Claremoat Area Committee, the Black Sash and Koeberg Alert. I have also been involved in various cross-organisational initiatives including the "23 organisations” in 1935, the 1336 Arts Festival ' tn® Votes for All alliance, the Five Freedoms Forum and the meetings that have led up to the formation of the Cape Democrats. - eetlngs Sg-afons for applying for the post of office worker; I will be tea chin- f e n e xf j e ar, and k am'thus looking for another ^art-time °ob?^ .vould enjoy the idea of working for the ECO', and although I am r A’ar e that the duties performed by the office worker have sometimes 5®®? a? rather dul1 routine work for the lrrge part, I do -eel thc-.t this is a job that could be made more interesting especially as © -ew definition of the office worker's role seems to be evolving within ECC. seems to ^affabilities; I have worked in the SAAAPEA / Beauty Without CruPl+v f ^ T J o - r have had some experience of or^lsatlonS offiMwoA “ d 1170 in obeerv^^f^re0?- C A P S T O W k J . 6. 1, H^'olMoio,t 1> ? ~£pL&*t fid t CJju^ajxvJ- J 1 0 6 /? •1 $ (0(j2eUe^r % 0 & J t Oiat 6 (?cS(4 <yv 3 Oo m & x u 1 j )C ijrtS \jJouj ( \ipJyoo£^crAjk£j'A. °i 31 / S T £ 5 ^P fcz^L j[j; CfiJl \(o Arbjy h; <^bs (yvs a 5* A W ) ^ 7 W ^ € I\Jo j c Li m IX ^ ^ /huyy[ ltd, (^raM^fa^lC / h & i C Z f CA a 'vwhj 6ld£s~ ^ /MU ft. 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