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The nwsae The nwsae EWS AAM protests at new wave of detentions Release all Souti 10yearsofUDI RALLY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 Assemble: 2.30 pm Charing Cross Embankment March to TRAFALGAR SQUARE The Anti-Aparthteid Movement is oranising this raHf as a massive demonstration of solidarity with the struggling people of Zimbabwe in thei'r fight to overthnrow racism~ and fascism. SUPPORT THE ZIMBABWE LIBERATION STRUGGLE STOP ALL HANGINGS IN ZIMBA13WE IWAJORIFTYRULE NOW 3Sters, stickers and leaflets available om AAM. sti-Apartheid Movement, 89 Charlotte St., London WIP 2DQ Zimbabwe ence will be chaire I- idymus Mutasa and Audrey Wise gaol- Mp. Working groups will discuss reid African resistance to oppression, the ia effects of sanctions on the Rhodesian The economy, labour condios and political persecution, a Mostoftheseconddayofthe aml c onference will be spent discussing what can be done in Britain to ... support those struggling for majority role in Zimbabwe. Al I nterested organisations and indi,ton- \iduals are urged to attend. Further details: Anti-Apartheid ~t- Movement, 89 Charlotte St., )f London W-1.01 -580 5311. -9-ol ann uume. Nis1 eyewitness account of how the people of Guinea Bissau are building a new life, page 9 nd investment in SA call by TUC IN September thle 1975 Trades Union Congress passed a mnotion calling for a withdrawal of British investmene from South Africa BILL KENDALL, General Secretary of CPSA, writes in support of the reslution, page 4 I0 years since UDI IT IS now ten yearssince the white minorityregime in Rhodesia d clared UDI . ANTIAPARTHEID NEWS looks at the Rhodesian economy after a decade, 'page 8. '>2 Britain Surrey SURREY Anti-Apartheid Movement is continuing to campaign on a number of issues, following its campaigns on adverts for holidays and jobs in South Afria* A recent press release calls ona 11local residents with relations in Southern Africa to put pressure on those relatives to get theilgovernments to have the Zimbabwe constitutional talks restarted. Cinemas throughout the country were leafletted when they showed the Wilbsi Conspiracy ,and AA NEWS sold, G C o David White, GLC Councillor for Croydon Central, has taken up with the GLC the fac that they supply South African goods for use in school canteens, ard is also helping in the campaign to get theGLC to disinvest in South Africa and companies with substantial subsiduaries there. The recent Surrey AAM AGM ,passed a resolution calling for the Race Relations legislation to include penalties for all those inciting race hatred, ty means of printing or speech, without the need to prove intent. This follows its ealier attempts en have Enoch Powell prosecuted for his racist speech at Croydon. Two public meetings have been arranged: Guildford (Labour Hall, 7 Martyr road) on October 8 at S 7.30pm, entitled"'Southern Africa Apartheid Exploitation" at which "Last Grave at Dlmbaza" will be shown. And orn October 22 in Croydon (Ruskcin House, Coombe road) at 8pmn entitled "Southern Africa - Whose Power?" At both the speaker will he John AAM-NUS THFE AAM-NUS network of student activists on Southern Africa will hold its,firht meeting of the new academic year on Saturday September 27 at 2 pm at the Uniersity of London Union. The. meeting will draw up plans for action in the coming term. All " tudents interested in campaigning on Southern Afrca are welcome. The student boycqtt of Barcla s Bank will be a priority for the first few weeks of term and a new panmphlet on Barclays' Southern African operations will soon he availablc. Briefing documents have been produced on freshers' week activities, on solidarity work and on campaigns to end collaboration with racism in Southern Africa. A report of the NUS-AAM conference held in Saliford, July S-7, wpill also *. beavailable. Plans for the coming-term includethe proluctionfof a leaflet on, the spate of recent arrestS in Sprack. Th~e Guildtford meetling, arranged jointly with the local Trades Council, will be chaired by a prominent local Strrey County Councillor. Contact: Chris Godbold, 8 Tirlemont-road, South Croydon, urrey, CR2 6D5.Tel. 01-681 0832. West London WEST London Anti-Apartheid Group is planning to hold a meeting on the current situation in Zimnbabwe (Rhodesia) on November 3. The meeting will mark the tenth an -. versary of the UDI by the Smith regime. The group is also rtking part in , ad hoc committee formed to " odunter the National Front's plas, to hold its, annual general meeting in Chelsea Town Hall on October 8 West London AA Gfoup is ontinuing to hold its monthly fundraising stalls in the Portobello Road mart- , eghcbric-a-brac and Secro ; r , ondo AA Group, Merseyside MERSEYSIDE Zimbabwe Solidariyj. Committee has recd its E40 NationaUnt.Tegopinw raisin~gfundst Qbuya' eon L Rovner to be used as an amblanpe. Cash and offers of help to: Steve ThorntonI 2'15 County Rd., Glasgow GLASGO ntiApartheid-Group picketed t offie nof a Glasgow, advertining,agency Austn Knight, IENT NE%- Southern Africa. The network is planning a protest on October 25 in London to draw attentin to these arrests and the new wave of repression inside South Africa. Student support is also being mobilised for the Anti-Apartheid Movement conference on Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)in Birmingham, October 18-19 and in support.f local aivityaround November 11, the tenth ,anniversary of UDI. KentUN-VERSITY of KENT students are planning to campaign in the university against emigration to 'South Africa. They will distribute an Anti-Apartheid Movement setting out the arguments against emigrating to South Africa through the university's Careers Office. Bristol BRISTOL University AntiApartheid Group are holding a stall during freshers.week and are plan- ning to campaign against investment in South Africa and emigration there, Aberystwyth STUDENTS at the College of Librariamship in Wales at Aberystwyth are orgarising a fresherssweekjbookstall ofn So u ten Africa -'nd have arranged a showing of the film "Last Grave at Dimbana" during the week. Meetings UNIVERSITIES and colleges where students are holding meetings on Southern Africa during the coming term include the City of London Polytechnic, Sheffield University, the London School of Economics and All Saints College, Tottenham. Information about speakers, films, exhibitions and literature from: Anti-Apartheid Movement, 89 Charlotte St., London W.I. 01-580 5311 tprotestginst interti ews for lobs in South Africa which were taking place there, in September. They distributed leaflets atd handed in a letter to the interviewers and the office staff at the agency explaining why they were bpposed to emigration to South Africa. The office's manager appeared embarrassed by the publicity linking the agency with South Africa. The Group is planning to leaflet outside a showing of the all-black rMusical lpitombi in Glasgow. It will also hold a fund-raising deeeand wipe party on Friday November 7. All welcome. Contact: John Nelson, 3 Rosevalis Crescent, Hamilton, Lanarks. ML3 8LX. Souzth1ampton SOUTHAMPTON Anti-Apartheid Group is planning to hold a meeting on Namibia (South Wet tricaon October 15 at St. Matthews Church Hall, St. Mary's Road, Southamptoni. Thepcer will be a reprsentaive' tof SWAPO (South Went African People's Ornisation) and there will be a showing of the now Swedish film "The Liberation Strug of Namibia". Contact: DvidlHadey 82 CharltonxRwd, Southampton SO] SEW. Haringey HARINGEY Anti-,partheid Group is plannin~fg aset ' s of monthsly meetingsfor tie autumn. The first - on the situ~ation in Angola - will take place on Monday October 13 ac, 8pm at 19 4pnngtonRoad, FotisGreen, London N.2 The speaker will bePaul Falivet.of the AngolaSoidartyCommittee. The m meetng will be on Zimbnabwe (Rhodesia) and in .Deievberthe Group-plans to hold a fund-raising Christmas Party. Contact: Margaret Ling, 36 Endymion Rd., London. N.4. Tel. 348 6657. Angola AROUND 60 members and supporters of the Angola Solidarity Committee picketed South Africa House'on September 17 to demand annd to South African Interference in Angola and a withdrawal of South African troops from the country. They-included contingents from the African National Clngrsvsnf SSouth Africa and from the Union of Turkish Progressives demonstrating Turkish workers' support for MPLA and its struggle. The A rgola Solidarity Committee also supported the demonstration on September 20 called by the Portuguese Workers Coordinating Committee in support of the Portuguese revolution. One of the demonstration's slogans was 'Soldarity with MPLA'. MCC ban THE MCC has called off its'pianned 1976-77 tour of South Africa. Announcing its decision the Cricket Cduncil soid that it 'egretted that "its requirements for the resumption of Test cricket with South Africa have not 'et been fully met." The turning point in England's cricketing relations with South Africa was in 1970 when a massiv anti apartheid campaign force4 the cancellation of the 1970 Springbok cricket tour of England. South Africa' scheduled tour of England this year was also called off and South Africa was not in, vited to take part in the Prudential World Cup which took place earlier thi teason,Australia Golf THE AVSTRALIAN Golf Ujun Council announced in September ARE YOU a teacher of current affairs or social studies in a secondary school or further education college? The International Defence and Aid Fund is looking for sympathetic teachers who would be willing to 'field test' some of the material for its Educational Kit on Southern Africa, Materials will include fact sheets, photographs, news stories, poetry, fiction, charts, original documents, autobiographies etc. The kit willrcover History * Economic Geography * Rhodesia * Namibia * Education* Agriculture * Work * Family Life * Pass Laws * Sport * Women * Penal System * Resistance * South Afri ca and the World Trials are scheduled for the 1975 autumn ter. If you would' be interested in using between one and five topics in the classroom,andin making detailed comments please contact: Jan Narsh, IDAF Information Dept., 104 Newgate SE, London ECl NAME .