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The Christian Institute of South Africa, an organization SATHASIVAN COOPER, 25 years old, was sentenced of church people critical of the repressive regime, to six years imprisonment in December 1976. He was estimates that over 5000 persons were imprisoned for jailed along with nine other leaders of the South African political reasons in 1976. While these p'eople were being Students Organization and the Black People's Conven imprisoned the following U.S. banks were participating tion, obstensibly for organizing "Viva Frelimo" rallies in loans amounting to: in Durban and Turfloop in September 1974. Bank of America $188 million WALTER SISULU, 65 years old, has been imprisoned First National Bank of Chicago $110 million on the infamous Robben Island since 1964. Sisulu was Continental of Illinois Unknown, but sizeable instrumental in organizing the defiance campaign First National Bank of Boston $61 million against unjust laws in 1952. As Secretary-General of the African National Congress, Sisulu was imprisoned We must stop for life with other leaders of the ANC including banking on NELSON MANDELA, ELIAS MOTSOALEDI and AN racism in DREW MLANGENI. ALBERTINA SISULU, wife of WaI ter and also active in ANC, is serving under a banning South Africa. order until July 1979. She is restricted to Soweto. DAVID RABKIN, 29 years old, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and JEREMY CRONIN, 27, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in September 1976. They were charged with working with members of the African National Congress and the Pan African Soweto. June, 1976. Black children protested the man ist Congress, and with the preparation and distribution datory use of Afrikaans in their schools. Afrikaans, the of pamphlets calling for the overthrow of the white language of the whites who have constructed in South controlled South African government. Africa this system of institutionalized racism. The chil dren protested. The police shot them down. Black, wit nesses say more than 300 were killed in the first days of the uprising. Hector Peterson was the first. Since the Soweto uprising beginning June 16, 1976 SOTOMELA NDUKWANA, VOYO JACK, GOOD an uprising which sparked massive Black protest through WIN MDA, PHUMELELE SIJANI and NGCOLA out South Africa---over 1000 persons have been killed HEMPE, ages 20 to 23. were sentenced in Grahams by police bullets. While Black Africans were dying in town to five years imprisonment in September 1976. the streets, U.S. banks were lending the South African All five were students at Heraldtown Institute. They are government $2.2 billion. members of the South African Students Movement, the Black Consciousness group organizing students in sec The following New York-based banks participate ondary schools. They were charged and convicted un in loans totaling: der the Terrorism Act with inciting each other to leave Citibank $775 million the country to undergo military training. Ndukwana Manufacturers Hanover $500 million and Jack were given an extra five years in prison for Morgan Guaranty $505 million going to Durban "with the intention of leaving the Chase Manhattan $305 million country." Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC) is a religiously WHAT YOU CAN DO based network of people constituting 40 chapters and affiliates in 25 states. BANKS Founded in 1965, CALC mobilized opposition to U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia. CALC effected the Close out your account with any listed bank. Tell the release of political prisoners held in U.S.-built tiger bank manager why. Inform CALC of your action; in cages in south Viet Nam during the rule of the former clude copies of letters to or from the bank. regime. Ask your bank's manager if your bank participates in loans to South Africa. It may, even if it's not listed! CALC has organized for amnesty for war and draft Let us know what you find out. resisters. It has led a national campaign against the B-1 bomber. It is working to remove corporate and Picket at listed banks. Leaflet with this brochure (avail governmental obstacles which keep hungry people able at CALC) or use your own. around the world from feeding themselves. Write letters to the editors of local newspapers. Talk to your friends. ::celi :.0: PRISONERS u ::;) "0 Adopt one of the listed prisoners. Ask CALC for QI other's names and biographies. "0 >< ... .E Write QI QI 0 ~ Q. ... • to your senator or congressperson C") E 0 ...... 0 5 N '0 ... 'ti'" • to the State Department 01 QI ~ 0 • to the South African ambassador to '0 '0 0- Ii ... the United Nations QI Q. ~ Q. '" ~ .E '0 (Addresses available from CALC.) C'l 01'1) c: - 0;:- u .2 Qj 'E iI9- .... Contact the prisoner or her/his family directly. 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