PO BOX 7315 Roggebaai 8012 25 June 1987

Dear ECC, re : LAGQ participation in Ivan’s CO campaign

We are writing to you at this late stage before Ivan’s campaign moves into -full swing because of our extreme concern about the way in which ECC has dealt with the issue of Ivan’s gayness. The positive feedback on the issue during Ivan’s national tour and the intensifying campaign against Ivan and one of our members have brought the issue to a head.

We are fully aware that this campaign has a particular focus and that ECC is a single-issue campaign. We agree that the conduct of the campaign needs to be determined by political criteria.

As progressive lesbians and gays we are acutely aware of the interconnections between various strands of the struggle towards a democratic SA. We perceived this particular campaign as one through which we could express our support for your efforts at challenging the system. We believed that, because of the particular juncture of the personal and political issues around which this campaign is based and the crucial role of Ivan who is gay, we (LABO and ECC) could work towards a common objective without negating the particular focusses of each.

LAGO is finding it extremely difficult to participate with full motivation in the ECC campaign group in an atmosphere where there is a lack of mutual respect, especially on ECC’s side. We believe that the following are some of the ways in which this has manifested itself: * failure to consider the deep effects, political and personal, of your refusal to allow Ivan to deal with his gayness as an integral part of his personal and political development, * the situation of the argument regarding potential losses in terms of stereotypical generalisations ie. the perceived automatic revulsion of your "broad constituency", * failure to consider potential gains eg. gay conscripts * inadequate consideration of the process of coming out on your own terms and the degree to which the person doing so gains control versus the total loss of control when one is "found out" or "smeared out", * refusal to accept the reality of an intensifying campaign directed against Ivan focussing on his sexuality and to evaluate the harm this will do, # the manipulative way in which the issue o-f accountability to ECC was used to force Ivan to remove an integral part o-f his statement.

We believe that the fulfilment of the following conditions would help us establish the mutual respect that is presently lacking and would enable us to continue participating as LAGO in ECC’s campaign:

# Ivan be free to deal with the gay issue as he sees fit, # Ivan’s membership of LAGO be mentioned in his CV together with all his other organisational commitments, # a LAGO message of support for Ivan/the campaign be included in all media where lists of organisations supporting Ivan/the campaign are mentioned, appear in advertisements etc., # the inclusion or non-inclusion in Ivan's statement of his experiences as a gay person (insofar as these relate to his political development) be reassessed at an appropriate time before Ivan’s trial when the full statement is reproduced as evidence and for publicity.

A further suggestion is that we hold a joint LAGO-ECC workshop at a later more appropriate .time to examine E C C ’s response to lesbians and gays within its own constituency and other related issues.

We feel that it is unfortunate that we have had to resort to the formality of a letter to ensure that our concerns will be adequately addressed. We want to stress that this letter is intended in a spirit of compromise and above all with the aim of working together to take forward Ivan's campaign successfully.

We trust that this has been received in the comradely manner in which it was intended and we look forward to a speedy resolution to these problems enabling us to continue working together.

Aluta continual

LAGO Detainee Clinic Grouping 25 June

Here are the minutes of the last two detainee workshops. Organisations have now indicated that we proceed further with setting up the clinic. Accordingly, we are asking organisations to come to a follow-up workshop on Sunday 12 July at 2pm at the Lutheran Youth Centre, Athlone. There are a'number of issues that still need to be thoroughly discussed (training, venue, transport, employee, etc) but we feel priority should be given to setting up the controlling/ co-ordinating structure for the clinic. This means that organ­ isations/reps should have mandates about: 1) Representation on the committee a)-Do those who work in the clinic elect their own controlling committee ? (i.e. committee does not ' neccessarily have reps from evey participating organ­ isation. ) -Is the committee made up of a set number of represen­ tatives from participating organisations ? Do these reps have to be people working in the clinic -Can the entire working body of the clinic form the committee ? -Are reps going to rotate ? -Who are going to be the organisations reps ? 2) Internal accountability -How are decisions taken ? -How is day - to - day running effected ? 3) External accountability -Relationship to mass-based organisations -Non-sectarianism It would be up to the meeting to decide if we are ready to form a structure and whether such a structure is an interim structure The meeting would also have to decide how much of the other . outstanding issues (training, employee, etc) can be dealt .with by any structure that emerges and give some guidelines for how these issues should be taken fufcther.The meeting must bear in mind that the process of consultation with mass-based organis­ ations is a continuing one and before any major decisions are taken in future, consultation must have occurred. There .are many detainees still in prison. Let us take forward their struggle. b)Medico-legal Detair.ee ..orkshop Minutes of 17 and 24- Lay 1987 Unfortunately,no lawyers were present on the second Sunday for this part of the discussion.However,good ,safe records Organisations present:0ASSSA,3SG,Blaclc Sash,L3AP,I)PSC (Gape were seen to be important and photographic equipment must Town,Athlone,Woodstock,Townships),DTT, be purchased.A comprehensive referral list must be avail­ RMG,Rape Crisis,Steenberg Advice Office, able for specialist cases. DETU,Justice and Peace Deta inee Support Group,Bonteheuwel Parent's Support Group, HV.'S,DLO,UWCO Neighbourhood Care Project. 6.Blueprint, Apologies:C0SATU,T3AM a)Venue It must be centrally placed.The possibilities of Athlone This is a short summary of discussion at the workships. and Salt River must still be clarified.The Clinic should have enough rooms for all the activities(consulting,admin, 1.Relationship to Hass-based Organisations: counselling,waiting-space,etc).It could initially be set up in an established GF's rooms to use facilities. Whilst the clinic needs to be rooted in and answerable to organisations,it cannot be aligned with any one organisation. -,b) Hours The relationship with DPSC’s must be especially close.One way Times need to be varied.3g:4~7pm once a week,7-10pm once a of ensuring this is the presence of a DFSC rep on the Clinic week and one session on a weekend (Saturday morning). Committee.lt is not realistic to expect organisations to sit on Feedback on the best time is still needed. a clinic committee which decides on aspects of the day-to-day running of the clinic.Its accountability can be measured by c) Transport t. the effectiveness of the service run.Minutes of the meetings Transport should be provided , if neccessary, to and from should be routinely circulated to organations and liason with the clinic.Reimbursement can be made for transport but the organisations could take place via the permanent office worker. whole issue of transport needs further discussion. Folicy decisions will be made at a bia nnual/annual meeting. Mass-based organisations (eg:CAYCO Bonteheuwel and others who d)Security have expressed interest) should have the opportunity to staff Other similar clinics elsewhere have not had security prob­ the clinic if they want to participate. lems. However, no names would be kept at the Clinic.3ach person will be given a number and records would be kept by 2.Referrals number only. Referral can come from any organisation.DLO ,DPSC,DC are particularly important avenues.The establishment of the clinic e)Finances wouldn't exclude detainees seeing their own doctors they are Funding for the clinic can be raised through 33G who receives happy with. its funding via NAMDA.The Clinic Committee will control the . Clinic finances and be accountable to its funding sources. 3.Internal Accountability The participating organisations need to discuss this further. The Clinic committee would be drawn from people working in the f)Staff Clinic belonging to participa ting organisations.In addition At each session 1 or 2 doctors,at least one counsellor and DPSC and other mass-based organisations interested in partic­ a reception person need to be present,as well as translators ipating in the structure (eg:CAXC0 Bonteheuwel) need to be and child minders where appropriate.lt was. emphasised that represented. the clinic should aim to provide counselling in the person's home languaga.Continuity was also important for treatment. 4.Rural Areas Anyone working in the Clinic would need to go through some The Clinic will initially operate in Cape Town and can partially training first.This would probably be in the form of a work­ service the rural areas.It could liase with L3AF and Black Sash shop dealing with: who work in the rural areas,as well as any other organisations 1.Counselling skills active in the rura 1 areas.Field workers for other organis­ 2.Political context of repression ations could receive training via the clinic.The clinic must 3.Psychological effects of detention be seen as a multistage process. 4.The protocol for examination of detainees/medical effects of detention. 5.Scope of the Clinic 5.Language problems 6.Class differences affecting the counselling relation­ a)Psyc ho logic al/I»iedical ship. The Clinic should be set up as a medical service which,at 7.Medico-legal aspects the same time,also provides other services (psychological,etc) 8.Ta king affadavits The Clinic should be primarily for ex-detainees and families 9.Security/Confidentiality of detainees.There is thus a need for child counsellers. 10.Staff support The Clinic is not being set up to deal with acute injuries. It was emphasized that trainig would be ongoing. Another structure has been set up for this. DTT-Counselling skills 3SG-Johannesburg Clinic experience LEAF-Legal input and problems OASSSA-Training on counselling skills NAMDA-i'ast experience,Medical DFSC-Folitical context,community perceptions HWS-Medical input ...... •• v .Vi.;.:,- . ■ ■■ ft .. ■ ; .. Rape Crisis-Crisis counselling,staff support,sexual abuse counselling. These ideas all need to go back to organisations for fuller discussion. g)Full-time worker This person will co-ordinate the running of the Clinic,will arrange appointments for the Clinic.S/he should be tri-lingual if possible.DPSC should be very important to the selection process,and a job description still needs to be drawn up. The process of employing the person is an important area that the Clinic Committee needs to look at.It was suggested that the post need not be publically advrtised.Advertising the job in a letter to community organisations was one altenative.

7.Where to? Further consultation with community organisations needs to take place (viz. Township organisations) before the clinic can be taken further.A volunteer committee was set up to ensure this process.Another forum will take place once this process is ■ -J. complete and further decisions will be taken then. I

' . ' • • - i - • • ' DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS ORGANISATION

P.O. BOX 21 ATHIIN CFNTRf ATHLONl ■ CHURCH STREFT 7760 I T J # ' ATHLONf 7764 Tel: (021) 637-1350 Telex: 52-1557 S A. Ol'RRtf: EM/sm yourrii THE COMMUNITY LIAISON COMMITTEE

22 September 1987

Dear Comrades

Democratic Lawyers' Organisation is a branch of the recently formed National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) was established in Cape Town during 1986 and is committed to: a) achieving a truly non-racial democratic society free from oppression and exploitation;

b) striving for a system of justice in which the dignity of every citizen is respected; in which discriminatory practices are eradicated and where the principles of fairness and natural justice are observed. We believe that to achieve our aims we should work in co­ operation with other organisations committed to the achievement of similar aims and objects and this is why we are writing to you.

We recognise that the role which we can play is a limited one but we also believe that we can make a contribution by: a) arranging or attending seminars, lectures or discussions on legal matters;

b) rendering and co-ordinating the rendering of legal assis­ tance in matters affecting human rights; and c) assisting in the running of clinics or advice offices. If you feel that we may be of assistance to your organisation in any way, please contact one of the persons listed here to arrange for a meeting with us. Yours faithfully for LIAISON COMMITTEE

A. ABERCROMBIE

LIAISON MEMBERS TO CONTACT: Essa Moosa (Convenor) 6379030 Alex Abercrombie 472795 Ebie Mohamed 6379030 C A h i v m c Vincent Saldanha 713926 Derrick Fine 6502677

President A M O M AR ; V m *-Pr«*Md«-nl \ IBK AHIM. V*« retdf v H B |O SH l A Asm S*relar> S UISAI I A ROSMNNtS September 1987

LAGO MEMBER DEFIES ARMY CALL-UP

A campaign was initiated in May to highlight the refusal of one of our members, Ivan Toms, to serve a month-long period of duty in the S.A. Defence Force in July. Five days before Ivan was due to report for duty, he was informed that the call-up had been re-scheduled to November 1987. The controversy stirred up by the campaign, however, continues.

Ivan Toms is a medical doctor working with the S.A. Christian Leadership Assembly, a project which trains community health workers for work in black townships. In April of this year, Ivan received call-up papers instructing him to report to the Cape Town Castle on July 1 1987 for a month-long army camp.

Ivan has been an active member of the End Conscription Campaign (ECC) since its inception some three years ago. The ECC is a nationwide organization which was established in order to oppose the system of universal conscription of "white" males over the age of 18 for an effective 4 years' service in the S.A. Defence Force (2 years' continuous service followed by periods of c. 2 months per year for 2 years). The ECC's opposition to this system is based on the fact that the SADF's chief role is the maintenance by force of the apartheid regime, the illegal occupation of Namibia, and the de-stabilisation of surrounding states.

Ivan has said: "I reluctantly went into the SADF in 1978/79 as a non-combatant doctor. My experience in the SADF in Namibia showed me that I was still a cog in the military machine. I was still rejected by Namibians because of my SADF uniform. My 6 years of work in the SACLA Clinic in Crossroads made me face up to the viciousness and horror of apartheid. The suffering of oppressed blacks and especially the involvement of the SADF in the townships, and the violence of May and June last year in Crossroads, made it impossible for me ever to put on my SADF lieutenant's uniform again."

To apply for the status of a religious universal pacifist - the only instance in which the law grants objector status - was not an option for Ivan since he does not fall into this category.

Ivan's intention, therefore, was that on July 1 he would report to the Castle in the company of his lawyer, and state his refusal to serve. A trial date would then be fixed, and Ivan would receive a prison sentence of (it is believed) 31 months.

The sequence of events in the weeks preceding July 1 was as follows. During May and June a Cape Town-based ECC group engaged GAYS itself in the planning of a nationwide campaign focus­ against ing on Ivan's refusal to serve. The significant factor about this campaign from a gay/lesbian point of view was conscription that at Ivan's request, LAGO was officially involved in the campaign. Two LAGO representatives served on the campaign planning group from its inception. The campaign would highlight ECC's demand that legal provision be made for political and conscientious objectors, and not only universal religious pacifists. In addition, LAGO hoped that the campaign would further our aims in respect of (a) visibilizing one of the large number of lesbians/gays active in the democratic struggle (b) situating gay/lesbian liberation within the broader democratic struggle.

Whilst the campaign group was busy with its planning, graffiti appeared on walls in the suburban area where Ivan lives, reading "Ivan Toms has AIDS" and "Toms fucks young boys". This was in fact merely an intensifica­ tion of a clandestine smear campaign, with homosexuality as its theme, which had already reared its head against ECC in previous months (the Cape Town ECC has several known gay men in its ranks).

In May printed stickers had appeared in public places all over Cape Town, stating variously: "ECC does it from behind", "ECC believes in fairy tales", and (not gay-related) "ECC members are yellow".

Smears against Ivan personally, began directly after an incident at 2am one morning. A friend of Ivan 's notified him that he had just seen a group of four men AN \ sticking up the smear posters at a certain spot. Ivan, INJURY TO X (fully mindful of the irony involved), contacted the gays/lesbians police, and arrived with them on the scene shortly iNJURY is AM after. The four men concerned were told to get into TO ALL / their vehicle and drive to the police station. The men got into their vehicle but immediately drove away in the opposite direction. The following day the police told Ivan that they were unable to trace the men since their vehicle had a false registration number.

In the days following this incident, abusive telephone calls were received sporadically at Ivan's home, referring to gay sexual practices and AIDS. After a while the calls began referring by name also to Ivan's housemate Graham (also a member of LAGO). After Ivan's campaign-planning group began its work, and especially after the beginning of June, the calls increased in frequency. Death threats were made. On the night of June 8, an attempt was made to tow away Graham's car. The calls reached a peak of 25 in one day on June 23. The answering machine at the house revealed that calls were made only when someone was at home, which suggests that the house was being watched. Also on 23 June, the house and Graham's car were covered with stickers saying "ECC Peace Off"; and stickers reading "Ivan Toms is a fairy?" appeared on Graham's car and other places. Graham responded by painting in red over the sticker on his car, "No, he is gay and proud". Graham also painted on the wall of the house facing the street, "Ivan is gay and proud".

In mid-June, Ivan went on a nationwide tour to major centres in order to inform sympathetic organisations and individuals about the campaign. We in LAGO were pleasantly surprised to hear that Ivan received a positive response on his tour with regard to the gay issue.

3 a m c t s DYKES FOR DEMOCRACY

c r t e e d b m On Friday June 26, an army major telephoned Ivan's home to notify him that his call- up had been withdrawn. This was followed by a telegram stating that his call- up had been re-scheduled to November 1987. (When the major was asked for more details by Ivan's lawyer, she said the reason for the postponement was that sufficient doctors had already been called up for July. However, as far as she was aware, Ivan was the only doctor whose call-up had been re-scheduled). It is interesting to note that the abusive telephone calls suddenly ceased on the morning of June 26, even before the major's pKone call. This strongly suggests that the callers were privy to inside information.

The smears, however, did not cease. On Wednesday July 1, posters appeared on lampposts in the city centre and some suburbs, consisting of the forged masthead of the local ECC newsletter, "Out of Step", above a fake headline. The headlines on the posters read variously: TOMS' AIDS TEST POSITIVE, and ECC PROBES GAY MEMBERSHIP. (This last was particularly cunning, in its suggestion that the ECC's own house is divided over the gay issue).

The abusive telephone calls, which ceased entirely during a two-week period when both Ivan and Graham were away from home, resumed the morning after Ivan returned to the house on July 9. At the time of writing the calls are continuing, as are sporadic incidents of vandalism at Ivan's home.

In a recent development, Ivan's lawyer has written to the military requesting an undertaking that Ivan will not again have a call-up cancelled. The letter states that should a cancellation re-occur, Ivan will seek Supreme Court action to prevent any further harassment of the type that this constitutes.

C o m m e n t

Judging by the money, the personpower and the strategic timing evidenced in the smears, indications are that they are orchestrated either by the military intelligence or by the security branch of the police. Here then we have the S.A. security establishment adding to its long list of human-rights violations by attacking a person on the basis of his homosexuality.

Objector’s call-up put off f« By PETER DENNEHY AN army calbup for Dr Ivan Toms, former head of « the Sacla clinic in Crossroads, was withdrawn on c Friday and rescheduled for November. jS Dr Toms is a conscientious objector who went on a 2 three-week “ Fast for a Just Peace” last year. S He said last night that he returned on Wednesday from a national tour “to inform a wide range of v> sympathetic organizations and individuals” of his ** intention to refuse to attend an army camp on July 1. £ He has previously publicly declared his intention r to object to service in the SADF and has also had a previous camp call-up withdrawn. A SADF spokesman said last night that he would ^ be prepared to check the details of Dr Toms’s call- O up in order to comment today.______

So u t h 'X iU Z - y v itfg y ECC smear posters ILLEGAL anti-End Conscription Campaign (ECC) posters believed to co-incide with ECC member Dr Ivan Toms's planned refusal to do an army camp, appeared in Cape Town this week. The posters which fraudulendy used the masthead of the ECC publication "Out of Step" and the ECC logo, carried neither a City Council stamp nor an imprint. ECC Corner Strand/Buitengracht Sts, secretary general Mr Allistair Teeling-Smith said a complaint had been laid with the police. Cape Town, July 1 1987______M '

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By postponing the call-up, the military have backed off for the present, and this is seen as a victory. Ivan's view: "Perhaps the fact that they withdrew my call-up indicates that the government is afraid of the growing support by the public for the ECC's demands, and especially afraid of the ECC campaign around my refusal to serve in the SADF".

The military have left their options open for later in the year. Whether or not they will proceed with Ivan's call-up in November remains to be seen. s % ------

LIAISON _WITH _A_lG_lA_l

LAGO and the African Gay Association have decided to work together on specific projects. The A.G.A. is one of our co-members in the Congress of Pink Democrats, and draws its members from the townships of Guguletu, Langa, Nyanga and Khayeli- tsha.

The two organisations are currently working together on 3 projects:-

1. We were recently excited to hear that a journalist on the Weekly Mail (a progressive national newspaper) intends to write a feature article on "Gays/lesbians in the progressive struggle". The journalist has indicated that she would welcome contributions from CPD members. Consequently a joint working group has been established to compile material to send to the Weekly Mail.

2. Both LAGO and A.G.A. have recently come up against a measure of opposition in our respective efforts at raising the issue of lesbian/gay oppression within the progressive struggle. Hence we have agreed to collaborate in designing a programme for workshops dealing with the lesbian/gay issue, which we will present to interested progressive organisations. The local branch of the End Conscription Campaign has recently consented to let us run such a workshop for their members.

3. We decided that something must be done about the lack of public awareness about the gay/lesbian democratic movement and what it stands for. At progressive rallies, for example, members staffing our stalls where we sell our badges and T-shirts are met by stares of blank incomprehension. As a result, a third project on which we are co-operating is the production of a pamphlet stating our aims and objectives. This will emphasize the reasons why we regard the gay/lesbian struggle as an essential part of the broader democratic struggle. The pamphlet will be produced in English and in Xhosa.

LESBIANS AND GAYS AGAINST OPPRESSION, PO BOX 7315, ROGGEBAAI 8012, CAPE TOWN NEWSLETTER

The Committee of Concerned Women PO.Box 95134 Tel(011)728-1211 The Peace Ribbon Grant Park 2051

At our last meeting held on 21 March, the chairperson reminded us of how on that very date, in separate incidents exactly 24 years apart, people were shot dead by police in Sharpeville in 1961 and in Uitenhage in 1985.

The chairperson then introduced three speakers to us who spoke about hew the present situation had affected them.

An ex-detainee spoke of her experiences in detention, and hew those experiences reminded her of hew abhorrent the system of detention without trial was. "Every person has the right to fight for peace and justice in South Africa," she said.

A menter of the Scweto Parents Crisis Ccrrmittee spoke of how many parents were going through changes, realising that even though they might be scared they needed to take a stand. "People have realised that they cannot just worry about their own problems but we need to worry about the problems all around the country." As long as there were places like Eldorado Park, Scweto and Lenasia, which people were forced to live in, and as long as people were expected to pay tax without having a vote, things would not change. Parents and teachers alike had begun to be mobilised because of the policital situation.

The last speaker, a white mother, was concerned that the only real contact between black people and white people was in the work place. If the government continued with its double talk, hew would change occur? she asked. As long as black and white youth confronted each other as the enemies in the townships, they would continue to perceive each other as the enery. Then hew would conflict subside? Moderate people needed to make their voices heard and needed to take a stand, she said. There was no time for cowardice.

DURJNG QUESTION TINE people discussed the role of white women in working for peace and justice in South Africa. In the course of the discussion it became clear that white women did have a role, and needed to work together.

White families were forcibly disrupted when the sons went to the army or left the country to avoid it. Once we were aware of what was happening in this country, we had to act on that. Inna Xenopoulos, one of the speakers, said, "We mist decide on an organisation which we believe in, join that organisation and work hand in it."

TELE0W1

The following telegram was sent to the Minister of Law and Order, the Minister of Education and the CaTTnissioner of the Qjrban City Police-after it was drawn up at the meeting by a small group of volunteers:

UJ-EN REPRESENTING 25 ORGANISATIONS f-EETING UTOER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMITTEE OF CONCERNED V O ’EN ON 21 MARCH 1986 URGE THAT EVERY FACILITY BE GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATION CRISIS CCI'MITTEE TO MIET ON 29 MARCH TO ADDRESS THE M W CRITICAL NATIONAL ISSUES THAT TIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE MUST RESOLVE. SINCERELY ETHEL WALT The above conference went ahead, although delegates were physically attacked by armed men who arrived in hired buses. Captain W J Heunis, police liaison officer in Durban, confirmed the clash but could not comnent on whether special arrangements had been made for the rest of the conference, stating that the responsibility lay primarily with the organisers. STAR 30/03. PERMISSION REFUSED

To date we have been refused permission to shew our Ribbon on 3 and 13 April at the City Hall and Zoo Lake respectively. We have applied again for permission on a different date and at a different venue. ‘It remains to be seen whether the powers that be will allow a peaceful initiative for peace to go ahead or not. Information on this will be mailed to you as soon as things are finalised.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

If you are interested in joining an organisation and getting involved in action together with ocher people, we have listed below some of the organisations which have been involved with the Peace Ribbon and which continue to play their part in working for peace and justice in South Africa.

*Legal Status Cannittee...is concerned with the legal status of ALL wcrnen. It is especially involved with marriage and divorce laws, wemen in employment, maintenance, and special problems of black women. Phone Roberta Johnston - 440 1973.

J0QAC...is a political organisation which draws together Johannesburg residents who are against apartheid. Ftione Rose Gneely - 716 4035.

Cenmjnicate and Network...Phone Anne rtJirhead - 788 1009.

*Ass. of University Wemen... is a mgTter of the International Federation of University Vtaien and represents the interests of all graduate women. Phone Dorris Ravenhill - 706 5756 or Jocelyn Bell - 884 2748(pm.)

National Cancil of Women... Phone Phyllis Lloyd 640 4700.

*PFP... Phone Gary Cooney, Regional Director - 29 0211.

*Vfcrnsn for Peace...is working tcwards peaceful change by building bridges between different groups of people. They believe that by working together with a cannon understanding we can leam to knew, understand, respect and trust one another. Phene the office 9am. - 1pn. - 646 4501 or Irma Xenopoulos - 783 2328/ 883 2363

♦African Self Help.-..has 35 creches in Soweto, 3 youth clubs in Soweto and 1 creche on the East Rand. Helpers are needed. Phone M-s Coultcn - 724 0892

*Uiion of Jewish Women...works to provide services for the whole c a m m i t y irrespective of race, colour or creed. Phone Rose-Eve Linde - 331 0331

*ECC...is an organisation which is opposed to conscription into the S»DF. It runs an advice service for conscientious objectors and tries to raise awareness of the role of the SADF in SA. Phone Claire Verbeeck - 648 9282. IL *MJSAS...Contact SRC, Wits Uhiversity 716 3101.

*8LACK SASH...Contact Ethel Walt (h)646 2664 (w)337 2439 SURPLUS D E O D L E WESTERN CAPE H V H V P.O.Box 5, Athlone 7760, Cape Town Office: 20 Church Street, Athlone 7764.

Dear Friends, As you know the government has just recently announced that influx control has been abolished and a new orderly urbanisation policy. There is a lot of confusion about what this actually means and what changes we can expect in terms of new strategies.

SPP,Western Cape would like to invite members from your organisation to an open forum to discuss some of the implications of these latest "reforms".

VENUE: St Saviours Church Hall Claremont

DATE: Tuesday June 3rd

TIME: 8pm

Speakers will include:Laurine Platzky of the National Committee Against Removals (NC. and • Mary Burton, Black Sash National President

We look forward to your presence at what should be an interesting and informative evening.

Yours in solidarity,

L

Josette Cole . SPP,Western Cape REPRESSION MONITORING GROUP RELIEF CENTRE CHURCH HOUSE 1 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET CAPE TOWN 8001

Phone:- (021) 24 3782

The Repression Monitoring Group (RMG) was formed to co-ordinate the activities and to 1 centralize the resources of a number of organisations active in combatting repression. Our constituent organisations are the Detainees Parents Support Committee(DPSC) the Detention Treatment Team (DTT), the Detention Action Committee (ADAC), the civil Rights League, the Black Sash, the National Medical and Dental Association(NAMDA), Rape Crisis, the UCT Students Community Action Group(SCAG) and the UWC Support Group.

Our Relief Centre was opened on 10 September 1985 and since then has assisted just under 2000 victims of state repression.

Please find enclosed within some copies of our Fact Sheet which will be published on a weekly basis. The front page will attempt to provide an overview of incidents of repression that have occurred over the past week. The back page will be devoted to statistical analysis. Both pages will concentrate on events in the Western Cape.

At a later stage we intend to supplement our Weekly Fact Sheet with more in depth publications. We hope that you find the information useful and pass it on to the widest possible audience. In the case of organisations it could be useful to make photocopies for some of your members

We would also appreciate it if a donation of R30.00 per annum(or more or less, dependending on what you can afford^ could be made to cover the costs of printing and postage. Please make out cheques, to. Lhe "RMG RELIEF OFFICE".

We have only been able to commence mailing with our fifth issue and have therefore included our last four issues.

Please check, that the address we are using is correct. If not please phone our office at 24 3782 to rectify any errors. Yours in struggle

COLIN KAHANOVITZ FOR THE RMG RELIEF OFFICE Conscription Advice Service

Mlftvv Box 2 0 8 , Woodstock, 7915

CXJNSCIiIPXION^IWIC£_SEBVI£g - CONSTITUTION

The name shall be the CONSCRIPTION ADVICE SERVICE (Cape Town)

OBJECTIVES 1° give concripts information and advice about their legal rights and alternatives to military service. To educate the community about alternatives to military service, lo liaise with Conscription Advice services in other centres.

MKMBERSHIP Membership shall be open to all persons who subscribe to the ob­ jectives of the organisation and who participate in its activities.

OOQ0DJ NATINU_COMMITJEg 1. •hiss shall consist of a Convenor, a Secretary, and a Treasurer i ’ be appointed annually at an Annual General Meeting. a I accountable at all times to the membership. Ihe Coordinating Committee will have the power to ooopt 2 further members.

FUNCTIONS_Og_jnE„COORDINATING COMMTTTKB o' t° *'es P°|l s i b l e ^or the day to day running of the Service. s.. io deal with all the correspondence of the service. . Io see to the raising and allocation of funds that the Service requires for its working. 4. To call, and prepare the agenda of, the Annual General Meeting.

FINANCES lm nr,uo^oT^mCOUnt Wil1 be °PR n e d UP in the name of the CONSCRIPTION ADVICE SERVICE (Cape Town). 2. Money received will be deposited in this bank account. t ? J n g S-We£- ch?ques wil1 b0 nested in the members of the Coordinatingf ° nCommittee. Committee9"1^ °f m °n0 y 8h&11 be ratified b^ the Coordinating

MEETINGS The Coordinating Committee shall meet at least 4 times a year A Committee.& Wil1 be 3 - mberS tb° Coordinating

DISSOUIION Dissolution will be agreed upon at an AGM by a 2/3 majority, unds will be transferred to another organisation or institution ** ** ******* ** ** ** objects' ** ** nominated** ** ** **by **the ^ members.^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ADVICE OFFICE FORUM

PO BOX 466, ATHLONE 7760. PH

Dear Comrades H j A d Ue have been granted a stall at the Cityfair which is being/uit City Park in Athlone from the 27 Feb - 2 March IO85.

He are having a pottery and crafts stall. However we would like to sell buttons and T-shirts of our own and other organisations with the aim of advertizing the organisation.

e are receiving our pottery form a co-operative in the T ran sice i in this way they too will become more known.

If you have any buttons or T-shirts available we will be prepared to sell them at our stall and if possible mark up the price by :3(>c or a rand.

Please inform your members of our stall and ask them to support. If you require more information we can be contacted at the above telephone nuber quiring 9am to 1pm from Mondays to Fridays.

Yours in the Struggle

D. Grootboom (Secretary)

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LAIIEL8 ____ Catalogue

1. Category : PREJUDICE

1.1 N o rm a lity 1.2 Homosexuality 1.1. 1.3 Appearances and what lies beneath them 1 1 Unltnd Natlona Declaration 1.4 Prejudice (Poster) Kliptown Fraedo* Charter 1.1. 1.5 An Experiment s Self Concept S A Journal of Huaa n Ri

2.1- A Story for Free Children OclcUIDl 2.2 Poetry to Explore Sexism 2.3 Rape •- — * • 3 * a rta n Falls 111 2.4 Wife Battering l-3.fi Siplin 1 3 a The Social Worker * a Account fc her . factor Kuqana . 3. . Category i SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 S Ja do . a e A Chi Id F a 1 la 111 . a. y 3.1 Marriage Cro..rii.<. r-.» Si„a, tr a m C .p. Town 3 0 Can tin* atate achS* a t a una1 equality .» 9 Bury ay heart at wounded •* — D Brown lea B lO To ball a hock * n»bl ** a Category < PREJUDICE dc JO Its •• l-ea le itra ctl ■ 3.11 Edutat S - In* Uhste ha wa it 4.1 An Exercise in Interviewing 4.2 Interview with two Domestic Workers 4.3 "Kindred Spirits". Friendship between Employer and Domestic Servant 4.4 Interview with a Domestic Worker - A Statistical Approach 4.5 Budget und Health 4.6 Ondcrhoud met lluisbcdiende Va»m:.aiBtiii 4.7.1 ,j Begripstoets - lluisbcdiende* 4.7.2]

Category t C ULTUR A L PREJUDICE (Primary*School, but also suitable for Secondary Level)

5.1 Marringc Ceremonies - ,,B* 5.2 Food in Different Cultures * 5.3 C lo thes 5.4 Festivals 5.5 World Heligiona 5.6 D w ellings 5.7 The Games Children Play 5.1 Themes on Acceptance of People 5.9 Names

\ Dear Member,

CAP is ten this year. Over the years CAP has established a large number of cultural workshops and activities in different areas. The priority now for CAP in its contribution to building a people's culture is to strengthen the links between the various workshops and the communities in which they are based. We must also develop the process of interaction between the different CAP activities in their various localities.

With this in mind we are planning to mark our tenth anniversary with a series of cultural events in the areas where CAP has workshops, culminating in an anniversary day celebration at Chapel Street. These events will include exhibitions, performances of dance, drama and music, printing, stalls, demonstration workshops and many other activities for both adults and children. All of the workshops involved whether based in Gugubtu or Woodstock will take part in making these events happen. Dates so far are: St Francis, Langa - Wednesday 11th November St Gabriels, Guguletu - Saturday 14th November Driuwevlei Community Centre - Wednesday 18th November Khayalitsha - Saturday 21st November Chapel Street - Saturday 28th November

HOWEVER: To make these events a success there is a 1ot to be done. We need help in organising exhibitions, performances, food, sound, stalls, transport, publicity, marshalls, workshops...... At this stage we have individuals and committees working on the planning of these things. We need help with these NOW. Later we will need people to help mounting work, transporting people and equipment, making T-shirts etc.etc. The more people involved at all stages, the more interesting, exciting and fun it is going to be. So, if you would like to assist in any area, whether by joining a working committee now or by giving five minutes help on the day itself, please speak to Dipuo or Zaidi and they will put you in touch with the right person.

Hoping to see or hear from you soonJ

FORWARD TO A PEOPLE'S CULTURE Media Law Workshop

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Halaal (for people) Vegetarian (for people) FREE THE CHILDREN ALLIANCE (WESTERN CAPE)

5 Long street Mowbray 7700

As one of the organisations that were invited to participate with us in the vigil in St George's Cathedral on 29 January, we thought you would be interested in a brief update of activities and plans of the A1liance.

The FREE THE CHILDREN ALLIANCE (W.CAPE) was officially launched at a press conference on 20 April 1987. Family Day seemed an appropriate occasion to focus attention on the children in detention. A copy of the press statement and the 'balloon card' are attached for your interest.

An information table and exhibit was set up at the NAMDA conference Or at UWC on 3 and 4 April, and it generated a lot of interest in the campaign and awareness of the implications of detaining children.

Leaflets were printed for distribution in Bonteheuwel during the commemoration of National Detainees' Day on Sunday 15 March.

By the time you receive this there may well have been a ruling in response to the court action in which DPSC, RMC and Black Sash (on behalf of the Free the Children Alliance) are challenging the recent regulations concerning demands on behalf of detainees.

22 Organisations are presently participating in the Alliance in the Western Cape, and, as short term goals, we intend focussing attention on awareness programmes, education for children in detention, winter conditions, public petitions and public correspondence.

If you would like to join us again in this campaign, please contact the FREE THE CHILDREN ALLIANCE (W. CAPE) 5 Long street, Mowbray, 7700 O or telephone Annemarie Hendrikz at 88 1766.

Collection Number: AG1977

END CONSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN (ECC)

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