Capital District Coalition Against and Racism Box 3002 - Pine Hills Station OCTOBER 1988 Albany, NY 12203 A Project of the Social Justice Center IMPORTANT : monthly meeting

Thursday, October 27, 1988 at 7 :30 p .m . Albany Urban League, corner of Ten Broeck and Livingston, Albany, New York

AGENDA :• Planning for the continuation session of the Free Regional Conference . Albany has been chosen as the site for this very important meeting of activists from throughout the Northeast. (see below for details) • Albany Community Police Relations Board - update, future plans. THESE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS - WE NEED YOUR INPUT . . .

would like you people in the outside world to know that we need your support ." Albertina Sisulu, co-chair of th ,2 UDF in South Africa. These were the words, by telephone from South Africa, which helped to open the first Free South Africa Regional Conference, held at Yale University on September 23-25 . In December of 1987, in Arusha, Tanzania, the African National Congress held an international conference calling for a program of action aimed against the apartheid system/regime of South Africa . The conference at Yale was in response to the call from the ANC. Expanding grassroots support for the liberation struggles of the ANC and the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) of Namibia was a major theme of the conference . Specific organization campaigns were proposed and a consensus document from the conference was presented. There is still more work to be done to finalize the document and to further develop organization) points . Albany was chosen as the site for a continuation session . This session will be attended by representatives from all the groups who were present at the Yale conference . This continuation session is crucial because it is an important next step in building a northeast anti-apartheid movement that can work . The Albany meeting has been set for November 19th at AME Zion Church in Albany . (For more information on the meeting, call 436-9234) Twelve members of the Coalition attended the Yale conference . Thanks to +ko Alhanv NAACP . the Capital njctric t - n, l p ctjnjan Pjnhtc rnmmitto anri +h, Albany Central Labor Federation for their financial support for this event.

South Africa News Soulk a/,41.e4t, aGr4itt;o Eor-ar4t,c7m .t.T.enten.,, —'O Murphy Morobe, and Philip Khanyile, prominent political detainees, escaped from a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 13, 1988 and sought refuge in the U .S .Consulate there . The three have been UN granted indefinite sanctuary AF by the U .S . Valli Moosa is acting Secretary General of A project c the United Democratic Front Murphy Morobe, one of the three activists who (UDF), Khanyile is Chairman 33 (EEI-WE escaped detention, meeting with Lualltion of the National Education Co-Chairs, Vera Michelson and Merton Simpson, Crisis Committee and Murphy Socii during visit to Albany in March, 1985. Morobe, the most well known of the three, was acting NOTE : The Cc Publicity Director for the UDF. and Racism i! Morobe was detained in July 1987 . He had been operating underground since of the Social June, 1986 when the nationwide state of emergency was imposed by the apartheid Center is a r regime . The three had been detained at Diepkloof Prison near Johannesburg but which has be( —'` escaped from Johannesburg General Hospital while "receiving therapy ." upport to tf The UDF, consisting of over 600 organizations and two million members, pids of Albany for formed in August, 1983 . This broad based Front has been banned since Feb . 24th of this year . Most of the leadership are in jail, hiding or underground as a result of government oppression ;that has put tens of thousands of people in The Social Ju g detention since 1986. is an importar Ste. zadt,o ''co-714.4,, 7,/Lc. ,z#-/a-et e/vet/.e event . Each v i sts for the ae,wLt ,c.'oG., A "Congress of the People, planned for the weekend progressive m( of September 23-25 at the University of Cape Town,, was banned by the apartheid Attendance government . The regime detained 30 activists and placed heavy restrictions on expected to bE progressive organizations involved in the planned Congress . "The conference a time to havE was intended to build unity and give direction for a peaceful solution in the is being prep heightened political violence and economic disintegration ;' said COSATU General Caribbean and Secretary, Jay Naidoo . This action by the governme n t is just another chilling a time to sper proof that the white minority government intends to give up nothing. it is a good c &3 aJt %o/ta.c .¢ .G,ck 4A€I't& Winners the ova ,,, A new government measure enables the regime to Maud Easter, [ now ban or restrict people without having to serve banning orders directly. Lion Against I As a result of this new order, the government only needs to publin the name of are trying to the affected person in a government gazette . This one act enables the govern- and members o1 ment to both flush out activists who are underground as well as to silence c. 3 -a3O, those still at large.

Peace Offerings is a unique craft store in that the majority of be, Mohammed Valli the goods sold there are produced hilip Khanyile, and bought from workers' coopera- olitical detainees, tives in developing countries. m a hospital in We urge you to support this g, South Africa on store when you are doing your 3, 1988 and sought holiday shopping . The goods are he U .S .Consulate O interesting and beautiful . The three have been UNIQUE CRAFTS FROM atmosphere of the store is calm efinite sanctuary AROUND THE WORLD and peaceful . And the profits Valli Moosa is go to an excellent cause - the etary General of A project of the Social Justice Center 434-4037 Social Justice Center. Democratic Front Call 434-4037 for store hours yile is Chairman or more information. 6ETWEN l-~P~ Dnal Education ►~-~-NOI~IE~N sL\IP) ittee and Murphy most well known Social Justice Center Fundraisers was acting NOTE : The Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism is one of the member groups 1derground since of the Social Justice Center . The )y the apartheid Center is a non profit organization Johannesburg but which has been providing services and ?rapy ." upport to the progressive community on members, leas \—of Albany for the past seven years. ~kSp i since Feb cL . 24th q qt J USTICE CENTER Iderground as a WqR.50 DINNER ; of people in The Social Justice Center Awards Dinner

is an important fundraising and community o/7 Caribbean La+ino Cuisine I L,€t rte. event . Each year the Center honors acti- DeYert by Dah I ia's 7 vists for the work they are doing in the Folk 5O wi+h Lynn Miller 7 'or the weekend progressive movement. Clowns, agicians, Ju lers, Klezmer Clar+nef the apartheid Attendance at the dinner this year is restrictions on expected to be about 300 people . It is he conference a time to have good food (food this year SUN. OCTOBER 3oh .M. ciution in the is being prepared by CASA and will be 5-9 P COSATU General Caribbean and Latino cuisine) . It is TRINITY U N ITED METN0DI5T CJ4URGI-I J€z N C5T other chilling a time to spend with good company . And cor R RANCaSTER. hing. it is a good cause. ~G5 4D\ Winners this year are Reszin Adams, he regime to S25 SPONSOR BOULEVARD Bco 5,0RC. Maud Easter, Donna DiMaria and the Coali S15 w0001~ REALM 4ELP ~IALG MX J CAFE SJG A cg!! I 140NE5T h1EIC~F~1 G oP CO-0P rs directly. tion Against Apartheid and Racism . We 5 (0 O .K . SOCIAL. JUSnCE CZT1rER UMrrED rNCOMe lLn the name of are trying to fill three table of friends CN!LOREN('AMrc.y RA- P5 A ILAec6) les the govern- and members of the Coalition . ~"ci 7 /a S ~17RA A73 to silence 6o.,& '/3'-6 3O y t syG y.ii-4/0,31,

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INTERNATIONALE

LHiUN RPRICHN EURE R ___ CE LIT' H El

WHEN: Friday, October 28, 9pm -Sam

WHER,E : P ..' GE THREE Corner of N . PEARL STR and LOUD4NVILLE ROAD 4 minutes frc.._, the HILTON on N. PEARL STR

WHO :. D.J. Bill Pendleton

HOt i M111111 : $$$ $5 .00

WHY:. Fundraiser (Proceeds go to the Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid & Racism)