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CIDSA Update, No. 12 Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa Cheryl Johnson-Odim Collection (CIDSA) Documents 11-1985 CIDSA Update, No. 12 Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/cjocidsa Part of the African History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Custom Citation Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa. "CIDSA Update, No. 12" (November/December 1985). Cheryl Johnson-Odim Collection, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Cheryl Johnson-Odim Collection at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa (CIDSA) Documents by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER #12 254 CIDSA UPDATE Coalition for Illinois' Divestment from South Africa 343 S. Dearborn, Suite 919, Chicago, IL 60604 312-922-3915 Stop U.S. Aid to South Africa-THEANGOLA CONNECTION By Prexy Nesb iu but UNITA and the South African up the Gulf Oil installations in Wh at do the Heritage Found ati on, government have recent ly admitted northern Angola. Thus, U.S. aid to Adolph Coors, the Wall Street Jour­ anxiety over the much better planes, UN IT A would be a violation of the nal , the Coll ege Republican National missiles and anti-aircraft weaponry UN arms embargo against South Committee, the Free the Eagle group, wh ich Angola has received in recent Africa. the Conservative Caucus Founda­ ye ars in order to repel South Africa's Why is aid to UN ITA so high on tion. the American Security Council repeated invasion s. lncidently, con­ our diminutive minute man ·s agenda? and the Cuban American National se rvati ve estimates indicate that Why at this particular point? Foundation all have in common? South Africa raids have caused Aid to UNITA is not new. As early Angola twelve billion dollars damage as his 1979 pres identi al campaign All are joining together to "fight since its independence in 1975. Reagan and another of his freedom­ for freedom" in Africa, especia ll y in An important point which the loving colleagues, Jesse Helms (R­ Angola. If that sounds a trine bi zarre American Com mittee on Africa high­ N orth Carolina) pushed for Congress simply add to their ranks Ronald lighted in a November 12 open letter, to repeal the Clark Amendment, the Reagan who too has decid ed he is entitled "AID TO UN ITA IS AID Congressional legislation which in fir mly committed to the struggle fo r TO SOUTH AFRICA", is that 1975 had prohibited U.S. assistance freedom not onl y in Angola, but UN ITA and its leader Savimbi have for military or covert operations throughout Southern Africa. So no bank in the bush. Any aid which against Angola. For years Reagan comm itted, in fact , is our leader that the Reagan ad ministration is ei ther and others (like Freedom House) on Friday, November 23, 1985 Rea­ proposing (or facilitating) necessarily have loved their brutal black giant gan announced that he favored a. has to go via the Pretoria regime. Jonas Savimbi who has been their covert aid operation to UN ITA Moreover, UN ITA 's operations are perfect "Crown" from Porgy and (National Union for the Total Inde­ often coordinated and planned by Bess. For years Reagan has been pendence of Angola, the South South Africa. Not too long ago close to South Africa and its policies. African-backed rebel group fighting, UN ITA and South Africa forces But this is not the fu ll story. the Angolan government) as it would were caught together trying to blow Co ntinued on page 2 be "more useful" and "have more chance of success" than the various federal legislative bills calling for open military or humanitarian ass is­ TheKairosDocument tance. In the late fall of this year an Kairos has a specific purpose. Ju st as What is the secret covert ass istance ecume nical group of more than one Dietrich Bonhoffer wrote a specific program which Ronald Reagan and hundred black and white South piece, with a specific audience in his legions are openly promoting? African church leaders meeting in mind i.e. , the German people in the The November I, 1985 Washington Soweto released a dramatically pro­ midst of escalating fascism and war, Post quoted US intelligence sources found statement and challenge to the so too does Kairos target a specific as saying that the Pentagon, CIA apartheid state. At long last the text group. It is written by Christian and Defense Department want to see of this historic document has reached church people for other church a two to three hundred million dollars the USA. people; by South Africans- black covert military program initiated in It is the Kairos Document and it is and white- for other South Africans. Angola. It would probably be largely described as a "theological comment Despite this (and maybe because of arms and equipment (at least initially) on the political crisis in South Africa." continued on page 6 Sunday, J anuary 5, February 9, and March 2 Next CIDSAMeeti.ngs: U.E. Hall, 37 S. Ashland, Chicago, 6 p.m. Anti-Apartheid Calendar----Page2~ Every Thursday-Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) January 8-John Camaroff, Unive rsi ty orC hicago professor,speaks Demonstration-South African Consu late, 444 N. Michigan, on history of liberation struggles in Southern Africa, 8 p.m., Ida Chicago, 12 Noon. Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. , Un iversity of Chicago. Sponsored by Every Wednesday- FSAM Meeting-700 E. Oakwood. Chicago, Third World Political Forum. 6:30 p.m. J anuary 15- FSAM Demonstration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther January 5- CIDSA General Membership Meeting, U.E. Hall, 37 S. King's birthday. Everyone is urged to attend. Ashland . Chicago, 6 p.m. January 25 - Anti-apartheid films co-sponsored by Chicago Film­ *Panel discussion by 3 leading Afro-American scholars on Resistance makers. '"Woza Albert" and "Allan Boesak: Choosing for Justice," 8 in South Africa. FormerCIDSA co-chai r Cheryl Johnson-Odim will p.m .. 6 W. Hubbard. $3.50; $2.50 fo r members and senior. For more moderate this ed ucational forum. information call 329-0854. February 8- A conference on direct support for liberation move­ ments. 8:30- 5, Chicago State University, 95th and King Drive, TheAngola Connection Chicago. For further information contact M. Malloy, P.O. Box 6770, continued f rom page I Chicago, IL 60680. Reagan and his associates see the world in very simple February 9- CIDSA General Membership Meeting, U.E. Hall , 37 S. Ashland, Chicago, 6 p.m. child-like terms. They are incapable of anything other •Note this is not the first Sunday in February. than a highly rhetorical, polarized world view which sees March 2- CIDSA General Membersh ip Meeting, U.E. Hall, 37 S. only blacks against whites, the East ve rsus the West. Add Ashland, Chicago, 6 p.m. to this world view their post Grenada beliefs that the American people are past the Vi etnam syndrome and are read y to "'start wi nning again" and then a ful ler understanding begin s. This momentum to aid UNITA is a dangerous, well Why Divest? organized and we ll-funded development. It cannot be U.S. in vestments strengthen the apartheid economy, separated from the issue of apartheid. The fi ght by the thereby increasing the ability of the white government to people of South Africa against apartheid and the long preserve its power. The past twenty-five years disprove combat by the Angolan people (who si nce 1975 have not the claim that investments can be an agent for change been able to lay down their arms) against South Africa because the apartheid government's repressive power and its vicious puppet army, UNITA, is one and the same has onl y increased during this time. Yet even if every struggle. The children throwing stones against the hippos U.S. firm in South Africa practiced commendable labor and the tanks are brother and sister to the refugee policies, apartheid would still not be threatened. Nambian and Angolan children defiantly Oeeing South The companies must comply with South African law African bombing raids. Both si tuations need and deserve and coexist with dise nfranchisement, population control, our full attention and support. and forced removals, as well as detentions and bannings. The black community, from 1959 Nobel Peace Laureate Albert Luthuli to 1984 No bel Peace Laureate Bishop Who is CIDSA? Des mond Tutu, has continually said "we don't want our The Coalition for Illinois' Divestment from South chains polished, we want them removed. "The divestment Africa was founded in June 1983 to push for the passage of publicly controlled Illinois fund s from South Africa of a dives tment bill in the Illinois State Legislature. Over will be a significant contribution to the wo rld-wid e anti­ 65 organizations and 300 concerned individuals from apartheid move ment and will help create circumstances across the state now comprise C IVSA 's growin g for the South African people to forge fundamental membership. change in their country. Please return to: CIDSA, Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa MEMBERSHIPS Suite 9 19,343 S. Dearborn. Chicago. Ill. 60604 Enclosed: Organizational Member Donation $ 15 Membership fee Individual Member Donalion $ 10 includes Amandla Club Donatton $ 100 newsletter and Additional Contribution other benefits NAME ___________________::~~,-..._ ___._ ..... _.,..,. _____ ~ ORGANIZATION -------------------------------- ADDRESS ZIP PHONE(~h_o_m_e~) ________________ ;~(o_ffi_ce~)_______________ _ Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa Page3 CIDSA 343 South Dearborn, Suite 919 • Chicago, IL 60604 • (312) 922-3915 Who Is Jonas Savimbi? What ls ONITA? • Jonas Malheiro Savimbi comes payments during 1974-75.
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