These built on the largely campus-based protests demanding divestment. A further meeting in New York took an important step in involving trade unionists in the campaign. On September 17, the New York Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Council was established at a meeting called by the United Auto Workers District 65 and involving representatives from several different trade unions in the IN FRANCE ... the key task of the solidarity movement is to unify itself in order to fight for an extension of the sanctions imposed by the Fabius government (see International Viewpoint No 82, September 16, 1985). 12 eid is the national demonstration called for November 2 by the Anti-apartheid movement. The expected turnout is somewhere in the region of 50,000 people
Thus far the main focus of the campaign has been to demand that Prime Minister Thatcher agrees to impose even the limited sanctions agreed to by the EEC (European Economic Community). Pressure for a more activist campaign based on the demand Break all links' is now growing: IN THE NETHERLANDS -The FNV, the main trade union federation, has established a solidarity fund for independent Black unions in South Africa. This issue of solidarity with South African Blacks is just beginning to become a real focus of attention following a huge debate in parliament and outside about the visit of the Foreign Affairs minister to South Africa as part of the EEC delegation. On September 14, there was a 2,000 strong demonstration and there is a campaign for a boycott of South African fruit under way. Two major supermarket chains. Ahold and Vendex International have already decided to implement such a boycott. IN WEST GERMANY ... On Saturday, September 21, 15,000 people demonstrated in Bonn and West Berlin for a total boycott of the racist regime in South Africa.
The West Berlin demonstration of 5,000 was supported by the SPD and the Jusos [SPD Youth] as well as by the Alternative Lists. The SPD state chairman Jergen Egert was among the participants.
In Bonn's Muensterplatz, along with Dr. Wela Boesak the brother of the recently arrested president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Dr Allan Boesak, were HBV [SPD Student organisation] Executive member, Christian Goetz and Ingrid Mattaeus-Mueller of the SPD Bundestag fraction.
The attempt to make the Bonn demonstration, which there was a national mobilization, into a genuinely failed despite a number of preparatory meetings. The DKP [German Communist Party] invited representatives of the liberation movement who were close to the CP-influneced ANC: Pashukeni Shoombe of SWAPO and Elena Khanyil of the ANC women's section. The fact that along with Peter Gingold (DKP) and the theologian Professor Walter Kreck, Uschi Eid of the Greens was also to speak could hardly counterbalance this onePlease send details of solidarity activity in your country to IV, 2 Rue Richard Lenoir 93108 Montreuil, France.
International View point 14 October 1985
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