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Nangula Hamutenya and Aaron Mushimba of SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) Women’s Council
Nangula Hamutenya, Department officer and Regional secretary for information and political orientation for SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) Women’s Council, speaks about the creation of the women’s council as one of SWAPO’s wings to reflect all of Zambia. She stresses that the SWAPO women’s council is against inequality, and for the active participation of women in the struggle for liberation. She talks about the council’s goals to organize the women of Namibia and to take care of the refugee women and children. She calls on women all over the world to fight with other women for their rights. Aaron Mushimba, chief representative for SWAPO at the Lusaka, Zambia office, talks about the attacks by the South African government on liberation struggles in Namibia, Zambia, and Angola. He emphasizes that SWAPO freedom fighters receive ideological and military training in helping the Namibian struggle, and also mentions that women freedom fighters are equal in all respects, except some of the tougher military training.
Conference on Zimbabwe after independence.
Conference on Zimbabwe after independence, featuring speakers Judy Jensen of Material Aid Campaign for ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union), Comrade Johnny of Zimbabwean Missions, Marcy Shulman of May 19th Communist Organization, Sister Assata Shakur and Serge Mukendi of FLNC (Congolese National Liberation Front), and Ahmed Obafemi, the East Coast Region Vice President of the RNA (Republic of New Africa). Jensen speaks first on the Material Aid Campaign’s goals of building solidarity with Namibia’s struggle against South African and American imperialism through the “Dollars for Bullets” campaign in solidarity with PLAN (People’s Liberation Army of Namibia). She points to Zimbabwe’s victory as bringing support to Namibia’s struggle through resources and moral support. Later she speaks on efforts to aid in Zimbabwe’s reconstruction. Comrade Johnny speaks about how the armed struggle was essential for victory, and how revolution never dies. After liberation, Zimbabwe must still continue the long process of freeing people from the white imperialist structures. He tells of the history of the Zimbabwe struggle, and how a development plan must be set up in reconstruction. Marcy Shulman speaks about women’s role in fighting for liberation. Assata Shakur and Serge Mukendi the oppressive situation the people of the Congo find themselves after the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Mukendi calls for an armed peoples war for national liberation and socialism, and calls for solidarity with SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization). Ahmed Obafemi begins his speech, continued on AFR 033. Tape 1, 2/27 DFB
Imperialist oppression in Southern African countries
Judy Jensen of the Material Aid Campaign for ZANU makes a speech about Southern Africa. She speaks about ZANU’s defeat of white settler colonialism in Zimbabwe and also women’s contributions to the struggle. She discusses the different fronts in the war for the liberation of Southern Africa, and the struggle against the US’s attack on their independence. She talks about struggles in Namibia, South Africa’s control over Southern African countries, and calls for solidarity with Southern African countries. Lastly, she draws comparisons and similarities between the oppression of blacks in America and Africa. Next, Serge Mukendi, US Representative of the Workers and Peasants Movement of the Congo (MOP), speaks about weaknesses in natural and human resources in Africa because they are not in the hands of the Africans. He speaks about the struggles in Congo and tells the audience that it is our duty to strengthen the fight for liberation in Congo through support and solidarity.
On Side B, Eve Rosahn, political activist, Students Against Government Misconduct, speaks about political activists for black liberation who have been tortured and beaten for their actions. Next, a member of the Anti-Springbok 5 chants “Up With Azania, Down With South Africa!”, and speaks about her experiences as an ASB-5, and tells the audience about the Springbok 5 and what they represent. The Springboks are an elite white supremacist South African rugby team traveling the US, representing the spread of white imperialism. Lastly, PAC (Pan African Congress) representative Jackie Mazibuko, speaks about white alliances between Ian Smith of Zimbabwe, the South African government, and the US in their oppression of black Africans. She also speaks about the land issues in Africa, and that all land originally, and still should, belong to black Africans, and that people must have the ideology of revolution to struggle against oppression.
Breakthrough
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 2-2 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Editorial: life of George Jackson and Attica uprising p. 1 - Attica Brothers Attacked p. 8 - Defend the August 8th Brigade! P. 14 - Claim No Easy Victories: another look at IWY p. 16 - The Longest Walk p. 25 - Esta Lucha No Se Para, interview with Ricardo Romero p. 29 - Free Dessie Woods! photo essay p. 37- US Colonialism's Terrorist Squads in Puerto Rico, statement by the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional p. 41 - Free Geronimo Pratt p. 44 - By Any Means Necessary, writings of the Black Liberation Army p. 50 - Solidarity with the SLA Prisoners of War Billy & Emily Harris courtroom statement p. 58 PFOC analysis p. 61 - Naminia will be Free, interview with Aaron Shihepo, SWAPO Deputy Sec. for Foreign Relations p. 64 - breakthrough evaluation p. 74 - correspondence p. 75
This is the Time: Interview with Two Namibian Women
Publisher: Chicago Committee for African LiberationDate: 8/26/1977Volume Number: 26-AugFormat: MonographCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Monograph containing two interviews with Namibian women.
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