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Oshewa Kudze: SF Medical Center Oshewa Kudze: SF Medical Center
Date: 5/18/1978Call Number: PM 263AFormat: Cass ACollection: African liberation movements
The commander of medical care in Mozambique's refugee camps explains the problems of displaced refugees. Because of the heightened political turmoil, refugee camps in surrounding areas such as Rhodesia, Zimbabwe are being overpopulated. The commander explains that Mozambique's numbers in camps are rapidly increasing due to displaced people joining their camps. Population is passing 150,000 and people in crowded camps make medical care difficult. Threats of an epidemic such as typhoid can create a massive danger and vaccines are not being provided efficiently. Along with this current struggle, the commander explains the past injustices the Rhodesian army was doing to innocent refugees. Injustices like US supplied napalm, infecting drinking water and just providing the vaccination to white Africans, killing 700 in one camp, and poisoning crops.
Breakthrough 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
Imperialist Strategy in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa Imperialist Strategy in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa
Author: Samora MichelPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 9/15/1978Volume Number: 15-SepFormat: MonographCollection: Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique
Statement by Samora Machel concerning imperialism in Southern Africa.
Eritrea in Struggle: Newsletter of Association of Eritrean Students in North America Eritrea in Struggle: Newsletter of Association of Eritrean Students in North America
Publisher: Association of Eritrean Students in North AmericaYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 2-8 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Eritrea
IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis
Year: 1978Volume Number: No. 10 DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: IKWEZI
In this Issue: The National Question in Azania; The Relationship between Racialism and National Oppression in Azania; The Youth in Azania; African Revolutionary Intellectuals and the Social Transformation of Africa; ZANU and the Zimbabwean Revolution; Kampuchea; more
Southern Africa- South Africa\'s Squatter Camps: Defying Apartheid Southern Africa- South Africa\'s Squatter Camps: Defying Apartheid
Publisher: Southern Africa CommitteeYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. IX No. 7 OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Inside this Issue: South Africa\'s Squatter Camps- Defying Apartheid; Bishop Muzorewa Goes to Washington
Southern Africa- Guns for Hire: US Mercs in Rhodesia Southern Africa- Guns for Hire: US Mercs in Rhodesia
Publisher: Southern Africa CommitteeYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. XI No. 8 NovemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Inside this Issue: Guns for Hire- US Mercs in Rhodesia; Busting Arms and Oils Sanctions- Western Lifeline for white rule
Africa and World News Africa and World News
Publisher: Africa and World NewsYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 2-40Format: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
Cover Story: Black Solidarity Guinea. Paper contains a number of articles about topics pertaining to the African diaspora and other Third world issues.