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PAC Chairman Nyati Pokela interview (Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa)
Date: 11/13/1982Call Number: AFR 009AFormat: Cass AProgram: Songs of FreedomCollection: South Africa
Judy Jensen of the Material Aid Campaign for ZANU interviews the Chairman of South Africa’s PAC (Pan Africanist Congress). Nyati Pokela speaks about the history and purpose of the PAC and explains what Bantustans are and why they were created. He explains why the PAC and the ANC (African National Congress) deem it necessary to engage in armed struggle against the Apartheid government, and how the PAC’s leaders lead by example by taking risks for the cause. Pokelu details the role of women in the struggle and the conditions of the black population of South Africa, and explains the unequal development of different African countries toward independence. He talks about the similarities between the struggles in South Africa and the US, and calls for solidarity with the PAC and Africa’s cause.
Pan African Congress representative speaks on how the people of South Africa are organized and ready to fight white rule.
A speech by a PAC (Pan African Congress) representative on how the people of South Africa are organized and ready for the fight against the white imperialists. He also praises the solidarity of the people of Azania and the United States. The speech ends with the chant “Up with Azania, down with South Africa” and the singing of the South Africa National Anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica.
Conference on liberation and reconstruction struggles in Southern Africa
Continuation of AFR 034
See enclosed note in AFR 035
Conference on liberation and reconstruction struggles in Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Namibia. A representative of SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) speaks about the international community being in solidarity with Southern African countries, and asks for support for SWAPO’s continued struggle for liberation in Namibia. A member of the Zimbabwe admission to the United Nations speaks about the bonds formed between liberation fighters in Africa and internationally. He speaks about the leaders of ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union), the ANC (African National Congress), and the PAC (Pan African Congress). He speaks on the history of the struggles for independence and human rights in Southern Africa, and the contued struggle for liberation. Sylvia Baraldini of the May 19th Communist Organization speaks on the National Campaign in solidarity with the ZANU Women’s League. She talks about the lessons of the struggle for liberation in Zimbabwe and looks at the process of reconstruction. A permanent representative of the PAC of Azania to the United Nations speaks about South Africa. He comments on South African president P.W. Botha’s refusal to erode Apartheid through economic means. He talks about a socialist solution incorporating equal distribution of wealth and power, and calls people to work together to fight oppression.
Fred Dube of the African National Coingress (ANC)
Date: 1/21/1980Call Number: FI 232Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Interview with Fred Dube, representative of the African National Congress. Discusses situation in South Africa, impact of victory in Zimbabwe, his prison experience, white supremacy, and international solidarity.
FIAS: African Liberation Day 1977
Date: 5/21/1977Call Number: FI 290Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Freedom is a Constant Struggle celebrates African Liberation day by dedicating the show to liberation struggles in Southern Africa and solidarity demonstrations in Oakland. The show also celebrates the birthdays of both Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh by playing Malcolm X speeches on black nationalism, American hypocrisy and terrorism, and illuminating Ho Chi Minh's experiences with the American narrative of lynching post emancipation. As a whole this episode of Freedom is a Constant Struggle encapsulates the 1960/1970 histories of Pan- Africanism, unity, celebration, and continued resistance towards self determination.
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania- The Bagamoyo Communique
Publisher: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC)Date: 8/1/1983Volume Number: 1-AugFormat: CommuniqueCollection: South Africa
A comprehensive review of the current situation preveiling inside Azania, particularly the organization and emergence of Black labour movements and the increasing number of strikes and work stoppages as work places; the continued militancy of the Azanian youth and students; the determined struggle of the landless peasants; the role of women in the struggle and the growing defiance by patriotic churchmen and religious organizations against the fascist-colonial regime in Pretoria.
Towards an Understanding of the Role of Whites in the South African Struggle
Publisher: Southern African Liberation Support CommitteeDate: 10/1977Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
This booklet is an attempt to explain the reasons behind the breakaway and formation of SALSCOM, to state our political beliefs openly, to outline our program priorities for the future. Contents: OKHELA and Beyond- A recent History of White Resistance; the National Liberation Movement; Key Political Issues Facing White South Africans; Towards a Program of Action.
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