STRUGGLE NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICA SUPPORT PROJECT

Volume I, Number 2

THE STRUGGLE TO FREE NAMIBIA

INTENSIFIES

South African military sources continue to try and deny SW APO activities inside Namibia. But in the northern area of Namibia where the Ovambundu people live is called SWAPO Country by whites.

Government has posted signs and gives stern warning to whites travelling in the area to never drive at night, to use only metal covered roads cause SW APO has mined roads , to stop for no-one and to stick to the cities and towns.

NAMIBIA WEEK II

April 13-24, 1982

Preparing Refugees to rebuild a free and independent Namibia!

There are currently more than 85 ,000 Namibian women, youth and children forced to live as refugees in camps in Angola and Zambia.

Our campaign this year is a fundraising effort to aid 2 camps in Namibia. One camp called the Natalia Mavulu Center is the children's camp and houses more than 1,000 children under the age of 8 . These children are orphans whose parents have been killed in Namibia or have been victims of South African raids against refugee camps in Angola .

The other camp is Kwanza Sul, an Educa-tional and Health Center for older youth. Ths camp is the training ground for a new

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 13 WHUR Radiothon A day of information and your chance to pledge

April 14 Community Forum and Re-ception Featuring SWAPO Rep-to U .N. Mr. Theo Ben Guriab 6:30 UOC Carnegie Bldg. 7th & Mt. Vernon Pl. NW

April 15 Film : The Struggle to Liberate Namibia

7:30 Miner Auditorium 2665 Georgia Ave. NW

April 15 Youth Dance-a-thon 7 p .m. to 7 a.m . Young people dance to raise money for Namibian Children

April 17 Day of Resistance An afternoon of information, films, and music. Child care

12:30 - 7:30 St. Phillips Chapel 1345 U St. SE

April 18 Namibia Sunday Contact SASP for list of

churches holding special serv-ices

April 22 DAY OF INFORMATION WPFW

April 24 Run for Namibia 1 OK & 2 Mile Fun Run Rock Creek Park

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generation of Namibians prepared to act as teachers, carpenters, administrators, health care professionals in a free and in-dependent Namibia.

Our aid will go to provide these camps with the materials to carry out this huge task of preparing the people to run their own country. It is in the refugee camps that the models for the education system health care programs and the structures for how the people will be involved in the decision making process of the country are being developed. By contributing this aid SW APO can use its precious and limit-ed resources for supplies to equip the Peoples Liberation Army in the war against South African troops.

I WANT TO HELP - - - -WHAT CAN I DO?

Namibia Week is an opportunity for all of us to join in the work for freedom in southern Africa. Individuals and Organi-zations can help by:

• taking leaflets for distribution

• Posting flyers at your work site and taking up a collection

• Having a gathering in your home for friends and family at which SASP can show slides and talk

• Volunteering at least 2 hours to help answer phones the day of our Radio-thon or assist at one of our activities

To find out more contact SASPCo.Chairs, Adwoa Dunn at 636-7649 or Sandra Hill at 332-2009

Q: Namibia has been made every de-pendent on South Africa. How will

these links be broken after Indep.en-dence?

A: Well, in the first place I must make it categorically clear that South Africa

is our enemy. For Namibia to be free and independent is the legitimate right of the Namibian people. It does not subject us to economic ties or whatever ties with any other country. Certain foreign com-panies now exploiting Namibian mineral wealth under an illegal occupying power, South Africa would have to enter new treaties with the future independent Namibia.

Q: WHAT IS SWAPO?

SW APO President SAM NU JOMA answers this question and more ...

A. SWAPO (The SouthWest African Peoples Organization) is a popular

peoples national liberation movement. SW APO was founded in 1960 as a mass movement to struggle through political means for the liberation of our country. We took our protests of South Africa's occupation of our homeland to the Unit-ed Nations and to the political authorities administering Namibia. When our peace-ful protests were met with increasingly harsh and brutal massacres of our people and our Party was barred from Namibia we took up arms in 1966 to free Namibia.

Q: South Africa wants a guarantee that SW APO will not assist freedom

fighters in South Africa. How does SW APO respond?

A: A struggle for a peoples freedom al-ways is from within that country

where the people are oppressed. The people of South Africa will continue to struggle and will need the support of all those who believe in justice and equality. The people of Namibia will support their brothers and Sisters in South Africa.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR WITH THESE DATES:

• April 3, 1982 - Meet us at 10:00 AM to Leaflet our community so they will know about Namibia Week. We have organized it so we will work in teams for about 2 hours. Call 332-2009 to sign up!

• NAMIBIA WEEK Be sure to encourage co-workers, family and friends to attend the APRIL 13 - 24 calendar of activities and make a contribution.

e May 8, 1982 - S.A.S.P. MONTHLY MEETING. IF YOU WOULD Like to con-tinue working with us throughout the year.

WHAT IS SASP?

The Southern Africa Support Project is a community based activist organization which works to encourage community support of the liberation struggle taking place in Southern Africa. Formed in 1978, SASP with the help of the Wash-ington Community has raised over $75,000 in cash and medical and educa-tional supplies for the youth, women and children of Southern Africa. For more information call us and we'll send you a brochure: 332-2009.

Southern Africa Support Project

S.A.S.P. P.O. Box 50103 Washington, D.C. 20004

WHAT IS IT LIKE LIVING UNDER SOUTH AFRICA'S CONTROL??

NAMIBIA: THE FACTS

• Whites control and own 70% of the land while they are only 10% of the population .

• Blacks are forced to live on Home-lands, the poorest land in the coun-try. The Ovambundu people make up 40% of Namibia's population but live on 7% of the land.

• Education is compulsory and free for · whites but Blacks must pay. This

means that 75% of Black children are forced to leave school before com-pleting 3rd grade.

• Only 1 % of Black youth can go to secondary school or what we call higl1 school.

• The infant death rate for Black babies is 8 times higher than for white babies. 163 die for every 1 ,000 born.

• Black workers are by law paid less than whites, for example in mining Blacks are paid less than 1/6 of what white workers are paid and are forced to do the dirtiest jobs. Whites are paid 720 Rand a month while Blacks are paid 120.

BE SURE YOUR JOB DOESN'T HA VE YOU HELPING RACIST SOUTH AFRICA!!!

"I just happened to notice the bill was for computers to be sold to South Africa."

SASP was contacted by several concerned workers for a company that was prepar-ing to sell computers to South Africa . Computers are used to keep track of the passbook numbers of Blacks and to aid police and military. The workers con-fronted management, asked SASP for in-formation on the situation in South Af-rica to present in an effort to block sale. We congratulate them on being careful and concerned and exposing yet another company willing to aid South Africa.

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