- AD2.
- Series
- 1981-1990.
Material relating to the work of the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement's National Committee comprising meeting notices, agenda and minutes.
Material relating to the work of the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement's National Committee comprising meeting notices, agenda and minutes.
Material relating to meetings of the officers of the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement comprising minutes and related notes and papers.
Material relating to the work of the Wales Rejects Apartheid Co-ordinating Committee, the Joint Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement and National Union of Students (NUS/UCMC) Committee, and several ad-hoc meetings.
Consumer boycott and sanctions,
Material relating to campaigns organised by the Anti-Apartheid Movement calling for the support of consumer boycotts and sanctions against South African goods and services, such as the national campaign "Boycott Apartheid '89", as well as activities in South Wales focusing on boycotting local shops selling South African goods. Files may include letters, reports, newsletters, briefings, press cuttings and promotional material, and campaign packs.
Material relating to Anti-Apartheid Movement campaigns calling for the release of political prisoners and detainees in South Africa.
Material relating to Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement (WAAM) activities in support of a variety of international, and national, campaigns against apartheid South Africa. Also material relating to events organised at a local level such as sponsored walks, boycotts of local shops and businesses, concerts, protests and rallies.
Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings,
Material relating to Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement annual and extraordinary general meetings comprising agenda, minutes and related papers.
Material relating to apartheid in sport, and national and local campaigns organised by the Anti-Apartheid Movement calling for a sports boycott of South Africa. Most of the campaigns concern Welsh rugby and cricket tours of South Africa, and South African participation in international sport. Material comprises briefings and reports, circulars, letters, press statements and releases, and press cuttings. May also include conference papers and official campaign packs.
Material relating to boycotts against cultural events, such as concerts, film screenings, and artistic competitions, which included South African performers or promoted any links to apartheid South Africa. Also material relating to the opposition of UK artists travelling to, or performing in, South Africa. Events and artists targeted include the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod, Simple Minds and Shirley Bassey, amongst others. Files may include letters, press cuttings, event programmes and other printed items.
Fair elections and independence,
Material relating to campaigns for democracy in South Africa organised and promoted by the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the African National Congress. Also contains material pertaining to campaigns assisting the struggle for freedom in other countries in the Southern Africa region such as Angola, Mozambique and Namibia.
Printed Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement (WAAM) and African National Congress (ANC) newsletters issued for their members and affiliates. Also printed reports and consultative documents produced in support of various campaigns and as part of national and international anti-apartheid policy debate.
Items produced by associated groups and organisations, collected by WAAM for both general use and for use in campaign literature and materials. Includes mainly journals, pamphlets, news sheets and minor periodicals.
Material relating to the activities of several Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) Wales committees including the National Executive Council, the Trade Union Committee, Annual General Meetings and ad-hoc forum groups. National Executive Council papers also include papers relating to the dissolution of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), the future of its archive, and the launch of ACTSA. Files may include meeting notices, agendas, minutes, reports and related papers.
Correspondence of the Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) Wales group comprising circular letters and general business correspondence.
Material relating to the work of the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement's Executive Committee comprising notices of meetings, agenda and minutes.
External committees and groups,
Material relating to the work and activities of the governing committees of the national Anti-Apartheid Movement, based in London, and the committees of several of its regional branches.
Economic campaigns and sanctions,
Material relating to campaigns of an economic nature, including those boycotting gold and jewelry of South African origin, campaigns against banks that were investing and operating in South Africa, campaigns supporting oil embargoes placed on South Africa and Namibia, campaigns discouraging foreign investment in South Africa, and campaigns calling for the implementation of sanctions against the Apartheid regime in South Africa. Also contains lists of companies trading in South Africa and information on the shareholdings of several British and European companies with suspected links to Apartheid.
Military and nuclear collaboration,
Material relating to Anti-Apartheid Movement campaigns against military and nuclear collaboration with apartheid South Africa, which called for the implementation of a world-wide arms embargo and programme of nuclear disarmament.
Correspondence with embassies, foreign governments, UK politicians, local and national government officials, UK trade union organisations, WAAM supporters, the central AAM office and other anti-apartheid groups, reflecting all aspects of Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement (WAAM) activity. Also contains informational copies of letters and correspondence sent to WAAM officers in relation to a particular subject or international anti-apartheid campaign.
Printed items used for marketing and publicity purposes by the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement (WAAM), the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), the African National Congress (ANC) and other groups involved in anti-apartheid activities.