Letter from S.F. Coalition
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These are troubled times. In our own country the rights of working people are under constant attack. In South Africa the Black majority faces brutal repression and the denial of the most elementary human rights. New billions are spent on nuclear weapons while U.S. intervention in Central America mounts each day. The rich become richer while the poor are devastated and social programs are gutWe are confident however, that growing numbers, yes, even a majority, are repelled by this state of On April 20, 1985, 50,000 people marched with the Spring Mobilization in San Francisco for peace, The demonstration was marked by the active support and participation of broad forces in the Bay Area: organized labor; the peace and religious communities; the Black, Latino and Asian communiThe march was formally supported by all seven Bay Area Central Labor Councils as well by scores of state and local union bodies. The nuclear freeze movement was also prominent among those who led in opening the way for the broad participation of important parts of the U.S. population. The issues we addressed on April 20 remain. The Spring Mobilization provided a momentum on Second, we will sponsor a major Bay Area conference on Nov. 2, 1985, at San Francisco State University with nationally prominent trade unionists, religious leaders, scientists and community leaders The conference will serve both an educational purpose and issue a call for another large Bay Area Al Lannon, President, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 6; Rev. Cecil Williams, Glide Church; Sala Burton, member of U.S. Congress; Mario Obledo, Past President, League of United Latin American Citizens; Sister Judy Cannon, Sisters of Mercy; Walter Johnson, Secretary Treasurer, San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Charlene Tschirhart, Executive Director, San Francisco Nuclear Freeze Campaign; Rev. Howard Gloyd, Northern California Chair, Rainbow Coalition; Julianne Malveaux, Co-Chair, San Francisco Anti-Apartheid Coalition;Ron Dellums, member, U.S. Congress; James Herman, International President, ILWU; Professor Carlos Munoz Jr., Faculty for Human Rights in El Salvador and Central America; Wilson Riles Jr., Oakland City Council; Harry Britt, San Francisco Board of Supervisors; Lyle Wing, Co-Chair, National Exec. Committee, Nuclear Freeze Campaign; Barbara Boxer, member, U.S. Congress; Pat Norman, National Association of Lesbian and Gay Democratic Clubs; Vivian Hallinan, Project National Interest; Pedro Noguera, President, Associated Students, UC Berkeley; Margaret Butz, Deputy planned for Nov. 2, 1985. This conference will present panel and workshop discussions featuring prominent figures who will address the four themes of the coalition in addition to announcing plans for the next mass mobilization in April 1986.
Among those who have already agreed to participate at the conference are the following: Naomi Tutu-Seavers, daughter of South Africa's Bishop Desmond Tutu; Jack Henning, secretary treasurer of the California AFL-CIO; James Herman, international president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU); Keith JohnSocialist Action/Joe Ryan secretary-treasurer of the San Francisco Central Labor addressing a Labor Day concert/rally in San Francisco's The following is th nized by the San Fran‹ August 23, 1985 Dear Friend, ted.
affairs. which we can and must build. In this regard we support the following tion.
First, we are committed to continue to protest. These were:
Jobs and Justice, Not War; mobilization in April 1986.
Sincerely, Director, SEIU 790.
For offices Be endorser let :isco Bay Area jobs and justice. Tens of thousands more marched throughout the nation.
ties; gay and lesbian groups; students; the disabled, and seniors all joined the effort.
focus our No U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean; No U.S. Support to South African Apartheid; Freeze and Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race.
who will address the need for building a majority movement in support of our aims.
We urge your early support for our fall and spring efforts and look Her for the Nov. 2 antiwar conference org Mobilization for Peace, Jobs and Just ice. plan of action and request your endorsement and participawork on the four political further information write the Mobilization, which is located at the at 255 Ninth St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, or call (415) 621-7326.
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