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Two thousand students say no to apartheid at U.C. Berkeley rally on Oct. 11. Similar actions took SOCIALIST ACTIOI NOVEMBER 1985 3 Prisoners; and Labor Solidarity Has No Borders.

The UAW organized marshalls for the event. Mike Murphy, SEIU Local 47 business representative, and lone Biggs, coordinator of the Peace Action Coalition of Northeast Ohio and vice president of Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice, cochaired the rally.

"Bring down evil system"

UAW Region 2 Director Warren Davis pointed to the tremendous growth of South African trade unions in the last few years. He said there are many ways trade-union members in other countries can help, pointing with pride to the expulsion of the racist South African "unions" from all world labor federations and of the union organizers that have been sent in to help the South African workers.

Davis said, "the United States trade union movement is committed for the duration to bring down the evil, inhuman system of apartheid." He added, "We can't appeal to the American corporate mind, because it only has one track-how to make the most profit; we can't appeal to the American corporate heart, because there is none. We must reach lower in the anatomy, grab hold, and squeeze very hard. I'm talking about their wallets."

Davis read from a UAW position paper calling for withdrawal of all landing rights to South African airplanes in the United States and Canada, enforcement of United Nations sanctions against South Africa, enforcement of the ban on nuclear technolAfrican uden sociation place on campuses nationwide. divestment. A demonstration versity and downtown rally about 200 people.

In Boston, a late-afternoon rally drew approximately 300 students. Harvard University sent the largest continat the unieach drew Socialist Action/Joe Ryan heid is planned for Oct. 26 at the UAW Local 600 hall.

In Oakland, 500 people took part in an anti-apartheid protest.

Baltimore rallies BALTIMORE-A broad coalition, including the Catholic Archdiocese, the AFL-CIO, and local Black ministers held a full day of anti-apartheid activities here on Oct. 11.

Over 200 people attended a morning prayer breakfast sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese and the Black United Methodist Ministers. .

That afternoon, community groups rallied at Hopkins Plaza and marched to city hall. Rally speakers included, Henry Koellein, president of the Metro Council AFL-CIO, and Eileen Fair from the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

That evening a Labor Unity Rally in Support of the Rights of Black Labor to Organize in South Africa and Namibia was held at the Hospital Workers 1199E hall. About 200 people attended.

Speakers included • Thembatemba Vilcazi, vice-chair of the executive board of the U.S. African National Congress; Dave Wilson, director USWA District 8; Ron Hollie, president Hospital Workers 1199E; and others from the labor movement.