N.Y. rallies hit U.S. policy
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SOCIALIST ACTION APRIL 1986 3 By PETER NEW YORK-About 1000 people demonstrated on March 21 outside the Federal building in New York City against U.S. policy in Central America and apartheid in South Africa. The rally was sponsored by the American Committee on Africa, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), and the Central America Week Coalition.
Speakers included Carlos Rigby, a representative of the FSLN from Nicaragua's Atlantic coast, and representatives from the African National Congress in South Africa, the South West African People's Organization in Namibia, and the National Front for the Liberation of the Congo.
Another demonstration against apartheid in South Africa was held the following day, March 22, sponsored by the New York City AFL-CIO. About 300 people attended this event, which featured newly elected Labor Council head Thomas Van Arsdale.
Unfortunately, no effort was made to coordinate action between the two dem -onstrations-even though both were called to oppose apartheid, and the recent AFL-CIO convention took a stand against a military solution in Central America. Despite the small turnout, the potential for large and effective protests against U.S. foreign policy is deepening, as the increased activity of many unions and others against apartheid and U.S. policy in Central America testifies.