Blacks in South Africa call national 'stayaway' protest
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The June action comes on the heels of in Chernobyl South African women mourn killings by police in Soweto around the world this month to com -memorate the 1976 rebellion in South the date on which police opened fire on a protest march headed by the high school students of Soweto killing at least 25 people.
groups in South Africa have called for a three-day general strike against apartheid to Congress (ANC) has also offered its planned for June 16-18.
"Let every mine, factory, farm, and white home be without labor. Let every shop close its doors. Let every community strike a blow for freedom."
a practice run for June 16-18.
Peter Magubane which met in Durban at the end of March.
1976.
NUCLEAR DISASTER Rallies and marches will take place Africa. June 16 is the 10th anniversary of Trade union, student, and community mark the event. The African National support for the nationwide "stayaway"
"Let every university and school be Oliver Tambo in a radio address last month.
the general strike that took place on May 1—in which about 2.5 million workers and aftermath 1 million students participated. But May Day—the largest work stoppage in South African history to date—was seen as merely The stayaway will coincide with a National Youth Day on June 16 and with The disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear other protest actions against the racist plant in the Soviet Union underscores one system of Bantu education. The protests paramount fact—nuclear power is a menace were first proposed by the National that threatens the entire world Education Crisis Committee Conference, In the Soviet Union, the disaster has left 21 people dead so far, 300 hospitalized, and The conference reaffirmed an earlier an estimated 100,000 with the prospect of a decision that students who were boycotting cancerous future. Worldwide, millions of people were exposed to radioactive fallout (continued on page I1) as it drifted over the globe.
The global nature of this menace is also apparent in the 374 nuclear reactors licensed
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emptied of its youth," said ANC President Nuclear power