UIIITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT - TRANSVAAL UDF MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN A. INTRODUCTION THE CONTENT OF THE SIGNATURE FORM CAN BE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS: 1. REJECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT.- 2. REJECTION OF THE KOORNHOF LAWS.- 3. SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT. 4. COMMITMENTS TO TEE CREATION OF A NON - RACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC WORDING AN ORGANIZATION OR AREA HAT ADD ONE ADDITIONAL DEMAND. THIS-ADDITIONAL DEMAND MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CAMPAIGN TO BE LINKED TO LOCAL STRUGGLES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE TEAT THIS IS NOT A PETITION BUT RATHER A SIGNATURES CAMPAIGN. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THESE SIGNATURES WOULD BE ( PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITY. B. AIM THE AIM OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO COLLECT AT LEAST ONE MILLION SIGNATURES CONTRYWIDE. IN THIS REGARD, A MINIMUM OF 300,000 SIGNATURES WOULD HAVE TO BE COLLECTED IN THE TRANSVAAL REGION. C. OBJECTIVES THESE CAN BE CAREGORISED INTO EDUCATIVE, IDEOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL 03JECTIVES. 1. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ALTHOUGH THE CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION ACT, ( KOORNHOF LAWS AND THE UDF HAS STARTED IN 19 83. THE SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN WOULD ENSURE THAT PEOPLE'S AWARENESS IS FURTHER ENRICHED. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN THE ACTIVIST AND THE PERSON SIGNING.- THUS THE CAMPAIGN WOULD ENSURE THAT AT LEAST OtfE MILLION PEOPLE WOULD BE SPOKEN TO DIRECTLY ABOUT THE ISSUES. ---- 2. IDEOLOGICAL THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES THAT ARE COLLECTED WOULD INDICATE CONCRETELY TEE WIDESPREAD REJECTION OF BOTHA'S PLANS. IT WOULD ALSO SHOW THAT THE UDF'S SUPPORT IS ACTIVE AND WIDESPREAD. /2 IDEOLOGICAL.
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UIIITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT - TRANSVAAL
UDF MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN
A. INTRODUCTION
THE CONTENT OF THE SIGNATURE FORM CAN BE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:
1. REJECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION A C T . -
2. REJECTION OF THE KOORNHOF LAWS.-
3. SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT.
4. COMMITMENTS TO TEE CREATION OF A NON - RACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC WORDING AN ORGANIZATION OR AREA HAT ADD ONE ADDITIONAL DEMAND. THIS-ADDITIONAL DEMAND MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CAMPAIGN TO BE LINKED TO LOCAL STRUGGLES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE TEAT THIS IS NOT A PETITION BUT RATHER A SIGNATURES CAMPAIGN. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THESE SIGNATURES WOULD BE
( PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITY.
B. AIM
THE AIM OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO COLLECT AT LEAST ONE MILLION SIGNATURES CONTRYWIDE. IN THIS REGARD, A MINIMUM OF 300,000 SIGNATURES WOULD HAVE TO BE COLLECTED IN THE TRANSVAAL REGION.
C. OBJECTIVES
THESE CAN BE CAREGORISED INTO EDUCATIVE, IDEOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL 03JECTIVES.
1. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
ALTHOUGH THE CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION ACT,( KOORNHOF LAWS AND THE UDF HAS STARTED IN 1983. THE SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN
WOULD ENSURE THAT PEOPLE'S AWARENESS IS FURTHER ENRICHED. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN THE ACTIVIST AND THE PERSON SIGNING.- THUS THE CAMPAIGN WOULD ENSURE THAT AT LEAST OtfE MILLION PEOPLE WOULD BE SPOKEN TO DIRECTLY ABOUT THE ISSUES.----
2. IDEOLOGICAL
THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES THAT ARE COLLECTED WOULD INDICATE CONCRETELY TEE WIDESPREAD REJECTION OF BOTHA'S PLANS. IT WOULD ALSO SHOW THAT THE UDF'S SUPPORT IS ACTIVE AND WIDESPREAD.
/ 2 IDEOLOGICAL.
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C0ULD 32 HADE a t t h e l o c a l l e v e l , f o r e x a m p l err-nrf SOWETO COULD COLLECT MORE SIGNATURES THAN THE NTr\TR~p n-^°^EJSkT V0EED IB THE ADTH0EITI35 °'GREATER LECITIMACY THAN THE SOWETO COUNCIL. TnEREBY CLAxM
3.- ORGNIZATIONAL
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THIS CAMPAIGN ALSO MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO ENLIST THE ACTIVE INVOLVT’VT&tjt’OF THE WIDE SAKGE OF SOTPOKTAIIVE I T O I y i D B J O S m o S 5 “
D. SUGGESTED APPROACHES ' '
BY M F F E R ENT ORGANIZATIONS AND AREAS WOULD HAVE TO ^ TAILORED TO J.HEI2 DIFFERING CONDITIONS. ' HERE WE MERELY PROVIDE BROAD GUIDLINES AND SUGGESTIONS. PKOVID^
1. TRAINING
IS A NEED T0 TRAIN VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD BE ASSISTING D# TEE J g ™ 0F SIGNATURES.. THE TRAINING SHOULD COVER THE FOLLOWING
(a) ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT.
(b) ANALYSIS OF THE KOORNHOF LAWS.
(c) THE NATURE, AIMS AND HISTORY OF THE UDF.
£d) THE MEANING OF THE MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN.I
THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE TEE ABOVE OBJECTIVES IS TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE
K 5 5 T - THERE AEE NTn'ER0US VAYS IN'WEI CE PEOPLE CAN BE SPOKEN TO EOWEVER, SPE A K I N G’TO PEOPLE IN TEEIR BOUSES IS TEE MOST EFFECTIVE ’WAY AND WOULD YIELD TEE BEST RESULTS.
^ n T 4 >0EfnnSnTfRECLDI,E C0LLECTING SIGNATURES IN CEURCEES, AT SOCCER STADIA, SEOPPING CENTRES, PU3LIC MEETINGS, ETC.
cS?tt^,jectivss of e o t c a k o h , EEIGETENING AWARENESS AND ORGANIZING SEOULD Bt, UPPERMOST IN OUR MINDS WHENEVER SPEAKING TO PEOPLE.
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/3 3. PEASES AND PUBLICITY....;
THE MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED AT A RALLY IN SOSEANGUVE ON THE 22HD JANUARY 198^. ALREADY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PUBLICITY IS BUILT INTO THE CAMPAIGN, IT WILL BE VITAL TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN MOMENTUM DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THIS WILL REQUIRE AREA COMMITTEES TO WORK OUT PHASES THROUGH WHICH THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD GO, EG.- INTENSIVE HOUSE TO HOUSE CAMPAIGN, CHURCH VISITS, CALLING PUBLIC MEETINGS, ETC.
AREA COMMITTEES
IT IS CLEAR THAT ALL THIS WILL REQUIRE DISCIPLINED ORGANIZATION. j.0 THIS END THE TVL HAS SET UP A REGIONAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MANNED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS AREAS. VARIOUS AREAS WILL HAVE’TO SET UP THEIR OWN AREA COMMITTEES WHICH WILL LIASE CLOSELY WITH THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE. A HOST OF TASKS WILL HAVE TO BE PERFORMED BY THE AREA COMMITTEE E.G. ISSUING, KEEPING AND FORWARING COMPLETED FORMS TO THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE.
ORGANIZATIONS NOT AFFILIATED TO THE UDF
NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INDICATED THEIR PREPAREDNESS TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE UDF IN ITS CAMPAIGNS ALTHOUGH FOR ONE REASON OR THE OTHER
T0 THE TOF- THIS IS ONE CAMPAIGN DURING WHICH THESE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE APPROACHED A N D ROPED INTO OUR CAMPAIGN.
IN THIS REGARD VERY CLOSE: CO-OPERATION BETWEEN AREA COMMITTEES AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE WILL HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED. AREA COMMITTEES SHOULD CREATIVELY THINK OF HOW TO INVOLVE ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE. THE SECRETARIES SHOULD BE CONSULTED IN THIS REGARD.
CONDUCT OF ACTIVISTS '
ACTIVISTS INVOLVED IN THE MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN, SHOULD AT ALL TIMES CARRY THE IMAGE OF THE UDF. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ON EACH ACTIVISTS COLLECTING SIGNATURES IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UDF.
PLEASE NOTE , - - -
THE LOCAL DEMAND THAT IS ADDED TO THE SIGNATURE FORM, MUST BE APPROVED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE." ........
PHASES AND PUBLICITY
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WE, the freedom-loving South Africans, declare for the whole world to know that:WE reject apartheidWE support the struggle and unity of our people against the evils of apartheid WE stand for the creation of a non-racial democratic South Africa free of oppression; economic exploitation and racism.WE say: -NO to the new constitution because it will further entrench apartheid and white domination NO to the Koornhof Laws which will deprive more and more African people of their birthrightn ln lt?ne,hn-,ler ? r ° - r*!*Jr0n[ (UDF)' and Bive it our full support in its efforts to unite our people in their fight against the constitution and Koornhof Bills.
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1 Rona, ba ratang tokoloho lefatsheng la Africa Borwa, re batia lefatshe Ul kaofela le tsebe hore:2 Rona re hanana le apartheiti.H Rona re tshehetsa tshokollo le kopano ya batho ba rona kgahlanong le5 bobe ba apartheiti.= Rona re ema le kano ya ho se kgetholle lefatsheng la Afrika Borwa ho
se na kgatello, bokebekwa ditjheleteng le kgethollo ka rr.mala.5 Rona re re:= Tjhee, ho molao wa motheo o motjha hobane o tla eketsa apartheiti le
matla a ba basweu.Tjhee, ho melao ya Koornhof e tla timang batho ba bangata ba Afrika
5 Borwa tumello ya tswalo ya bona.5 E, ho United Democratic Front (UDF), mme re e tshehetsa ka botlalo
boitekong ba yona ho kopanya batho ba rona ntweng ya bona kgahlanong le molao wa motheo o motjha le melao ya Koornhof.
H-JQ Ons, die vryheids liewende Suid Afrikaners, verklaar aan die heleH Ji wereld om te weet dat ons:
Apartheid verwerp.S ^ Ons steun die reg en eenheid van ons mense teen die euwels van2 53 apartheid aan.£*— Ons staan vir die vereniging van 'n nie-rasisties, demokratiese Suid-5 14 Afrika, vry van onderdrukking, en ekonomiese eksploitasie en ras-3 sisme.
& Ons se:Nee aan die nuvve bedeling omdat dit verder apartheid en blanke
—• dominasie behels.Nee aan die Koornhof wette wat meer en meer swart mense van hul geboortereg sal ontneem.Ja, vir die UDF en ons gee dit ons voile ondersteuning in sy pogings om ons mense te verenig in die veg teen die nuwe bedeling en die Koornhof wette.
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