Identity area
Reference code
ZA MEDU MEDU-1-1.1-1.1.2
Title
Minutes of General Meetings
Date(s)
- 1982 - 1983 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
4 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1978-1985)
Administrative history
The Medu Art Ensemble was formed by South Africa exiles in Gaborone, Botswana, in 1978. The organisation produced a wealth of creative work across all major art-forms; the roup further played a key role in shaping aesthetic and cultural theory and praxis within Africanist and liberation struggles. On June 14 1985, the South African Defence Force attacked the homes of Medu members and other activists in Gaborone, killing 12 people; Medu as an organisation ceased to exist.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
General meetings of Medu consisted of all Medu members; they were held ever 3 months. The general meetings addressed policy, Medu orgnisation and election of officials, and issues arising from specific units.