Fonds AL3117 - Laura Pollecutt Collection

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ZA SAHA AL3117

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Laura Pollecutt Collection

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  • 1996 - 2001 (Accumulation)

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1.4 linear metres (14 archival boxes)

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Laura Pollecutt's political activism started with her involvement in the Progressive Party. She later became a prominent member of the Southern Transvaal branch of the Black Sash. During this period she participated in numerous alliances and campaigns, as a Black Sash representative or in her individual capacity. Pollecutt worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Johannesburg office, for 4 to 5 months in 1997, first as Communications Officer, and later as special researcher for the hearing into the Media Under Apartheid. This led to her role in research and co-ordination for the TRC hearing on Media and Apartheid in September 1997. Pollecutt wrote the final report with the assistance of Hugh Lewin.

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Laura Pollecutt's political activism started with her involvement in the Progressive Party. She later became a prominent member of the Southern Transvaal branch of the Black Sash, participating in numerous alliances and campaigns. She worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1997, first as Communication Officer, and later as special researcher for the hearing into the Media Under Apartheid. This led to her role in research and co-ordination for the TRC hearing on the Media and Apartheid in September 1997. Pollecutt wrote the final report with the assistance of Hugh Lewin.

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20090709

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