Dr. Ivan Toms outside St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town during his protest 'Fast for a just peace'
Ivan Thoms holding a placard saying "16 days fasting for a just peace" In his protest outside St George's Cathedral in Cape Town.
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Dr. Ivan Toms with a crowd of 5000 people at an ECC gathering, Cape Town
"Dr Ivan Thomas joins with the crowd of 5000 people in singing the national anthem at a meeting in Cape Town City Hall tonight (07/10/85). The meeting was called to join Thomas in the breaking of his 21 Day fast as part of the End Conscription Campaign commemoration of the first anniversary of troops entering South Africa's black townships."
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Police in action at a Johannesburg protest
Police in action at a Johannesburg. Police walk with helmets and sticks through a car park.
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Soweto service for victims of raid on Matola, Mozambique.
A service held in Soweto for Matola Raid victims. Uncertain whether raid of 1981 or 1983. On the podium signs with text "To gun down defenceless men women and children in their sleep is dastardly cowardice"
During the height of apartheid, security forces carried out a raid on ANC houses in Matola, Mozambique, where 16 South Africans and one Portuguese national were killed. Most of the victims were members of Umkhonto We Sizwe in 1981. In a SADF raid on Matola in 1983 at least 6 people died including 2 children and 26 people wounded.
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Jeremy Cronin speaks at CAYCO annual congress
Jeremy Cronin, recently released after serving 7 years in prison for furthering the aims of the ANC reads from his book of poems to a youth audience at the Cape Youth Congress A.G.M
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People singing freedom songs at a meeting in Cape Town
Protesters singing freedom songs and dancing at a political meeting in Cape Town. Affiliated to the UDF and FEDSAW.
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Students attend a youth meeting in Cape Town
A hall full of students attending a youth meeting in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 1982.
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A woman paying attention at a political meeting in Cape Town. She is wearing a badge which says "speak out".
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Dorothy Nyembe holding a UDF poster during a protest
Dorothy Nyembe holding a UDF poster "UDF for peace and Unity". She stands on the side of the road in a CBD picketing.
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Police monitor UDF picket at the Durban City Hall
Police filming protesters during a United Democratic Front (UDF) demonstration outside the Durban City Hall, November 1983.
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