Learned from them to import virtually everything else the economy needs. So Nicaragua is a very dependent country.
Secondly the economy has been very badly af sected The prior the world recession. all agricultural exports has fallen very sharply in the world market since 1980 This meant that by 1983 the same volume of exports could only buy two thirds the volume of exports of 1980 The other direct choromic problem is loc shortage of labour. Partly this has been due to general migration into the capital - workers tron rural areas attracted by high city in see arom the city people leave agricultural producformal commercial sector — selling goods in the free TCP BRITISH AND NICARAGUAN SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS WHAT YOU CAN DO 23rd November 1985 10am til 5 pm sHowed by NICARAGUAN SOCIAL EVENING me sidely Concier • Die Dear, cerius Soiteric
A CENTRAL political point of reference in the struggle in strategy in that country, adopted at a 'Congress of the People' held in Kliptown, near Johannesburg, on 25-26 June 1955. The Congress was convened by the African National Congress (ANC), together with the South African Indian Peoples' Organisation, Democrats (an organisation of whites supporting the liberation movement).
from throughout South Africa. The Charter was adopted by the four sponsoring organisations as their policy and became the manifesto of their struggle for freedom.
were arrested and charged with treason. acquitted after a trial lasting more than four years. In the wake of the massacre of scores of black protesters in Sharpville, the ANC was banned in 1960. Its principle leader at the time, Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned for life in 1964.
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Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: • that South Africa belongs to all wno live in it, black and white, and INaL and the debates over is the Freedom Charter the South African Coloured the of The congress was attended by 2,888 delegates A year later, 156 leaders of these organisations They were We are printing the Charter so that readers of the democratic changes set out here have been won.
The people shall govern! man women shall have the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which Charter. his behalf. against insults to their race ana nationai pride, The preaching practice of national, race colour discrimination contempt punishable crime.
The people shall share in the country's wealth! ANC leaders Chief Luthuli and Yusuf Dadoo were banned from attending the Kliptown meeting which adopted the People's Dadoo's mother receives the Isitwalande ('hero') award on shall be ended, and all the land redivided amongst those who work d land banısh famine hunger; The state shall help the peasants with implements, seed, tractors and dams to save the soil and assist the army shall be open to all on an equal basis and shall be the helpers and protectors of the people All laws which discriminate on grounds of race, colour or belief shall be repealed Socialist Action 30 August 1985 to love their culture, , to honour human brotherEducation shall free, compulsory, univerequal for Higher education technical training shall be opened to all by means of state allowances scholarships awarded on the basis of merit;
Adult illiteracy shall be ended by mass state education plan;
Teachers shall have all the rights of other citizens;
The colour bar cultural life, in sport and in education shall be abolished.
There shall be houses, security and comfort! All people shall have the rights to live where they choose, be housed, and to bring up their families in comfort and security Unused housing spac shall be made available to the people Rent and prices shall be lowered, food plentiful and • no shall go hungry;
preventative health scheme shall be run by the state;
Free medical care and hopitalisation shall be provided for all, with special care mothers young children;
Sum shall be demolished suburbs built where all have transport, roads, lighting, playing fields, creches and social centres;
The aged, the orphans, the disabled and the sick shall be cared for by the state;
Rest, leisure recreation shall be the right of all;
Fenced locations ghettos shall be abolished. and laws which break up families shall be repealed;
South Africa shall be a fully state, which respects the rights sovereignty tions.
There shall be peace and friendship!
South Africa shall strive to naintain world peace an he settlement of all int national disputes negotiation not wa Peace and friendship amongst all our secure people shall upholding the equal rights. apportunities and status oi The people of the pro tectorates Basutoland Bechuanaland Swaziland — shall be free decide for themselves their own future;
The rights of all the peoples Africa to independence self-government shall be recognised. and shall be of closed cooperation;
Let all who love their people and their country now say, as we say here:
"These freedoms we will fight for, side by side throughout our lives, until we have won our liberty!"