munities, the student movement, local Labour councils and youth. These are the key areas for building the mass action needed to deliver support to the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. They will all be subjects for discussion around resolutions at the AGM. Manifesto The growth of the against apartheid has been reflected in increasing support for the AAM. There nearly local Around 8.5 million trade unionists are affiliated. It is the development of the AAM over the last two years lniu a mass movement which is summarised in the AAM's National Committee document Challenging Apartheid.
This explains how the movement plans reorganise its structures in line with its growth. place of a national AGM every one of the AAM's 10,000 national members can attend, contribute and vote - ine aocument proposes representative delegates be elected from local groups and affiliated organisaJANUARY: Launch of a Manifesto for Sanctions JANUARY/FEBRUARY: Local Sanctions Co-ordinating meetings MARCH: Month of Action for Last year's theid in the workplaces.
with the black workplaces movement workers who groups.
out of the shops.
This dramatic growth, membership taken. where Sanctions. parues Sanctions. ly those August last year by agreed by the EEC.
TUC reflected this movement by agreeing to defend boycott actions against aparCentral in winning active mobilisation by the labour movement is the need of the AAM to deepen its links community. unions black most inspired to isolate aparthied. The black communilaunched an effective Apartheid Free Zone to clear the goods of apartheid Strengthening such steps will be key to the AAM's future.
organisational poses me quesuon of what perspectives the movement should have. Here clear choices must be The AAM's national leadership is proposing to knit the year's perspectives together around a document appropriately called A New Offensive for This outlines an agenda for action in 1987 culminating in the excellent proposal for a mass demonstration in October. The political proposals for the AAM, including in the general election, however still combine the proven success of a priority of a mass action, and the mobilisation of the labour movement, with an approach centring on lobbying individual candidates around a Manifesto for The stated aim of this is to win a 'parliamentary majority committed to the policies outlined in the manifesto' - which in the Manifesto's first draft are ending the British veto on UN sanctions, for Britain to carry out essentialsanctions already agreed in Commonwealth leaders, and to implement the sanctions A campaign around a 'manifesto for sanctions' as a way of mobilising In 1987 the AAM can be extended still further by building the already massive support for it, and for action against apartheid, in the trade unions and labour movement and by developing alliances dent movement, local Labour councils and youth. These are outlined in the manifesto', at least on the basis of the first draft, can only be assumed to be the code words for the orientation to the SDP, Liberals, and even sections of the Tory Party, which is espoused by the Communist Party. It with the black communities, the stutheid would be a Labour vote. for individual politicians in the SDP, Liberals and Tories is hopeless as their parties have no interest in meaningful action to destroy apartheid. The central orientation should be towards the Labour Party, alli not lobbying the SDP, Liberals and "progressive' Tories. with A manifesto for sanctions could be La useful tactic if it called for a British • The government to break all links apartheid the key areas for building the mass action needed to deliver support be ste ants or incision are in rest tina tee AGM.
Support the AAM I all be subjects for discussion around resolutions at the reality that the Tory, SDP, and Liberal Parties have no intentions whatever of serious action against apartheid. But there must not be illusions in the role these parties will play.
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ANTI- APARTHEID MOVEMENT AGENDA FOR ACTION IN 1987