Poster: "Peace is our Human Right"[Museum Africa Collection] Description: Colour poster of map of South Africa with stick figures of people on it.Date(s): Undated Press Clippings[Jean Sinclair Papers (President of the Black Sash)] Description: Includes clippings related to Black Sash activities and demonstrations; clippings on Jean Sinclair; clippings on poverty; starvation; malnutrition; resettlement; removals; Dimbaza; Morsgat; typed translations from Afrikaans press and comments on pres [. . .]Press cuttings of some important demonstrations: 1955-1995[Records of the Black Sash] Date(s): 1955-1995Press Cuttings: 1980-1984[Professor W A Kleynhans Collection] Description: Subjects include: National Conference, Joyce Harris, vigils, death of Ruth Foley etc. From Cape Times, Sunday Tribune, Rand Daily Mail and The StarDate(s): 1980-1984 Press cuttings: Mission to Sophiatown and finding of aged blind women in ruins led to Sophiatown action[Jean Sinclair Papers (President of the Black Sash)] Date(s): 18 March 1960Pretoria shelves plan for new township[University of Cape Town Libraries' Collections] Description: Black Sash mentioned as one of many organisations opposed to new township (Norweto) being built north of Johannesburg. Black Sash believes the only way to address the crisis in black housing is to remove Group Areas Act.Date(s): 11 February 1987. Accessed 13 December 2007 Programme of the demonstration on the absolution of the Senate[Museum Africa Collection] Date(s): 1956Protest against Bantu Laws Amendment Bill 1964[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Correspondence, extracts of parliamentary debate re the Bill, etc.Date(s): 1964 Protest against Bantu Laws Amendment Bill 1969[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Memorandum, protests against BillDate(s): 1969 Protest against Bells against bill campaign[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Campaign to involve churches in protesting the Slums, Squatters and Group Areas Bills by participating in a nation-wide tolling of bells, 1988Date(s): 1988 Protest against Bill of Rights[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Includes correspondence, notes, drafts etc. re South African Law Commission's enquiry into the role of the courts in the protection of Group Rights and Human Rights and the introduction of a Bill of Rights, 1986-1989; draft proposals by the Black Sas [. . .]Date(s): 1986-1994 Protest against General Laws Amendment Bill, 1962[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Response by the Black Sash to the General Law Amendment Bill, 1962, including a talk by Mrs M Roberts and circular to members.Date(s): 1962 Protest against Improper Interference Bill, 1966-1967[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Paper by the Black Sash on the Bill; notes; submission by the Black Sash to the Commission of Enquiry into improper political interference and political representation of the various population groups, 1966; report on the Black Sash's appearance befo [. . .]Date(s): 1966-1967 Protest against Morsgat Resettlement Camp[Jean Sinclair Papers (President of the Black Sash)] Date(s): 1969Protest against Nursing Act Amendment Bill 1957[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Includes notes, circulars and newspaper clippings on the proposed Nursing Bill to amend the Nursing Act of 1944 in order to entrench racial discrimination in the nursing profession.Date(s): 1957 Protest against Orderly Movement and Settlement of Black Persons Bill, 1982[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Preliminary paper by Sheena Duncan on the Bill; memorandum from the Black Sash to the Select Committee on the Constitutions on the Bill, 1982; representations by the Black Sash and Athlone Advice Office to the Select Committee; articles, flyers, note [. . .]Date(s): 1982 Protest against Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Bill, 1976[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Circular by the Black Sash on the effects of the Bill and notes and correspondence re a meeting organised by the Black Sash to discuss the human problem of squatters.Date(s): 1976 Protest against Publications Bill 1962[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Memoranda by the Black Sash and the Civil Rights League to the Select Committee on the Publications and Entertainments Bill. Also includes invitations from the Black Sash to a Brains Trust on censorship, 1963.Date(s): 1963 Protest against Republic of Transkei Constitution Bill, 1976[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Newspaper clippings; draft Bill; comment by the Black Sash to the Secretary, Department of the Chief Minister, Transkei.Date(s): 1976 Protest against segregated hostels in Alexandra Township[Jean Sinclair Papers (President of the Black Sash)]Protest against Senate and Education Bills, 1960[Black Sash (Cape Western Region) Archive] Description: Signed declarations by Black Sash members stating that they would have taken part in the stand against the Senate and/or Education Bills "had it not been for the Riotous Assemblies Act"Date(s): 1960 |