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...other groups argue that divestiture should still be used as a weapon against South African government along with the scholarship programs Pointing to the "massive" lobbying attempts by South Africans in the U.S. against divestiture movements. Gail Hovey, research director of the American Committee on Africa, says. "I don't think that anyone can argue with the education of Black South Africans, but one must consider the environment they are going back to, Divestment is a more powerful force to change that than just helping a few individuals." Anti-apartheid groups are also concerned that the programs only apply...
...Black students were killed in the riots, outraging many students here and prompting a wave of demonstrations against the conditions of inequality for Blacks and whites in South Africa that persist today. "The 1976 Soweto riots really generated an enormous amount of student activity [on U.S. campuses]," says Gail Hovey, research coordinator for the American Committee on Africa (ACOA). After that start, others add, the student movement has sustained its momentum. "Seven years after Soweto, despite the fact that almost two whole sets of students have graduated, the student movement has continued to be active," says ACOA Student Coordinator Joshua...
...other groups argue that divestiture should still be used as a weapons against South African government alone with the scholarship program Painting to the massive lobbying attempts by South Africans in the U.S. against divestiture movements Gail Hovey, research director of American Committee on Africa says. I don't think that anyone can argue with the education of Black South Africans but one must consider the environment they are going back to Divestments is a more powerful force to change that than just helping a few individuals." Anti apartheid groups are also concerned that the programs only apply to students...
...Black students were killed in the riots, outraging many students here and prompting a wave of demonstrations against the conditions of inequality for Blacks and whites in South Africa that persist today. "The 1976 Soweto riots really generated an enormous amount of student activity [on U.S. campuses]," says Gail Hovey, research coordinator for the American Committee on Africa (ACOA). After that start, others add, the student movement has sustained its momentum. "Seven years after Soweto, despite the fact that almost two whole sets of students have graduated, the student movement has continued to be active," says ACOA Student Coordinator Joshua...
...opportunity to challenge any law passed by the City Council. Should the divestiture bill pass the City Council, Virginia Republican Stanford E. Parris has vowed that he will do just that. And "even if it doesn't pass [the House] at all, it will be a very important step," Hovey says. The American Committee on Africa, she adds, will be "watching the progress of the measure very carefully." Indeed, most of the divestiture groups contacted said they saw the upcoming debate as a crucial step in the national movement for divestiture...