Word: lierop
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...teach-in was held on the liberation struggles in Southern Africa, featuring Robert Van Lierop, and independent Black filmmaker...
...perhaps the most significant statements came from a man with no other credentials than his personal experience in Angola. Robert Van Lierop, who had co-conducted the Gulf teach-in here in March, spoke again on Friday in front of Mass Hall. Van Lierop, a film maker and journalist who moonlights as a restaurant worker, is recognized by Africanists as the most perceptive observer of the situation in Angola and Mozambique and is currently finishing a film he shot in Portuguese Africa. He said, "Harvard's explanation for owning Gulf stock is like when you see a woman being raped...
...Lierop: The first part, about social benefits increasing: that is a direct response to MPLA military and political success in Angola, not a function of Gulf revenues. Ever since the revolution started, the Portuguese have tried to offer the people plums. But the people have said. "It's too late. You've had your chance. From now on, we don't care how many schools you build. The object is how many schools we build, because it's our country. It's our oil. It's our resources...
...Lierop: One more thing. As long as Portugal is in control, if Gulf goes out, then another oil company will come in But that doesn't mean we don't struggle against Gulf. If Gulf goes out and Esso goes in, we struggle against Esso. If Esso goes out and Shell goes in, we struggle against Shell. Our goal is to get them all out. Gulf is there right now, so that's what we're concentrating on. Harvard is a large Gulf shareholder, and that's why we're concentrating on, Harvard is a large Gulf shareholder, and that...
...Lierop: Harvard has got to learn that it's not dealing with just 600 black students. It's dealing with thirty million black people in this country. It's dealing with a lot of progressive whites in this country, who are watching Harvard. Every day...strip away that liberal veneer, and expose it as what it is. It's up to Harvard now to respond. If it doesn't respond, we're not about to give up. We're going to keep coming back...