Word: petitioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa--Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other religious leader from all races were arrested yesterday while kneeling near Parliament with a petition against government bans on anti-apartheid groups.
All the detainees were freed in a few hours and the clergymen said they would continue protests regardless of the consequences. Their petition referred to an order last Wednesday prohiting political activity by 18 major anti-apartheid organizations.
MIT is scheduled to petition the board for permission to demolish the vacant houses at a hearing scheduled for March 16. MIT's lawyer, Scott Lewis, asked the board to consider both the violations and the university's petition for permission to destroy the buildings last night. But the board...
THE Undergraduate Council executive committee made a smart move last week by moving to include one of the leaders of last year's open meeting petition drive in their upcoming appointment with the Harvard Corporation.
These obstacles aside, though, the executive board's decision marked an important step for the council. The vote acknowledged that the council does not hold a monopoly on representing student's concerns. We hope that the issues discussed by the student activist at the meeting will not be overshadowed by...