The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa In Partnership with the Board of Directors of TransAfrica Forum

Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the

Free South Africa Movement

MOBILIZING FOR JUSTICE

Victory over Apartheid, Catalyst for Change

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 

Venue: Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, 3051 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Schedule of Activities  10:00am – Noon (open to the public; space limited): US Civil Society: Change Agents in US Policy Toward Africa--PANEL DISCUSSION

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for Africa, U.S. Department of State

GUEST PRESENTATIONS: 

Ambassador Welile Nlapho, Embassy of South Africa

Gay McDougall, United Nations Expert on Minority Issues

Johnnetta Cole, PhD., Chair of the Board, Johnnetta B. Cole Institute

1:00 – 3:00pm (open to the public; space limited): Have You Heard From Johannesburg? Remembering the Free South Africa Movement through film and discussion--

FILM SHOWING AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Harry Belafonte, Artist/Activist

Connie Fields, Producer and Director

Sylvia Hill, PhD., Co-founder, the Free South Africa
Movement 

Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 

Walter Fauntroy, former U.S. Congressional Delegate, District of Columbia

7:00pm:
FREE SOUTH AFRICA MOVEMENT 25TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION--
A FUNDRAISING RECEPTION FOR TRANSAFRICA FORUM

Reception to raise financial support for economic, social, and political justice for all Africans and people of African descent.

Featuring special guests Harry Belafonte and Danny Glover.

Venue: Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, 3051 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Details: Twenty five years ago, four individuals went to the South African Embassy for a meeting with the Ambassador to discuss the violations of human rights under the apartheid system. At the end of the meeting the participants refused to leave as people gathered outside and picketed the Embassy. Within a week, public demonstrations against South African consulates, Krugerrand coin dealers, and corporations tied to South Africa spread throughout the nation. Over the course of a year, more than 4,500 people were arrested nationwide and grassroots campaigns developed in more than 40 cities. This activity and other public pressures moved Congress to pass the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 on October 2, 1986.

Invitation to Reception

Contribution Level

Movement Sponsor $50,000 VIP seating for the Commemorative Day activities, Thirty invitations to VIP photo opportunity reception, Program ad (full page), Program acknowledgement, Special listing in all materials

Founding Sponsor $25,000 VIP seating for the Commemorative Day activities, Fifteen invitations to VIP photo opportunity reception, Program ad (half-page), Program acknowledgement, Special listing in all materials

Freedom Sponsor $10,000 VIP seating for the Commemorative Day activities, Ten invitations to the VIP photo opportunity reception, Program ad (half-page), Listing in all materials

Human Rights and Justice Sponsor $5,000 Ten invitations to the VIP photo opportunity reception, Listing in reception program

Victory Host $1,000 Invitation to the VIP photo opportunity reception, Listing in the reception program

Individual Invitation $250.00 (non-members)

Individual Invitation $125.00 (members – Friends of TransAfrica Forum)

I am unable to attend, but would like to contribute $_____ to “MOBILIZING FOR JUSTICE”

For more information please contact TransAfrica Forum’s Executive Office at 202-223-1960, ext. 101. 

Response Card 

Flyer of Program

To pay online click here (on designation select gala/special events).

For more information and to RSVP: 202.223.1960 Ext. 131 or info@transafricaforum.org or www.transafricaforum.org.