Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM MR-AAO-358
Title
Working Group Kairos [Werkgroep Kairos] (Kairos Study Group) : [Part 1]
Date(s)
- 1970-01-01 - 2004-12-31 (Accumulation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
The Historical Papers at University of the Witwatersrand (William Cullen Library) holds a comprehensive archive of the organisation. The collection covers the period 1970-2002.
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The Working Group Kairos was founded in 1970 in support of the Christian Institute in South Africa. Its main focus was on human rights violations and to raise support for sanctions and disinvestments and campaigned against Shell. It worked especially in the Christian community in the Netherlands and was instrumental in the foundation of the Shipping Research Bureau (SRB). It was renamed Stichting Kairos (Kairos Foundation), date unknown.
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Note
Werkgroep Kairos was renamed Stichting Kairos (Kairos Foundation), date unknown.