Collection 095 - Capital District Coalition against Apartheid and Racism : [Part 1]

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ZA COM MR-AAO-095

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Capital District Coalition against Apartheid and Racism : [Part 1]

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  • 1981-01-01 - 1995-12-31 (Accumulation)

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The University Libraries at Albany State University, New York, holds the archive of the organisation on microfilm.

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CD-CAAR was started by Albany, NY residents to prevent the Springbok Rugby Tour in 1981. It was a member of the Social Justice Center, an umbrella organisation dealing with peace and justice. It organised pickets and boycott campaigns, especially supporting the cultural boycott and was also active against racism in the USA. It campaigned for the divestment of New York state pension funds from companies dealing with South Africa. It re-organised itself in 1995 and changed its name to Capital District Coalition for Southern Africa and Against Racism.

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It re-organised itself in 1995 and changed its name to Capital District Coalition for Southern Africa and Against Racism.

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Albany
New York
United States of America

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