Full-length Video Footage

UDF Million Signature Campaign
South Africa January 22, 1984
Oscar Mpetha, former UDF co-president, appeals to crowd to sign UDF Million Signature petition denouncing apartheid and proposed constitutional reforms. Mpetha signs the petition and others in the crowd follow. [00:07] Mosiuoa Patrick “Terror” Lekota, UDF national publicity secretary and 2006 South African Minister of Defense, speaks about forced removals and army repression. This event was (likely?) held at the Khotso House, the headquarters of the South African Council of Churches in Johannesburg. [12:07] Billy Nair, UDF activist and Member of Parliament in 2007, addresses reporters about the extension of the Treason Trial. Reverend Mcebisi Xundu responds to questions about school boycotts and the future of South Africa. [17:55]


Collection: Community Video Education Trust (CVET)
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