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Condemns “imperialistic policies” UN rep touts anti-apartheid action Photo by Erich Boekelheide Fred Dube II Wednesday night is Bratwurst night! Our delicious German Bratwurst. sauerkraut, German rye bread, and bowl ot our famous beer cheese soup or salad tv I or! QrH ^ Qyl 444 East 3rd 345-9815 at the South end of the Ferry St. bridge The IBEX LSAT Review Course gives you an edge. For info, fill out a post card on many U of O bulletin boards, or write: IBEX 2190S.W. 84th Portland, OR 97225 PH: 241-5393 V TAPE SALE MAXELL UDXL MAXELL UDXL MAXELL UDXL MAXELL UDXL Sale ends Saturday, May M 13th & Kincaid /? M Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 L> Sat 10:00-2:00 ^ % BOOKSTORE A £ Textbooks 686-3520 • General Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331 *£ maxell*L By CAROLYN RAMSAY Of the Emerald Eugeneans should join the fight against apartheid, a South African activist said Monday. Saying he distinguishes between a government’s policy and its peoples’ sentiment, Fred Dube of the African National Congress said he hopes Amer icans will help oppose the South African government despite "the imperialistic policies of the US. government." Dube, the deputy United Na tions representative of the ANC, said western democracies are his group’s enemies in its struggle to end minority rule in South Africa. Dube said he wonders if the United States’ definition of freedom is the same as his own. Other U S.-supported governments force their citizens into terrorism — especially El Salvador and Israel, he claimed. Dube defended Palestine Liberation Organization terror ism against Israel, saying that group has no alternative. "If you kick me out of my house, what am I supposed to do? Get down on my knees and pray to you?" Dube’s organization, formed in 1912, is one of the oldest Third World liberation move ments. The ANC has watch ed from bondage while most of its southern African neigh bors have fought their way to independence, Dube said. rA 11 I v-» d 11 Aiinouyn ouum blacks are allowed few freedoms, Dube said his group has organized many successful protests. Some blacks have ab stained from potatoes ever sin ce the ANC potato boycott dur ing the late 1950s, he said. Dube said his group also maintains a guerrilla army to combat the "illegitimate, fascist, military regime." South African peoples are undergoing a political resurg ence, Dube said. After an eight year period of political difficulty within South Africa, the ANC has been gaining strength. "It is not rare to hear in South Africa, 'In five years South Africa will be free.’ ” To attain this freedom, the organization needs more sup port from the masses of the world, as well as support from western democracies in the United Nations, Dube said. Anti-aparteid movements in western Europe are strong, Dube said. The objective of these movements is to reveal the inequities perpetuated by governments that support South Africa, he said. Dube, who spent four years in prison in South Africa, is currently a psychology profes sor at the State University of New York at Stonybrook. Dube’s appearance was sponsored by People for Southern African Freedom, the African People’s Solidarity Committee and the Black Student Union. ‘Fun run’ supports MDA The Muscular Dystrophy As sociation is hoping Eugene’s love affair with running will help raise money needed to fight crippling neuromuscular dis eases. A “fun run” from Portland to Eugene along Interstate 5 will be held May 16 to raise dona tions for the association. Spon sored by the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, runners will start at 10 a m. near the Portland Lake Oswego exit on I-5 and will end at the fraternity’s house at 1090 Alder St in Eugene. Fraternity members are ask ing for pledges on a per mile basis, with all money raised going to the MDA. Last year the run raised more than $600 for the cause. On the same day, a "Las Vegas night" with authentic gambling equipment will be held to raise money for MDA. The games will be open from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, 1000 Alder St. An auction will follow the event. JEWISH ALTERNATIVE TO ZIONISM (A talk and discussion) featuring: Hilton Obenzinger A member of the Jewish Alliance Against / Zionism — The San Francisco Chapter Mr Obenzinger is active in Jewish-related and other progressive issues. He writes in the Guardian newsweekly and is the author of “This Passover or The Next I Will Never Be In Jerusalem." Everyone is Welcome No admission Charge Wednesday, May 13th 7:30 p.m. EMU Forum Sponsored by the General Union of Palestinian Students, the Organization of Arab Students and the FSO
