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__University_ Dube explains ANC goals, policies Says group will negotiate By Jolie Andrade Emerald Reporter I rcil Dube maintains the At rican National Congress policv ol non-violent.e in South Afrii a It.isn't i hanged nor has its willingness to negotiate for an end to apartheid even though members have taken up arms Fred Dube, a member of the AN!(! sim e I<15 t and a professor at Fvergreen State College in Olvmpia, Wash was asked to speak to t'niversilv students bet arise ol his diret.l involve ment in South Africa. said |ohn Lunsford, a member of Stu dents Against Apartheid Dube was jailed iit ltifiit be cause he was a leader in the ANC He was released in !<lti7 and fort ed to flee from South Afrit.a to the I'nited kingdom I le is still involved w ith the A N't i and gi\es speet lies against apartheid nationwide Dube began his speet h with a tlescription of the ANC and its polit ies and goals The ANC was established at ter the British divided South Africa into two groups, shifting the responsibilitv ol coloni/.a tion from the British to the South Afrit uns in power This "divide and rule slrat <31 **V1 \ pitted t‘.K it group against the other, while lirit.iin contin ued its manipulation. Dube s.iitl Three Zulu law vers formed the African National (Congress to help unify the group of op pressed people. Dube said The non violent "fistal re sistance" policy of the \\( continued throughout the totals until the Pass Law be t iime effet live. Dube said The law. established in tout) bv the government, made it mandatory lor all South Aim an hint ks to i any a pass at .ill times More than at).0(M) women re sponded to this law by protest ing for an extensive period Jails quit klv bet a me full, t real ing a squeeze on the govern ments tat In s and fori mg them to dissolve the layy I )ube said (lliier peat etui movements by the ,\\( ' and otliei groups were met yyith brutal killings and murders leaving the ANT with nt> choic e Imt to arm themselves. I lube said "We are not prepared to put ourselves in a situation like ibis without an army. Dube said "Hut the fail that yve have an army doesn't mean that yve don't want to sit down anil talk ” The t ongress is ready to ne Fred Dube gutiate on rertain rnndilions I)ube s.ml 'We .in' preparcil In c .ill .1 hold on \ ioleni i' it (liev (Ihc South African government) show good faith and lit! the stale of emergent \ on South Alin.1 t.ikr all soldiers out ot the him k ghettos release all politii.il prisoners and stop the exet ill ion of prisoners ' Dube said The A N't; is prepared to gum antee individual rights hut will not 1 omprotnise on group representation and group rights Dube said About 1011 students attended the speer h sponsored bv St 11 dents Against Apartheid and the I Hat k Student 1 nion ViOU. -f-'tis'-'AY'MK+t' Wednesday & Thursday, December 6 & 7 10:00 am * 5:30 pm EMU Fir Room SpoBJorc* k« tter EMU Crall CtaUr aad CuMval Korua lor Barr taformttoa call M4-4MI Enjoy Live Musk Drihk Free Hot Cider Buy Fantastic Gifts __ Oregon Duilv _ _ Emerald PO H.n M '*» h(m IhrtiHi'i'Wl Th*. 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