GUM OF MECAlS LIBERATION STRUGGLE - KORA

The Gathering Rain Clouds
Wter Sisulu, secretary general of the ANC of
South Africa, at his hwse in Orlando location,
South Afl'h, 1954.
growing but among a preny select group Nevertheless, some local and
national church bodies put the issue on their agendas. Bostonians Allied
for South African Resistance (BAFSAR) formally affdiated with us. They
sponsored public meetings, dism%uted literature, mostly supplied by the
AFSAR New York office, and raised some funds.
AFSAR sent about $5,- to South Africa during the campaign, much
of it through Matthews. VPe were excited about the support we received.
Contributions came from all parts of the United States and from Canada
and India. A woman in Arizona sent us her diamond ring, saying she could
not conscientiously wear it knowing that it represented slave labor. We sold
it and sent the proceeds to South Africa. A family in Ohio contributed
$roo at Chrismtime and said it rg,remted funds they had saved for
family gifts. Some semiearians sent funds saved by eating sacrificial meals,
and a person who refused to pay federal tax for military purposes sat
$100"
Z.K. MATTHEWS AND THE UNITED NATIONS
Spurred by the Defiance Campaign, in October 1952 India took the lead in
calling on the UN General Assembly for an agenda item that for the first