Sanctioning Apartheid - KORA

392 Sanctioning Aparthtid
boptt earrled out, as far as pdb1e8 after due oonsuhhn can
be an effective weap in the struggle; but the struggle for equal
rights mpiws willing dedicated people and not unms
frustrated "park& in struggle. Prominent sportspeople, Eke
Zola Buda and Jomo Sono, must be persuaded to appreciate the
necessity, where it is unavoidable, to make this sacrifice in the
interPstsofthebkflrcamm~anda~SouthAfrica We
are not an "ah easy road to Moa"
spa* people by thdva3 we 0th culhlral aetim
working in isolation, amat bring about the radical changes
needed to make Seuth Africa truly non-rad and democratic
'We are not naive We do not think that the dhml boys will
bing abut instant liberation to South Africa (anymore than
comprehdve sandions will). We Ecnowl that
ultimately we must and will liberate omdws from radal and
economic oppnssion In view of the prolonged su&ring of our
people, we believe the cultural boycott-m conjunction with
other ~~ and omeensive -&-wil have a
cumwve effect that wiPl force a speedy resolution of the South
African aisis. U e l y , this would mean less bloodshed. For
those then who profess support of the South African people in
a m it js incumbent to shew their solidarity in practical
tem%u"6
In accordance with the principle of consultation ahdy out-
. *
li*sports-
rs within South Aftica need tD &vate
close reIatlons with pmpsdve community o-tions,
cozwulfins &em and mmmem0ra.ting all the national days of
solidarity with the opJpressed that mean so much to the wmunities
We are in a pied when eighteen o ~ t i o nand s the
trade tmim movement have been severely restri- Sports and
othercuhmralo~k~uulotstandaloof~ the~nmhfs
p o w CrbiS. The solution is far ~ t of voteless a
qmkmen and wumm to sit around a table where rumracial
sports aqgmhtions can draw up a sports "charter.''l7
In South Africa the academic field becomes another arena of
a- In gemd, ademic exchanges must be subjj to the
m e pidples as cdturd exchanges. We cannot sbp the
regime from inviting right wing ad- But we can expose
their evil machinak and discredit the "academics" aommed.