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This leaflet asked shoppers in Walthamstow, north-eat London, not to buy goods from South Africa. Many AA groups produced local leaflets like this asking residents to support the boycott and to join the AAM.

This leaflet asking shoppers to boycott South African goods was distributed by Herefordshire AA group.

Chitra Karve was an Anti-Apartheid Movement staff member from 1986 to 1989 and helped organise the 1988 Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70 campaign. She was a member of the AAM Women’s and Black Solidarity Committees, and was Chair of the latter. After the formation of Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) in 1994 Chitra was elected to ACTSA’s Executive Committee. She is currently Chair of ACTSA.

In this clip she reflects on discussions in the Black Solidarity Committee about whether the AAM should join campaigns against racism in Britain.

Card promoting the boycott of South African goods.

Carrier bag publicising the campaign to boycott South African goods.