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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAI PAUL, MINNESOTA 'I
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
WHEREAS, the government of South Africa systematically denies the Black majority basic human
rights, freedom, and justice under the policy of apartheid; and
WHEREAS, the apartheid regime continues to jail, torture, and even assassinate its political
opponents; and
WHEREAS, the white minority govemment, under tremendous pressure from the resistance of the
Black majority and the impact of intemational sanctions, now seeks to portray itself as having
"changed" by lifting some segregation provisions and releasing some political prisoners, most notably
Nelson Mandela; and
WHEREAS, the people of South Africa have welcomed the release of Nelson Mandela, leader of
the African National Congress, but have insisted that apartheid cannot be reformed, it must be
abolished and replaced with full democracy, including the right to vote on the basis of one person,
one vote in a unified, nonracial South Africa; and
WHEREAS, a national "Vote for the People" campaign has been launched by the Africa Fund, a
non-profit organization, to collect ballots from the American people to highlight the demand for full
democracy in South Africa and full sanctions in the United States;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Saint Paul welcomes the release of
Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, ca11s for the release of all other South
African political prisoners, and continues to condemn the racist apartheid system practiced by the
South African govemment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Saint Paul calls on the United States Congress to
pass full, comprehensive economic and political sanctions against the racist government of South
Africa and keep them enforced until full democracy is established in that country; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Saint Paul supports the demand of the South
African people for full democracy based on one person, one vote, in a unified and nonracial South
Africa, and urges President Bush to vigorously support this demand and to refrain from attempting
to lift sanctions until it has been enshrined in a new South African constitution; and
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BE IT FINALI,Y RESOLVED that the City of Saint Paul endorses the "Vote for the People"
campaign as a symbol of the South African people's demand for full democracy.
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Adopted by Council: Date ��N 19 1990
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chartsr or whsthsr thsre are sp�ciflc wa�rs in whfch ths Gty of SaiM Paui .
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approved?InaWlity to deiiver sKVice?CoMinued high traffic, noise,
accident rate? Loss of revenus?
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� ,� have become a co-sponsor of this resolution
st;`� ��.ce of Mayors. A resolution specifically for
�`l�'��y�,• . �'�id serve to broaden the impact of the
resolu � o� Annual Meeting of the Conference of Mayors,
held June 1�� �90 in Chicago.
I invite you to author this resolution in Council, remembering
your previous work on the apartheid issue.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my
office.
Since ly,
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J s Scheibel
Mayor
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