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Symbols of South Africa

Symbols of South Africa NEW LIBRARY WORLD LIWO is opposing this new orthodoxy Dear Sir, which is trying to rewrite history in South Part of the UK Library Association's Africa. But they are up against something far international role should be to encourage and more complicated and insidious than recognize emerging library associations in apartheid, which is being described as an other countries. I would like to draw the unfortunate mistake which no one really attention of members to LIWO, the Library believed in anyway. LIWO deserves the and Information Workers Organization, support of the Library Association (LA) and founded in Natal, South Africa. British librarians in their fight against this LIWO was formed by individuals dedicated garbage and hypocrisy, which are leaving the to working for free and equal access to same criminals in charge and maintaining information in a non-racial, non-sexist, Conservative policies behind a façade of democratic South Africa. LIWO commits itself empty phrases. to organizing and participating in campaigns A LIWO Support Group (LSG) has been which further anti-apartheid objectives. established in the UK. The aim of LSG is to The changes taking place in South Africa get LIWO recognized by the LA via a are affecting the professional as much as the campaign which will include letters to the political life of the nation. One symptom of professional press, meetings with LA this change is the emergence of LIWO as a officials, lobbying of the International symbol of the new South Africa. The South Committee and International Group, public African Institute of Library and Information meetings and a motion at the LA AGM. Science (SAILIS), on the other hand, LSG is a joint campaign by LINK (A represents the old South Africa. LIWO is to Network for North-South Library the African National Congress (ANC) what Development) and LWPM (Librarians Within SAILIS is to the National Party. the Peace Movement). LSG holds monthly SAILIS, which is pro-apartheid, is full of planning meetings — anyone is welcome to Conservatives who have seized on the new attend. For further details, contact me at this orthodoxy which portrays de Klerk as a address: moderate, apartheid as dead, and the South African problem as solved. The new establishment is quickly brushing the past John Pateman under the carpet but nothing fundamental 32 Petten Grove has changed in South Africa except the Orpington introduction of a few black and compliant Kent BR5 4PU faces in appropriate places. Tel: 0689 872586 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png New Library World Emerald Publishing

Symbols of South Africa

New Library World , Volume 93 (4) – Apr 1, 1992
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NEW LIBRARY WORLD LIWO is opposing this new orthodoxy Dear Sir, which is trying to rewrite history in South Part of the UK Library Association's Africa. But they are up against something far international role should be to encourage and more complicated and insidious than recognize emerging library associations in apartheid, which is being described as an other countries. I would like to draw the unfortunate mistake which no one really attention of members to LIWO, the Library believed in anyway. LIWO deserves the and Information Workers Organization, support of the Library Association (LA) and founded in Natal, South Africa. British librarians in their fight against this LIWO was formed by individuals dedicated garbage and hypocrisy, which are leaving the to working for free and equal access to same criminals in charge and maintaining information in a non-racial, non-sexist, Conservative policies behind a façade of democratic South Africa. LIWO commits itself empty phrases. to organizing and participating in campaigns A LIWO Support Group (LSG) has been which further anti-apartheid objectives. established in the UK. The aim of LSG is to The changes taking place in South Africa get LIWO recognized by the LA via a are affecting the professional as much as the campaign which will include letters to the political life of the nation. One symptom of professional press, meetings with LA this change is the emergence of LIWO as a officials, lobbying of the International symbol of the new South Africa. The South Committee and International Group, public African Institute of Library and Information meetings and a motion at the LA AGM. Science (SAILIS), on the other hand, LSG is a joint campaign by LINK (A represents the old South Africa. LIWO is to Network for North-South Library the African National Congress (ANC) what Development) and LWPM (Librarians Within SAILIS is to the National Party. the Peace Movement). LSG holds monthly SAILIS, which is pro-apartheid, is full of planning meetings — anyone is welcome to Conservatives who have seized on the new attend. For further details, contact me at this orthodoxy which portrays de Klerk as a address: moderate, apartheid as dead, and the South African problem as solved. The new establishment is quickly brushing the past John Pateman under the carpet but nothing fundamental 32 Petten Grove has changed in South Africa except the Orpington introduction of a few black and compliant Kent BR5 4PU faces in appropriate places. Tel: 0689 872586

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Published: Apr 1, 1992

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