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Children from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique were forced into exile by the South African government’s repression inside its borders and its attacks on its neighbours. This pamphlet exposed the harsh conditions in refugee camps and the initatives taken by the Southern African liberation movements to provide care and education for exiled children. It was published by the International Defence and Aid Fund and distributed by the AAM.

The International Defence and Aid Fund published pamphlets covering every aspect of life in apartheid South Africa and Namibia. It also produced posters, exhibitions and videos illustrating the brutality of apartheid and the struggle to end it. Its publications and other material were widely distributed by the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

Mary remembers how South Africans exiles living in London drew her into the South African liberation struggle in 1958, before the formation of the Boycott Movement. She left London the following year, but her experience in the nascent Anti-Apartheid Movement led her to join other social justice movements. She now lives in Australia, and at the age of 89 campaigns for justice for Palestinians.

This report was prepared for the founding conference of LAAA’s successor organisation, Local Authority Action for Southern Africa, held on 2 March 1995. It summarised the work done by LAAA and its National Steering Committee, 1983–95. LAAA gave guidance to local authorities on how to disinvest from South Africa, encouraged teaching about apartheid in schools and during the transition to democracy in South Africa helped train black South Africans for key roles in local government.

This report was prepared for the founding conference of LAAA’s successor organisation, Local Authority Action for Southern Africa, held on 2 March 1995. It summarised the work done by LAAA and its National Steering Committee, 1983–95. It gave guidance to local authorities on how to disinvest from South Africa, encouraged teaching about apartheid in schools and during the transition to democracy in South Africa helped train black South Africans for key roles in local government.

Mug produced to raise funds for the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO), established by the ANC in Tanzania to educate young South Africans forced into exile.