pic8718. ‘Sanctions Now’ demonstration

pic8718. ‘Sanctions Now’ demonstration

Sixty thousand people marched through London from Embankment to Hyde Park on 24 October 1987 to call for sanctions against South Africa. The demonstration took place before the Commonwealth conference in Vancouver. A delegation handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street. The speakers in Hyde Park included SWAPO President Sam Nujoma and the ANC’s Johnstone Makatini. Left to right: Margaret Ling, Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, Glenys Kinnock, Sam Nujoma, Bernie Grant MP, Mike Terry and Norman Willis, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, on march to demand sanctions against South Africa, 24 October 1987.

Category: 1980s
Copyright: Tim Jarvis
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue: MSS AAM 2418
Date/Year: 1987