Edinburgh’s FRFI supporters initiated a very successful 24 hour picket against apartheid in South Africa on 21 and 22 October at the East End of Princes Street. The picket kicked off on the Friday at 8pm with a rally of 40-50 people, some FRFI supporters, EISC members, the Edinburgh Anti-Apartheid group and some CND members who came along for a few hours before going to the march in London. The picket was sponsored by Edinburgh and Dundee FRFI, Edinburgh and Dundee AAM and the Edinburgh University AAM.
Songs were many and chants included ‘No aid, no trade, Smash Apartheid Now’ and ‘Free Nelson Mandela, Victory to the ANC The number of participants never dropped below 20 and another enthusiastic rally finished it off on Saturday at 8pm. There was a visitors book which was signed by many and the atmosphere of the picket showed through their comments – ‘Workers and oppressed people of the world unite’; ‘This is the will of the people Brothers and Sisters’; ‘Freedom to all Africans’.
Jude
FRFI 15 November-December 1983
