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In June 1994 the AAM held an Extraordinary General Meeting which decided to set up a new movement of solidarity with the peoples of Southern Africa. This appeal for support was signed by leading British trade unionists.

At an extraordinary general meeting of the AAM on 25 June 1994 delegates decided to transform it into a new movement of solidarity with the people of Southern Africa. A draft founding statement pledged that the new organisation would promote new bonds of friendship between people in Britain and South Africa. It also resolved to monitor the policies of international organisations and multinational companies. A further meeting on 29 October dissolved the AAM and set up Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA).

This celebration of the achievement of democracy in South Africa was held on South Africa Freedom Day, 26 June 1994. The day was also the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. The event featured South African music and world dance, the AAM’s annual Freedom Run, a balloon race and bouncy castle, and an exhibition on the ANC’s Reconstruction and Development Programme. 

This celebration of the achievement of democracy in South Africa was held on South Africa Freedom Day, 26 June 1994, in Brockwell Park, south London. The day was also the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Hundreds of balloons were released in the colours of the new South African flag. The event also featured South African music and world dance, the AAM’s annual Freedom Run and an exhibition on the ANC’s Reconstruction and Development Programme. 

Poster advertising a concert on 9 July 1994 celebrating South Africa’s first democratic election. The concert featured South African artists and was organised by Islington Council in north London.

The AAM Women’s Committee campaigned to ensure that individual women political prisoners were not forgotten. This leaflet gave details of the sentences of six women prisoners and asked people to write to the South African ambassador in London, the British Foreign Secretary and the British Red Cross calling for their release.

After the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President in May 1994, the AAM looked forward to helping South Africa overcome the legacy of apartheid. This postcard was part of this initiative. In October 1994 the AAM set up a successor organisation, Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA).

In October 1994 Mozambique held its first multi-party elections after 18 years of civil war. Under the slogan ‘Mozambique Now!’ the AAM and the Mozambique Angola Committee lobbied the British government to help ensure that the opposition group RENAMO observed the Mozambique peace agreement reached in October 1992. They worked to ensure that British organisations were better informed about the situation in Mozambique and pressed for more international election observers.