A bullelln 01 new. and Iheologlcal rellecllon on IheNo 17 South African emergency July 'August 1987

"-I am not a feminist !"These were the unexpected words from Nora Chase, one of themost impressive speakers al the SACC national conference.She sale this answering a question from the floor, al aconference where women for the first lime really featured. Inthe usually male dominated world of the church, the women'sdivision 0 SACC has just become a reality, leminist theologywas suddenly mentioned next to Kairos and black theology.resolutions were handed in about future wOn;len's delegationsand two women were elected to the usually all malepraesidium. There Nora Chase was, herself an epitome of thestrong women of Africa and this strange denial to the women'scause. After her outstanding report on refugees, Crisis Newshad this Interview with her.

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TO RIDE THE WIND

_'MA Dl.WC*N ON Wa.N IN",IIf:NTC""flCHlnwCTUlltQ

This yMr .t the nineteenth Annual PQtlonal Conference ofthe South Afnc.n Council of Churche•• hl.tory was madewhen women ..... elected 10 two autof lhe three most aenk)rpositions In the SACC. One of them was Sheen. Duncen•former president of the Slick sa.h. who two )'8If1I .go.ctd......d the ..me confe...nce on th.d.nled role of womenIn the .tructu.... of the church. Although It seem. thetchlnge for women In the church i. coming every word th.tOUncan ..Id then 11 slill releYant todly. Although womenhi... certllnly alerted to move In the SACC and Its .HlIlI_they slil h...... fang My to go wfth .ttitudel from themember chulch•• themMlYet. In honour of Women's D.y(August QI_ rep..t plrt of Dunc.n'. eddl1t...

Wh, 18 il tl':8lh dlurdl ...~ 10...coofllM women _ • po;Mef tiltctI8nDt'? wtIo the fNljIItlly In OUt·d'lllrcll pot v.ry Sund.,1 lIIo~

tIOUnll toclty. Almoxlllll the lStolIogt"",_..~ tncll90klnIiJ eouroc::MI_ "*'- (WNtll _ 11-. 'KI ..., .,,.". EfIIt«l TN••kM. 11 .. ...., totlII.. _ IIItklng .. Me_ • 81 1Nl=A••iCIt. ~""IF •.ed101II.t,.,.. " 'lilW' 8bou: the..... _tkWl 01' 0 '•• lit .. _'.....011 11_ ...... "Ill ..."idple". _ If _~ dIIllCIl _nllO do _,.H,1ng8bouIl ... 1_they ta;Itpl. rMOIullIInIn PIInc:~ ....., dO not dMl .tltl ..KlU&l WIII'ds 01' It.

Why ~ 11 hI to fNllry W(M''''' worlIIngItl .. elluren. And .. eouneIIIi leitI.. , ~ 'ruMm&d? Why dO to III&nJ'W(M, up trying 1lI-'.lorc:Nlll(le......... tilt e/'IufcfI? For~ I ....___ Mltl .. IIliIell s.n.••11".'IlII'IfJ or,.... lIc:a.. 1118..Id III_'''~IIIyou '- •••110,. It ~ 111-'......0'... 11 " "- III _.... eto It,."., "''''_thtIng ... t&ylrlg theydon'''' willl_ corwtl1udon or I'&ItIng~ W.c:.n 40.."..1 1lMll. III _ dont .itl'lOlllwIlItIng lot ,.,.1<1 ,..f. c:on".__. Idon' __ """1 "tilt fiIIn. wlth the1liUetu,..,........,fIllnvolva:l. Why,...... _ __ .....1 IIlI unlIalll .....

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POLITICAL REFLECTION

complal", ItI.II ehurch ml",I.I.,. .f. putof """ problllm. ItI.It the lout p"-, I. 10~*Il.. 01 hi. ow", .uttIorlry UIIII'lIdl.eou••" .. I.~ Inll'"lwII, Itlllmln'M,. ..... 10 ldemlly wllh ItIoM InIUlhorlty t.~ .....n with Il10IIl who ...go....-:I. Arod Ill. womt", who .,.themell oppr-_ I", lhi......~. Th~ 111"'rtulIUy ucludlld lrom '''IfCI''no I /'Illmlnlllry I", m.ny~.

I!h'"" .......t _ I" .Ik'"" Irom you J'IlIIt you "'ould feeOIl",l .. ""-I womenelIn"lOblI'fl'lPO-.d IOfe'-no-. The

Women'sconsciousness­

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ConlClo...... II.,.ltlng •• nOl lUll.title 01 Ill. IIrly 1.7(1'1. roof I. 11 III",U....reIN, Ilk. IlImI"" qlOld ... ·lOe .qulllon•. It " • villi pollllell".II"'I~,on Keounl 0111.10",,"_'11 It. eonll",l, It It colltc:lI... Mddernoc..tlc. It .1....... Iht need 10'''OIl'J' plrtlclpanl to _ .. OUI h.,poIllle. lor h....", I", ••""porIl",co",... I, ..1111' Ih.n 10 fec.l..."""'dom.tom.bo.... 111001••• tol",·rlly. It ""kit pltlOnll '''plfllfICI!hi bill on wllleh 1Il1Of)' .",d.It."", •• bull!. 11 .d6tflN. !hitubconlC'_ d1....ntlon 01 I.......subon!l"'llon.

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IfldHcl "consclouln.II-,.lllrog" ItIh. P,oc... 01 bflnglng 'nlo....,...... dHptr 11...1. 01 I...............nc•• br n.....1n9 .",d "fI",,1nglodI""""" I..M'lII' 8ftd ItptrllllCH.nd Ilrodl"" oul 1I0w I•• 1hI, .f.common to .._ In g_.II. UI••.....". 01 C....I..ngl"" .nd I"n.lor_ml",g Our con.lrr,ocl.d ..",.. 01""..lnlnll,. F"MoI""".. 11 unlq.. It.poIllle" rno~""",I In ",.1 11 _.11MII bolll .. !hi SUbjKI 01 eh."",.nd .... 1II'fIC' O. c....""'.

ConKIou....... rll.1ng I, .cll .....tnd _n go on ....dl"" It- It notconll",uouaIy lIl.n I", pile ov,,!hI)'I'" ,,, It Cln .I_ys co<llblned.... 0 .cllvll". Ihtt perlorm.

.H br wo In .MlII .,oup••

Thll clall."",•• Nplrlllon 01poIIuc.lluncllon.: ·.cllon· bIlongl'lll'PPlrlnlly 10 Clmpllgn.. '..",,,,"_c.' b.lonlllng 10 .cholllllc.lIKIr. Fl1IlInI.", ",... 10 -.Morte.It I....... Thl world Clllnol bI~""fld.dI,om "plrllnc••!ont,Md pollllelol PrGt""' H nolIflIIfVI onl, lrom pi IfId POWWf• lnIg<gII•.

Holy SpIrit dol. not eome only on men.W.....OII..n _ noll'fl'lPO_flld only !orfI»Ik~. lor bit..", obIdllflCl to YOU'dlelllOfll. Cl'lurch Ilrvc:ll...... IllUtiI notconlinUl to llImpln 'nd IqUlIh .......,.,!hullum .od II'lI If'lllPlrtllon of.._.

'NI ..Il you to f~ !hi 0It1 Indbrldll. you hi'" lmpolld on UI. Lord....Mm OO'Q ""..,1bId lhIlhOft-l1¥edFedefltlon 01 R~I Ind Nyutllond•• llkt the plrtnerfhlp tII.-n. I10fllInd Itl ridIr. GUIII who .... lhI1'IorM7 Tttt' ehun:h wu 100 m...eh Hkt

All 1••11.

Ill. In .... ",Iu... oIl.mlni.t poIlIle.111.1 1111 condr,ocllcl on ""flY dlll•••",I"""'. It onc•. W lfuggll"" 10ch."", ou ""•. 10 c ngt IOCI"r,.n<l10 ch ", OiIf ..1I..on to -oc:1.I"W. If••Iruggll"" within Ill. IlmlI,...Uh p....nl., child.."" .lbll"'II"huablrod•• to 1r.",.1onn opprelll......llllonlhlpl, 10 c """ pllII"", 01bll'I..,our.•rodlo clJ.ltibull llbouf.fId .

W IllIhllng ""lnsl ch"I.....dtfldltlonl .ne! p_rtul tIbooI.. w..... "'l1li1111"" 10 _rt IhI .11.. 01!hi roll. _ .I"ldr Plt'lonn, toCl""" M .... _.10' o .......""••fId 10brllk Inlo 1110 .. l<tdlllo",.U,p ....,1d Io< ....n. we .... II"h..nllloI ove .... "...lIflII condllloM 01OUf It"", Ind to Ihll.rod _ .... Ilghl'Ing lor po_ wlthl",lflde ~lon.MdpoIltlctl o.g.nINIIon.... WIll ..

Ih.l W. _", '1'1 001 "oIng to IIIyouf 110.....n~ 1ongIr. W goJng torid. u.. wind wllh YOl.t In If..po 'oft"-SpIrit. fOOl"''' ..... will _ t"- .....1If...n .00 "" tIIw Mr1h. God willdwIIllITlOflltIl Hit piIOpII. HI will wlpI• ...y _ry I.., Ifom IIMIf IY": m...tIlIII III In.nd 10 mourn''''' Ind eryl""Ind pIIn. The old ordet will pIA ......yIorHlwlllmaQ.lIlhl"",_. 'NI_10 III uted by God with you '" hIcnallon. For HI. It the powotf, lhIkingdom Ifld lhI "Iory. Amen.

.",.1 .......iI'd 1",1.....1. 01 Im­pIo~... 'ne! InllmrollOMi c'p111I.

At _ .nllf oltellvllr IhtlI" do"...,..._b' _ IInd 1II1t_n_ 10 I...n.lo"" "'"" 100 11 _ .re10 .ufwl•• wUhoul b,co""'",gSU"'09'" ""n. W......!rugg''''' 10ch."", th. v.l.., .fId priori... 01....n .longtldt ut, It _lI It tilt _,tht, cond...el "'......1_ -'n Ihort. 10dill""'" 1nl worlel All .... whlll_I,. lighting 10 tiN<! Our 0..,.. 'nllf­p...lll1ont of whtl w. _ dol'lll tndour 0..,.. dltltllllOffl 01 """I .. _,.tI.I",.. Ih. m.n-m'dI "''''on.wllleh IInd 10 t1cIleull.....'"'. Or'lino,. our .1I000••rod 1Ch"_tI.8IcIUN ., 1111. I. troI"" on.l__ Cln III .U... Ihtl!hl..... ",o tl""lI_a!ogtn ....d to w......n·. Ibl,.t1on.a.n.flllr _ plf'CIlft ou, .1"'IItI"10' 11 lIon ...n oil",,,": _ ....on 1\K1l, .. 11 _re, IICIlVlly....I""cht•.

WO... ONAfI) FEMINIST OGY

F.rnlnllt th.alogy 'I noli comfortable word In kM:Ill chwchclre.... Ewenthe WOnMn ..IT.... to UN U beQUH 01 W....m connotllUon•• Directquetllon. about 11 teed 10 ~ ...rul and c.-UItOUI In,..,.. Femlnls'ttwology h.. to do with the wonwn'. pen:pec:t1w. It de•• wl~ her••pe­.rte...".... of God, ttM BIbte and her lalth • .. It I1 .....lty 10 Mr. Th.. wholelepKt or theology h•• been Nrtoutty ignorwd throughout the wholehistory of the Chrl,t"" church. I1 hila m.. It ."ry"'*wortd In whichwomen hi" had to tlke • definite MCond piKe.

t:.mlnltlltMotogy 's not new. Durtna the ....n... n Drew llonplde fMwo,..,.'. movetMnl In Europe ...cl Jlorth "'"-"e-. Though It certlilnly'oc..Md on the women', ••perience I1 Md HIt\e ID do .Utl WOrMn In theThird Wortd and ....will women In the .pertheld-ru~tip 0' Africa. Outof nee••Uy, II hlippeMd In ulin Amertcl wh,re Lhrdon theologyoriginated from, out olltt. partot AtrtCII came Kalrol and Bleek theolotYbut Ipln the women', perspeclh,. wa. Ignorwd. And Ihl, In I church.UuaUon where the nwjorlty of the membe.... l.ome flgUf'H go upto 70%).... women. AatlIn • fMle-orMnlltld theology to p....crlbe to WonMnhow they c.n fMI .11d .J1peM~ God ~d Hit word,

Encounv-d by ulsllnglamlnlat theology but certainly nol dktated to,women In the church .... now speaking oul. TM time hucome th.1 thewomen's ,olce In K.lroa and Black theology Is h••rd. SpHklng to themand IIslenlng, 11 !)Ko"," cle.r lhal local Christl.n women ara notp...pared 10 taka over W..t.m lamlnls' theology and dresa It up will.I.w Alric.n concepts. They have .I....dy gonaback to grassroots, they~ft slllrttd talking with Iha wonwn In tha lownshlps .nd rural .,..s.bout how they ... and Iftl. Tha word lamlnlsl lheology ~rdly avercomes up, Oul ot thla slow contacl and r....rch proc..s nol only apower hou.. ot In'o"".llon.nd kno.... ls coming to lha tQNiround,bul a wh~a .duc.tlon Is taking p1.ce; • n.w awarena.. I.growing. Woman. tha moat opp...1Md ot tha opp....Md .......1l"1li thalrworth. Thay .... rUdylng thamMIYea nol only 10 reclaim lhalr .1.1u. Inth.lr relallonshlp with God, their rightful placa In tha Church but allo Insoclaty, Women"lheology I. unfolding not to dlvlda.ndenalntnlle butto be Included. 10 Innuance .nd 10 'J1pand the whole new ChriltlanIheology th.t I, de,.loplng In our country.

Thl' Is what some woman In Southem Alrica hawe ..Id .bout each otharand the women's expeMnce:

"W. ION alghl 01 wNIl 11 ..-,. to MCrM*I In God.. l~. W...lIle .tMlllor' Iort ohecond clII. ,.11llC1lon01' God.. Im•• lorV-n1ng our In..._wortd. I V-t Il'W'f Jngry aometi_becf,.- why IIlotJId I ... tIN,..- 04God.. I~ to. dllCrlmln.*I I~ntlbyau..rM..... oIGod'llmaV-on tIMoIr__nl 01 who an<! how I aI'toIIId M.Why thould I,a daughterol ~K1nolnd~rof ChrIU to. Nddl«l wllIl ...reo­• ..,r ..................

-w. need 10 d~.I(>p our own Inllnilllhtology h.r. In South Alrlca. I rtI.d thewriting. 01 •.d.tlng .rod whiM t.mir..1thtoIQllII1•. ""inly ',Gm o_.....nd,Ilnd thlt I have 10 ,.jecl It mainly 1111.... ry wfllM .nd It .xch>dn I 101 01wom.n. To de.... lop I f....n1l1lneo1ogywe ha .... 'OfllO blck to g'''''OOII. lGod,tile Bible Inclllllh with _ gfOUPlln!he .u.lllre.. lrodln thelOwnlhljn. WIm..-, bullo In 'Wlf'_ In women· tol/Ie llet !hit lhey Ire by far Ihe majorityIn I.... Church. ""k, lhem IW,,, ot!hel•worth. Ano tQOlllh/l' _ mUI' wo'" out

ou, own unckI..I.IJldI"'il 01 Goc:l In OUraitUllion."

101_ NtIhIo, fllflllnlll DIiIIIl ICT

"Chrktl.n I.mlnlttl do not Ig~ ordJ_rei IhIo t..-d11lonll11maoet'Y or Ooc:l.. FllhIo., Rather they ... 10 drawOUl:Ihe pIu""orm lmlO" 01 Ooc:l lhat IIl'IBibllo on.... IIld to _m .nM IIl'Inegali... aoc:t.I eftK18 of fIIIlllng Ooc:lu.xcIUll'l'lly macullne. Bee.UN Ooc:lllhUlblnClllke. hu*ndI ... 1i1lFJ«l

godl,". 11111 .. ltIe NIJe '01' tJlplol·""UOn 01_ .ndlll.... The~01 tue:h .xpIottltlon '''''II..tly cul1all«ll'ltIe ChUfCh ...:ogn'_ 1lId.1lPOUlldIbibJICIl Imlll'" of God • WOIIlInlI"­and motIltrll"-."

........d NcWot•.tto -.n 1nd.IlCitloll tor _ _.

"In GulnN BlUlu ... WOIT*I""" pvtInd ..~I 01 ltIe declllon-mlklng~ (Ior political cIII1IIII1 tromltIe ~'n01lng,.oth.t ltIe I'WUltlnt IypI01 .oc1My w... INIy democr.tlc: 001.WMtl _ h_ III IqUl' M)I In ltIe.".h oIltIe country. The~ Inour IIIU1t1on I. tilIt In ltIe big politicalorglnlutlon. WOII*I _ ..",.,. cloIng-. 01'. lIln tt.. 'Xl(:uw. ltIe~ c.nonlybe net.t.rl••. So Ih.t 'h. whol.~ .l«Mnt 11 Inlln...teel In!hell palltl<:a1 organl..tloo. thlt .,.clllmlng to be tlghting tor Irlldom."

Of" FR..........

"ThIr. Ill. bIen IOmI commltmlnl todeO'l'lop lemlnl.t ~ogy In ltIe MmIway tI\It thI"" w...n In./ltli' Ind....loplng bllek lt1eoIogy. But It Wl.lin~tlk.n ¥efY MriouIJ~. T.k. tor .umplethI KalrOllloCument.... ry lew. CIOMf tonor'II 01 thlMdoCument. _"" ....t outto wom.n 10r comm.nl. P.rh.p.becau.. tt.••"" .0 ,_ -.man mea­Ioglan•. 11 wa. mllnly ....t out tomen. SO tha~NtoanClllllalgf1IJ11;1

01 till KlIlr01wa. ITIIlnly by men. ''''''''IOOJI rNllzId, ""Iklng to ...omen. th.t...ry 1_ women knew till KlIlrOI dOeu­menllnCll knownowthal unllllwomenthem....... tlkllt up nochun;:h Ielid....going to jlUI/l tt>I I..... 01 _men 01'Include women'. Pilf8PK"'" In thIKllroJ.~

K'- IrlIItuII torCofttI l'hN' "

"W•. till utmotl YIoIatlon 01 • humlllbelng. haI becomI till nor'IIIllhlng InNamlbll. "Iny wom.n Irl .ho'.wounded 01' killed In crou IIN.~hi.. I0Il thIlr hlrll:lAnOa Ind .,. beinglorced to work.nd 10 bI'ltIQ up child....on lhIlr own, whlcll 1. wt'y dllllcult .Mlny 01 ltIe operallonlll 10l'CII _raping womIn, IIflI'CIIUy In ltIe firnorth whiN !he war I. war... o".nd,...lithe WOtst 'tIoIIllon 01 I _n."

Lo6IIK ... ".. .... n'

'FfiTIlnlll (t'-ologllNl _n, to do !WOIhlng•. The t1,.t thing I. ItlIfy WIll. 10thlnli lboIIl tIlImMI_ I. women InIt'lIlr ,.lIl1onll'llps wllh God. AndlICondly, they ....... to U1lk Ibout It>Iword. 01 '11th. till BIble. Il'II chureh.tNclu_. mlnlltry.lhlnoellkell'llt fromI_n·. plfllPKllve. l1latl'wtlalltllall lbout."

o.IIIIi 'Ilk ••

"In SOuth Allica b18Cli women .,. ITlOfIdllCrlmlnalld agal.., thin anyonellll.In the hll,.rehy oIemp'oyrnent .. findthllollowlng order:

Whtle men. ·cotourld" .nd ......n-While women, 'colOUt«l' Ilnd AIIanwomen;BlIcli men, bIICk woman.

W. bllck _ I'" 11 till bonom of thebotlom.~

.... 1101 1.. IL~

CIl' IflIIII et I 11. UNlIft(1.)

"W0f'I'*l IVIJI wtt.r In It>I chureh,.......,. ttay I"" al80 ..rpatual mlnofll. Iwould'lli. to c/lIlle"lll cllureh,••dItIlnNemlblll and South Allica to .lIn 'lrllwith till Injuallcl In lhelr churc:tt.l. Ichallllllll ttMm to recognlll thIt themalOrlty 01 peoplI wtlo come to tillChun;:h .", woman. bullf'a peoplI wI10_ on top, It>I hllrlrdly. _1i'IIIl. Itlllu.' Ilk. mlnortty rull In till lICular,ocl.,y. In Ihl Church man I,.vo-nlng till maJortty.' wI10 _ ltIewomen .nd wI10 do not '*ve I My Inclioollng till ... ~erlhlp."

l.cIlIIIKr I ..

"' would like 10 uy Ihat _ lllveal ...,.. beln ....,. 01 thl power lI.yha.. Ind of thIlr rwponllOlJlly. 11 letheir ..rtnIrI wI10 hi.. bMn u.......,..or prellndold to be UIII...... CIl' IhI~ women hi... T1a,.1I thl. mylh01 the 11I-power1u1 mln - Ic.' III mylhbeclUII I have hIid IlPIClmen to ..u<ty.. clOll conUlct tor .Imo~ thirty yea".nd ha... ItII1 not 0I~..1id ttIiI .11­po~u1 CreltUr'l ..hi.. bHn broughlUP 10 belilvlln."

...... TIIIII, llf .. "' .Ald tlltlop ot Cape T_

"To IIIlec1lor a momanl on"" IllulIIon01 ourli'llll, 11l1li,., Ilulbande, 10"1. We,.nd to thInk 01 them I' bru..... crwIand doml..-tng In chI<IC1er. HIrclly_r do .. think 01 wIiIt ....IIft themwtlalthey _. HIve you _ tIiooght 01till feet tIlIl In colonial hlllory It I.ICIUlIIy the man ll'IIt __ .xpoIId firlltotlllcolonllt TIay..,.ttw_who__ In 1111 t1,..t tine 01 nrlng. So they__ detlumanlleid before .. could bedlhumanlzld. Ttllll. why_1IIVIbIIn able 10 main, I bllllVl, I _1U..01 unity In thl' Inun• .oclety. we a....11 to be c.llId ZlllIotI limply bIocI.­...tllI Ill.. a little b11 marl humanitythen our men. WI lllve tIlIf'IIorI aIItpOJIllbI'lty nol to look down upon It>Irran; but 10 undlrlllnd how It>Iy got tobe wnal tlay I,.. Lltua ttarelCifIIIhaNour humanity with thlm. I don't In tIIItvain, Incourlg' paopla to b.....belrrlant. to be UIIIllllloonnlll. 8uI1 bel..., to uncSIQtInd the Pl)'chI 01lhl black mln In till' counlfY ora haI to""kl the hlstor\Cal ..fIIllICffVI Into.ccounl. WI n.ld 10 d.wl ..~,.m.... to liblrlll our rran, be­c.u. Irlildom" IndMIlbIe. It c.n' bedlvklld Into woman·. trMdom. men'.INIdom lrod 01..... IlIlOOml. For •long .. our rran a.. not I...... c.nnotbI ....;.rod ,or .. long N bllckl ."" notI.. whl... c.nnot bll..."

Or!! .' 1 n, I

ea,. T_ ""et I' .Id

''The '-"'lnla1 mo_l.-nt 11 wolftlnglorthI paIIbl. economlc and .oclalequality oIlTIIn Ind woman. boyllld girtIn e..ry a.. 01 ,"•. The CtlrlllJln,-",Inlet mo'_11 bIIIIIltIlI PlO'on till blbllcll ur>dImandlllQ 01 God..IflCOlporlllng _ulJne and feminineIqUIIJIy In 'Ora Pwreon'.".................

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SACC CONFERENCE

Lusaka, Education,Boycotts and Women

A national conference can turn out to be nearty anything. Itcan be an exciting forum lor discussion and shanng; or SIboring or interesting summing up ollhe past year's failures. Aplace for challenge and confrontation; where differences canbe eased oul. or where divisions can grow even wider. At con­ferences important decisions can be taken or ignored; majorpolicy directions can be changed. It can be SI placeol welcomeor farewell ... and this year had It all.

THE RESOLUTIONSA'., I wMtl long canr....nc., IMIMme Itlll r'" being ~R.lug"lend 1E1.11••~. one tends 10 look elln., ..olullonl adopted by 'hIdelegat... This ;1".. one .....lOn·Ibly clear Id.. 01 wh.llhl trend a'lhoe conl....nc:e WIll end whe,. lheSACe and Ita mlmberllohlp chureh..and ."m may be lM'cllng 'n thecoming t.

Lu..h

Most conl,overs;l! IMi. yellr was cenl,n_.y the adopl,oo alIne lusah SlalemenlThll happeoed aller I l""Oltly and alllm... hehy debata

The luu~a Stale..... nt WU drawn "poy a Wond Counc,1 at Churche. ","t,ng,n luuh In May tni. yaar. It was IlIen­llei:l by aboUl 40 llelagal/la wOO repre"..... Iad c!>"rcM"", lrlde un,onl. woml!1l'.O,o"pe, youlh moWlmenls I"" Olheranli... p.atlh.,d groupl t,OM Soul!> JUrlcaa"" Namlb,a and tr.a leada,S ot IheAI"cln NlllomIl Cor>greu I"" lne PanAI"canlSl CQ.n{Iresl

By adoPling I'''. ,epon lr.a SACC'ecognised Ihe use 01 fo,ce by thellberlllon mo••menll SI "a me.nl toand opp,ession" The ILalemenl .Isocalli 10' aid Ind .ss,stlrK:e 10 the F,anI"line State. to '"reduce Ih.",Independenca upon Souln AI,'CI", CIII.10' lunher sanCltonalnd co""amn. tile..en.Ofl/'llp 01 the mad,•.

The or'o'nll ,e!lOlullon p;-opOMd t/'latthe ..ool."t...... soould ",ece,.e"' IneIlllemen'. bul alle' lne deoela lheconle"'nce adopte<! lhe ",...,IU!lon In

lull, w,lh se.eo Wlte. lpaln.l and oneablle... tion

A 1",1""', reMllullon _. adopted In

wnich Ihe SACC undeflOO~ a lunhe,

meeMg wOlh It>a ANC e"" lhe PACw,lh,n lhe ""0118 monlnl. Also 1I0w'r>goul 01 the Luuka ..alemenl ....d lheconce,n ot IeldalS at l .....~a was I,uolUIlOO In wnleh Ine SAce wouldIhrough I1I reglon.1 counc,l. andchUICn lelde.. ;nlll.1I maellng.belween ,ale.lm organiutlonl "la eh­m,nale conlhcl and to ou,1d a g'eala'.pm' 01 unIty amongal ,he lOfeesSlruggl'~or Ilber.',Ofl "'

Allaln tlow,ng 0'" 01 tne Luaakl.tatement, nallonal cOflle,enee adOPled• ,elOl"I<on add,eued la lilt! JusticeInd Reconc,liltlon O"'lionlO o,ganisea .ympoSlum 0' conle'e....e deal,nll....nh tne ....... ot unc!lont, d,s,n.est_menl InG bOYCOlll Ind wtlelne, sucheconOM>C p,essure can 1/1"",, 10 t)rl"1llbO"l POI,lI~ change In So"th AI"ca-

Anothe, c'uc,al re!lOlul,on wh'cn l"asIGOpl/lO began w,tn Ine cOflle>enceq""al'Ofllng lhe mo'lIlleg'IJ"'IICy 01 IheSoulh A"ican '~"neand the" co...",I,,­I,Ofl. on tha balil lhll Ihe Ctlurch hillllecllr/lO Iparlheld a ha,aty It ", 'e­oommend/l<l la m~mber cnorCheS to"quest,on Ine" mo'll obhgahon 100t>eyI• .., luch U Ine PopulatIOn Reg,alra­1,0fl AcI, the Group A'eaa Acl. lhe landSAcl, t..... Educallon ACII and IIle Sepa­'lIe Amenllles Acll· Il lu,1/Ier Clllledllle member churches" -.II""I,on 10 lhest'uclures wlllCh are recogn'M<l oy lM_la IlS Ihelr .Ulhenl,c legitimateaOlllo."y In Ihe .yes 01 God and 10 olf..,suppon where neceasa,y'

In I lunhe, ,uolOllon .upporl 'ndlUereor forms ,.III,ng la 'enl 0oycollaw•• U~/IO '0'. The conlerence 5/lW Ill..'enl ooyCOtlS IS I JI,>5I1II/1O 'o,m 01 ,asll"lance. the $Ace un<lefloolt nOI lacomply wlln any 'aqu"emenl In law to

dedUCI 'ent I,om the sal'fie, of em­ployees.•flll uked reglon.1 counells.flll memDe' chu,ches to do ft>e .......

Be_ on lhe p'lneiplfl tll.1 ft>ereIhould be no t....tlon wilhout 'Iprlsen­tlllon • flsoIulion ...ilIldOpled In whlcll111I conllllnc" .uppot'Ts Ihl call 01lO'Otklll tlllt .mplOye.. should .tOpdedUCllflg PAYE ... "Ofl'Ilheu .... 'lIs. tor.kl the Ilrllllep In CORllull.tlon wilh il:lo ...n employe... 11 .tso c.11ed on.-gion.1 couneils. membe' churc,,".nd orglnlSllllon,lO do tnl .......flllIOenCOUflg. prlvll. MeIO, employll. 10_pond CO"lIfUCllvely 10 till' demendby o'9lniNO ..orkl..

Educ8llon Md cnlldNn

In the Ilghl 01 the dHpening crill. inIdUClllon. 1nl nellon.1 conflf'n<;1IdOpted • resolution In which lheyIPPfoved in principII ft>e 10fmltion 011Sl9lflte dMllon 01 educalion. Anothe,relOlutlon luUy luppottld Ihl lo,mlllon011 Cl'llIdfln·. In.liIUII '.lnviHgId tlyP'ol. F. Wilson IfIll Or M.Ramphlll,UIfthe publlcallon 01 thel, UNICEF "po<!"Children uflOl, "pertlMid". In. lurtherr"olutlon th. Pfllldenr. Coundlrepof1 ca.... ufllJef locUl Ind theconterenel mlndllld ft>e Youm Di";­.Ion of the S"CC to ...mlnellll, repo<!wi\lllmpllul, pl.ced on Youlll Tfllnlng

Ind recommended 1I'I.t the dlvi,ionll'lould 'upply gu/dtlliflls 10' mlmberchUtehel on hO" to fIIPOf'Id 10 thllreport.

A reeoIutlon ....1 PIo.1ed In ..l'Iich •..mina, ......nlri&lflld to add,"1 tillfll.lionlhlp tlel.....n plflnt••ndchild,en, In IIlI conlut oIlhe llbefll'on,t,uggle,

In .11. 21 resoIullonl ..et. dltcuHld.nd paHld, One .... d,opped If'Ilf •lurthe' 1 I _fI flflfted 10 \lI. ,,,,,,,uIIVflcomm,IIH.

A BREAKTHROUGH FOR WOMEN

CONFERENCE BRIEFS

Two ....111 190 the theme lor lhelACe.. netlONll con.rence we."W_n " A Power lor Ch.nge". Anumber 01 llery .dd Wiredllllf'lM, wortlehop. we held.ndrwporWd on .nd .ven I,mlnl.tIhlOlogy eJI~d Irl through lhed.lI~ !llbl. .tudlll h'ld .1cOrl'er.nc., S.wer.1 '"011.1110111Wire hended In.nd • ...." Idoptld b~

men. The 1.5 nallonal conlerencewe. c.rte '" 11'1' place wM.. lhem~ or 1 mall delegellon ',ommember chu,d'II., orpnll.lIon..lId regional council. w.r.conl,onllld wlth the 18C1 thel themajority 01 Iha p.opl. Ih.~

IIp,...n-IH _ ... women will th••,own p.r-lleular problem••ndvlelo,..

At tlCI w'",1 nothing much h.dCh'fIlIed tn" yel' The dllll9.I11 ...hohied Into thl conle'enee h'~ ..""mostly men The" ..e'l ..omen Outthey C.ff>l'd g,een'nd oreng.ee,d. thltIdflllllhed them ...tlll ~flll ""IOft

But I1 "u dill"ent Much hUCh.~ ..ne" Ihen, The ...-omen'. dllkIIn tIIcome • Slp.ret. ,,"omen'sdl.illon .no ilS ne.. d"eclo,. lutulhng... n..... Int'OduCld 10 Ih.delflllllll ShfI Iteo d"Ii.""" he' hfttd,.ltion.1 ",par!

Onl 01 !I,e keynOle add'use,detlve'ed on Rllugee.......110 by •...Omen Nore Ch.", l,om thl WO,ldCounCIl ot Cllu,CIllI ,mp"""d lheconl".nce .. ,th ner pepl' .nlllted -OnIVflry continent - "Iuglll ch.tllnge theChu,ch,,-

Al ,,""'" 01 deb.te lhe ,o<ces 01111111'" ..omen deloogat.. W1". clttafly IlIl1dDutlt ..... on Thundly.1 Ilecflon Ilm.tll.t Ihe ".1 b'lakth,ough ClflWl. "'h.nwomln _re .tected 10 1"0 01 tn. th...most .."ior PO.illon. ,n SAGC

Ont~ one womln, t.lfll Sally Moll.nl.h.. prlvlOUlly _vld 15 vi<:<f-P'"ldenlon the SACC gove,n"'ll tIOIly.

In'h.lly, no ..Omen _re nOfl'llnlted10' lne Ih," poIitions, but di",U.,ac­tlon l~plelSld tly WO....nllth.n.tion.tconle'''nce OVflr luncll tweak 'esulted InIi'll nOfl'l' ....llon 01 ..Of'It!n 10' .ll Ih...POlltion., MflI Mott.......... nominlted10' P'""dlnt bUI thl Ilnll 'o'Ote ....no....., between 0, Slmon GQutlulfl.nd BishOp Mlnu Bulllll..-I Bill>opBUlhe"':) "'.. eleet"" to, hi. secOndI."Y! .. p,..;".nl

In the IlflCtlon 10' senior ..c.·p'U'denl, human ,;gM. \frO,klf .ndMelllOd'st Chu'Ch membl< t.l,.. U;flllnl'Gc.belh. f,om JUI.I.nd forme, BlackSash p,"""'nl M,s Sr-na Ounc.np,<wed 10 De clear tl'tOu,ltn MrsGeeoun..... lleocted.nd M" Duncen.... shottty h"".llet .lICIed .. v,at·presldlnl ..,In I con.lnclng m.jotlly

The ..omen', luue clme UP .geln

THE WOMEN's OlVISION of lhe SACC..1I111k1 perl In. Mm,nll on Ihe Kal,osDocumenl I"'~ by the Inlt"ule ofConte.tu.l Theology It Ihe end ot July'nd the beg,nnlng 01 August If ...,11tOCulon 'Iminl.l pe"PKlivea.

TH€ OEPENOANCE CONFERENCEREPOflT noted m.t more thin R3 ""lion.... epenll,om thl National Emergency.nd ""nglnl Fundi on leg.1 '''''lIflC1.nd 2 270 requ..ts 10< Ieg.l help _ffI,eeelVild In 19&6

THE AOVICE OFFICES REPORT sllled111I1 'lI 'dwlce omclI 01 me SAGC.re-d,o..nlng In. M' 01 prolllem,-cauMdby unemployment. Thne p,olllemtt.renol yel lhe re'ull 01 disln""slmenl.

THE FINANCIAL REPORT,hO\frld thlt1/Ie re••n... lor 1988 inc".sed byllmoot 78'110 o.er thal 01 1985 - tlul 1lH>ut98'11, 0' Ih",,1S In I'" I",m of g"nll.nddon."on,. .Imost .11 ',om .tlfOId.E.>opendllure In 19lIIl ....1 I.O'lIo moreIn.n in HIS~,

""'.n tne relOlution, ""re d'loCulSId.The rep,esenl.hOn 0' women d"leget..to' ne.t yel,'1 conterlnc. caml u~.dl.c:us"on. TII. proPQHd resoluHonre.Cl Ihll 1..0 deteglll. f,om IIlI ne"Women's d, ..slon snould tie Inv,teo to.t1end ..ith the righl 10 spelk.nd VOle.Oilcuulon on \l'le lloor btOldlned Ihiloul 10 the rlprlsenllllon 01 womln onI". deleg.Ilon. of membe, cnurches.0fll.ni..lionl Ind regional councll••ndRe, Uonel Lou.. 'rom cape TOIfrnp,oPOSed th.t the SACC .hould kllp to1111 ,ecommend.d Wo.td Councilpr.ctiCI .. Ilereby e•• ,y dellg.honwould .1... .,.. be m.de uP. -by ~women .nd IS'Iio youth AlII' "'IoCUS­.Ion 11'1" .... ICcepted Ind "'omenp'Ulnt 10' lne flrsl lime 'elt Inll 111Iconleflnel .... taklflg Ihlli, POlillonM'lou,ty

THE HUNGER ANO RELIEF DIVIS'ONREPORT menlioned 11'111 one out 01Ih... chlld,en und" Ih••ge 01 I~ ,nSoulh AI,lc. i. sull"mg I,om l1'II'nul".tiOn 'CCOrd,ng 10 1nl Bu,elu 01 Econo­mic RIII"Cn 01 lhe UniVfl'Sl1y 0' SIll"lenbOtch

THE REFUGEES MINISTRIES REPORTuplllned Ih'l Soulh ""ic. hi, nolegll0' org.nl..loonal mecllln'sm 10' dete,­mIning retugee stilus 0' mlnlSle"ng 10,etUl/ll needl. Inlt"lIy ,eluglOll ... reflgertled ., IlIeg.1 Imm;grlnts ,ubte<;tto deporlltion. Altet flP'"lnllllonlbyGazenkulu .uthoruiea. ho_', IIlIGovernment _g,e.d 10 I,eat Ihlre'ugee. tne,e 11 "v,,'IOfll-.nd lOught10 .-gUll"" Ihei. slltus IlI,ough reglS­t,..tlon,

REV, SOL JACOBS mentioned In hism.in 'CId,ell on lhe conlefflflCllhe....lhel !he lperthei<;! .yatem p'OdUCIflmoll th.n 2SO re'ugll. _I)' It.months. They Includld poll/k.l...udenl .nd 'ure! rllugee,. tfledomHgMers, conloCientiou. olljeclors .ndISClplrs.

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This Is not a story that makes easy reading though the words are simple andstraightlorward enough. It is another 01 those horrltying stories that one hearsout in the field Of in advice offices, that seldom reach the press. Ttle youngvictim In Ihis case is nol a well-known person. She is an ordinary young girl,bright and lIuent In English, not frail or panicularlv strong. Just a youngwoman. When we met her, she was calm, solt.,poken and obviously al easewith her woman counsellor. This is the story of a woman who spent nearly ayear In detention. who was tortured. sexually abused and mistreated 50 badlyIhat soon she did noltrusl anybody anymore, nol even the male doctor whocame to examine her. She did not dare tell the full story to anybody unlil shewas out 01 jail and oul 01 reach.

AN'S SJi

This was not an Basy story to lell, neither to take down ". and as areader you will most probably struggle with if 100.

We publish it because we strongly believe thatChrlltlanl and an people should keepQuestioning detention without trial, We publlah Itbecauee we believe this story to be true.We tell It In ner own words .s wnnen down In I

sworn affidavit signed in Athlone on Julv 14. 1987,Just more than a monlh alter she was release<!.

For obvious reasons and until there is some protectionfrom a court 01 law. we leave out all references to thevictim's name and presenladdress,

Her allidavit starts in the usual formal way:

-I lhe undoe'aiVned.ner.t>r moke oam'n<! ••y

.., 'm • 19 Y"" Old Dlaclltom.1e c",,,,nllV 'ooicli"ll .,

I ,m unomplOyfl(l alp",....,\ BoIO'" my doe1..,­1..... I "as ,n Sl.noo'd 9 .t

COMMENT tromRey. LIonel Louw. cn..__ wpcc

"w. no~ with .". ,_I co_ImptllOned, lortu...:l, on Mal. undltr I". " ",wit at .". IICllon' at ItM arO\ureh., 'IPK"~lh_~"with pl'llre' .nd Inc:"'-.cf .ffo". 11.-.....0. ... nMda lIl'lCl COI'~'lIunteflot.,..~.· -modebyag'ttade uniOn•. Women',. YOUlh .ndAf,i(:lI. Jqmlbia and Qn..,. pa,,- oItn.May.-8, 1987,

~l n.-e .'"d " m.nyt,me. I><tl~ I!\.II• pa"he'd ... c",,,e'11""" n"m.My Tn,...one at mony occount.Inat can De 11''''' 01 now,nfluman ''''' PII'JI'I'tOl<....at 'I>IInne'" n....Dt'eome Tn,. sto'y""ou'd not be ONn ,n,""'toon It nu 10 I><tONn ... 1>1I" 01 '''''rolom.be "'p'..1I0nIn.1 Ino SlIto nu "'"te._ Tno o'...nl"'9""e carries tull"''llO''",b,I'ly to' .ucn

,,'OC',.... DeC'"oe ,'"II,,,,,I,,.100n 01 yl!t.nolhe' .1.le 01 eme'·li'Incv c"""onn lucnDeII.""""n<! ",,,,,mn,_tiel ,ne" .Iltlnta Women.re car'Y"'Il tne ",un, otm.ny 10fml,,1 a,IC"m,·n.toon ana 'epress'on.na IMy are "",n'C"II,lr""lner."le ,n a,'""lIon.like In,•. UltomOlely 0\.1''b"ll9te I. O9.,nal •...:",nnum.nlly.nIl .. 10••1"'1. non·rec,,,I.na non·Mx..I, un,lOry 90utn...lflC. -

..""'''' 01 the poo>ocomo"laid me wny lf10ey ~fe Lsk'''lI..... nor did I"'V tell _whOln.. I .... Inelled OfIIeI.ined

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Vy...' I ott'ce OI'''e 1<,,)'1.....oollce at••,on Pfeoen, ,nIn;1 on;ce ..e'e .... n a...'1vver. anotne, wn,le pOl"'e·man ,n p~;nctolne...lIP_le c,,11 'Oonliel' In<! ebllc_ pOllcem"n In umtOtm""'" _le c.1I '1(0<>1' I CIOnol tn,,," IneM n,m...'"lnei, reOl "'met. but I ..Ill De.ble la I<lenllly In"m 11 I~now I"''' t""", 'Oo<W'"'aIIU.ndslender w>ln b,ownn"" 'nIlll tT>O<Ill,cne lInallIDoU' 27 10:JO y"f' Old·

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OIOC"'''' ""In ,....en".e~ 1 ...11 Tneg,ealnl loyalty tnee.......:II ca" ono .......,. ," 10 1Nl'-., !lie alfl<la..' 11a"

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"'-IM'.- """"11'" 10 be \11 tIe_ ........!VIO_._and relollOl'd rhal" ,...l>Ia'" 0' damoc.IC,.mo,"1 <Iee.nty all<lCl'II,llIln eO",,,,,,_"I·

.. I IIIiII __ 10 It'<OUl

Inca.... ,". ".,.eU."aM>IIld _, _. n.... __ .. In IN...... bIII'_gi no _ on So''''''''T _ 1iVfl' in 1llt e'".nd It>e lIIanulI _ .. 10dl"" I .....Id no' .... _On Sund.y """Ri"ll I ....• .... ....- 10 NI. IIuI I ..."""'* 10 N' it.

'1lel .. ' _ ••nc1 •a s.-y ...... ,.. '11 1_,.. IO_~ill .... pohct slIlion. ".,.,._alOlol__ifIlN1otIit. I am IIOl ...... _..-y. _ among .- •....lIlI"'.... p;e-. Krugoarancl a 1Nl" ca""" ·Cotll..·AlI,M ...." _ra "'a_ inplalnt""'"...•

""Tile" n in !lie ollie.pu_ 1IaC~_I'" and,<><wardl Ifom _ 10 ,tie0Itle' _ IfNCkl<l ,_ liIla a oocte< ,... '...., __ p1aY"'ll _ M

,". " .... I".Y a.kadq ....II0". allo ..1 ."..·....01. ;' '11' _ ... o-va,,-Cong-.n..y_._ ... _and.M.....lIary and !lie 0fII0""'­'0' ,ne G.o.g. "1I"tnCong.... T~. p.. III,ng••n' On to. abo.., ,~

",In..''' ....tI.....dl I .al..... baC" In "'y cell

"'\.alet I le. 01__

.1Ie' , _. PIll '" I""call IN ... 01'>0<1 ..1o*. __ OUlol'....

OIa _ aoo-~ "'" on

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"""" """..n bV 'neellu'C" To p,ocll''''If"'" JI!IUI ca..... 111<I '0

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e""":" .. "'ngeIC"""_noall<l 10 ---. ....., __.'"Go<! 10 ~'v'" ".. comm lly and 10........_1tI0_

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COMMENT fromPro!. Ch_rie. VIII_-Vicenclo_ .. ,.,. [)ape ........, .. JIo"ll""'" 5'_' l,ICl

.p , ... ,000. "'" • T.",,"co ,.., ", tI,_ 11'1(I tomen.n«..n. I .... p'-cti!on.cn,,, ."" my .,,"11 we,.",nclC"lIed l<l Ifte _k QI.". c_, . e.c~ er", ...N1nckutt.d 10 a ..... ol 'M_~.... M)I _ IIt9 .ascu_ "" ..... !ton! IIt9 ol'heCfI.a- __ ..lift...

pal*' '" "'1 _ .. -~ T........

.... "'1 Iaca 0... po!lOI·.,.." c.....'.., "'1_'" _In"I' "and and anoll... _ t,,,.,.,~.1 .... f»ewfM allacn·1<1 _,,,,flg ID "'V U"

..lIoe!'> g... "'"'. "'OC' """'"I"",, .,,"'N<l 'I "" I la,,,,.... ,"-0, ,l ..u a .......11 •••treal .....ell"'" .'11> ...".,a....c:1\e<l Tile .-~, _re.... ,oOIy _",u.... ,ell as"m, .._ -... _ tlNlI"lI__"lI f",MlOul_

....... - I ............ """'"'"on aflll dl _ " ....

'u''- on ltle _.'''lI_Ill go on 'D' • t_"'","'.. .,.1",. ,NI po!oe.·..... I..'...., ,t olt TnavallO

.....111<1 "", "'1 11." E.... ·I,,""V my ""dd"••0ul<l"Ol1....., any"'",,,

I "'.. lhan "''In 10 ",.cell~ 1ft _ e,,1I """_ IQCII<. 10 .... 11", m,lOnlIut , .na I COU'"_ _"" Mlt, wNIl...,_'..4,., La..,,,,!he Clav I """,. 10 _

on ,0< • ....,., ...... our ....."....EIKlr1c IIhoI;k.

No food 8Nl ......

IK"'O. DuI at I __ ...--.._ u.v--100"" , .- my.' arid-.. ana ","-, ot>rK~ onIN othee '0 w,,,, of! '1Oe

~-", ..... HIe" I.~.n 10. cllll.nd kept ,ill ,hI nu'mornIng ....... IWO C1efOC-I,... r .loIos»l Say c......10 "' ogoo...... _,n I_ 'Ip' OIl "" _n ,n 'Nc.I' on Kn_ pgIiU ...,__ ... 11...... !'Cl ,_ 0<--"The ...., Clay' ......,........ 11 .,Ie< eogtII ,ne""O''''''ll'WO""'K!","'''''''ua.... Bly ,_" ",,,,I.<H1oc"_ _ __ IS

K'UlII'- Ino 1nl o,n",known .. ·0"'1)<" came le,nl."ogl'" n.. In v,n "",Vy'tef. all",. Du""ll ,ne''''1''09,''on 11.'''11.'_ea N' "PM_" ...,... rAte _ .~ ,,"ng.eoul .N-""llaC"'Q ' ...... 15 ."" JO----- """ ....."'en Nel 10 _ cell

...-Ben"'ll II>or _ __ a......... _. trlOftCtl..... _

_ -. ana "'1(:'" I' .".__ lItM __

VYII'ft _ "l"'"' __ ..... oc , slid ItII _ •_ol_ ... _p",_ .... .ro.."" and..~.cl 101. 01 " .....""'.a_ ,*Uac:'''ll· '''"I'ooloplKI In Georll'l ,n 1.1I,,;".886 Vln <le. Vy..'_""'"'0 ,nlnll ,h, I I ".dpo,ue:'Plle<l ",1ft" noc_·

I ..... ~tOO '" "'I' cell I.ornWe<:I_ay a ..n'''III'~ So­',,'<lIV mo'n.ng "'Ino.. ,::;.::::::::::::::::.:=::::====,1>1,"11 g,\O&" '00d O. any'nl"ll

:: "'dun" '.""'''''''''aI'''IIKA STATEMENT " .... ".... b ..' ..Unolg.....a"I'1""'II to _ .. 0< ..Iter '0_ .." .. On ~ay~, 1 reoo_ a ,....., anaa 1>1_ ol ..-. ..""",1_ ..., 11II'''''11''' 10 I""PQloce ..., ....

On So'",oay _-.e ,_.."lit poIlC......, called-Ptele<"'- a"" SHvn" lromo.o.ge ca..,. '0 '-Ien '"• ool,c" va" p, ..",,0-.:1 M. a <>NIC' ol POIoe<

______________~ .... ,(I> ,"" ....010 110', 01 lilt

"nocolacong" "'"'''' "'" """ 11 "ad all ,......._1 01fllllloeopanl. on " a. _11 ..11II _ ancl lNIl>1a01 o' tM......~tae"'9· _ ..........._ 0" ,he~ ol 1'1__ Ihty IIO! 10 GIoo'Il"'.~.. _ t>lCl .... poocaol pape,

A' ...... _ '_ '"GeorQe - -. puI ...a.". DII' a'.... I I/lOn wI'I,!I'_ .... Ilk.., '0 a" oI'lCtI....1e1H ana tn'" OIher.. lIl1a POlleamln .........,'''11 INlre SI."n I_t<l

WOMAN ABUSE PHONE-INSClnIno.I' p.m.on 11\12111 Au!lUe1 1111110 I p.m.on'"23rd AlIll"l, RAPE CAIIIS, CIpI To- ..... h_ Irllnedc_IOI'I on dUly 10. 11\1 .. howl 10 1111 10 ...y womenwho h......'-.....n, kInd 01 ........buM. fOt ....""'"..pe, betl..t"ll. Incftl. ...II1II 1II.II_nt In !tie worIIen'tlfonmenl. end .....-1 .buM In ck"nllon.

......}'tIod, 0ffI0 ..nb !Cl 1ItIf• ..,,_ 10 lor haIp or,...110 "'.....prtrteoncel --10 .....-(021)1llO2102 dl>f!ng "'- 41 h .

"'.Inl_lIon wilt tHI kept In .lrIc.... conlldlftce.

WOMAN'S STORY°an Monday .Uetnoon .,

.t>o~l 2 p m. I was tak,n toMoaN' Bay Dy Coel.ZlleCoe,," ". 11>011. ,n,n rn,nw,1tl 0"'''/1 _rle, 1I'l1" m.01n" Cour•• w ••••.~~....I'd i••!><>Ut 32~.r. 010 a COlouf'lId m.nin pl.lnclOln.. "" Innl'"They wer, d'lvlnll nlleSierra.

"Co.m" lOOk ..... 10 ,neen"ll' 011;';1 .1 0. G.".,.,.000 I",ulacked up inlc.11on my 0"'" and !ell 10< .,ewd'Y' I w"!Jiy,," bread.naco"" ,n 1nl' <;:ell. Dut myrequeSl tOt PO"'dll'" was,.1UM"

-A re ... day_ 1.81" _ 'am nOI,uf. 01 ttle d.y, .,ther Well­nUd.y 0' Friday _ • while.nd .. colQv,ed POI+<:em.ne.m" 10 "te" .... and 1<>01<"'" 10 the Monel BlIy PoI'CIStatIon

"When _ ~ there I wu".,n 10 Capt.,n van detMer_', 0111CI Clplll,n .In<1<1, Merwe an<! I('uge, werep"'...., ."" rn.y ,nll"og.­red me '11'"'' u>o.,t rill!'neckJaci"ll"

-, ...,0, '£"""'O<>gC'''""In., you .r••1UpldS - .urelyyou know I ....",,", II\ef.:

""Tn.y got '''1I'Y .nd one01 ''',m ...id. 'W.'I! ""''''''0''.. OOQl', In<! I".y cfoM<! theOOOrll. Ihl Wlndow,.nd I""bhndl l(,uge, pul p.pe,and I ~e of Clblh In mymoutn V.n de' Me, ..eDount:! my nandl and eye."

e.....tt 1,...1tMd

"l(,ug.e, 1001< oH my jersey.nd my anlrt.nd pUlled meUP 10 lne de'~ One 01 lnemlooI<oltmyb,. T~y'orcedme 10 tHlnd ove, I~ _d"""" Ob 11111 one of myb,e"'1 """'Id n.ng In lned ..""". They lnen II.mmed11'", d,.""" PlUI 00 111., myD...OI .... 1<I",,"he<l Theydid Ihi. Ih," lime. 10 Hchof my D......I•. Thei' ""lIonlCluMd ""'. lol of PIlln.ndmy ..nole body bee.me

-"

.... ~. They .1.0 pullednand!ull 01 hlir 1>\.11 01 my_.

"1"hey Ih.n untred myn.lId••M lefl me In lheoflrc., I unI>oIJnd my ........M moulh .nd nQIICId IIII!my nipple hill Iplll .M I.... lIry .Ucky lubllInc.....Ito..lng 1>\.11 I tool< lhe clolnhom my mOUlh and drllll myb......1I I kepi lhe n.. , .nallIe ClOlh .nd ...nen I we'" 10Ih. loilet I lound • pIUIH;pack" .nd pullhl h.I••ndclolh ,n,lde I' I ."11 na.....Ihl' PIlCkel ,n my posse.­'ion.-

Shbflly _utle, V." <le,Me... c.me l>aCk 10 IIIeo!1rce.nd.llIed n,,_lher,ne ....nted 10 "'" • doelOlSne repl'ed Ihal ane ..oul<lllm.y .... nled lie, 10 ourInllead .ne ..... liken OIC~

to 01 Gam..kopp,;oonlllllfInll (I'y

A"""p'-d ..."""On • Sunt:!.y al1ernoonaooul a ..ee~ Iller a DlIc~

policeman In unifo,m cameInlo my cell alGne I ....IIeePlng .1 lhe llme In(l ne"010.'1 me up, He pulled lneblln"el' 011 me .nd said I'lfIwanled 10n••ese....lh""'.1screamed .n(l ne I"ed 10 pullmy panll 011 .nd !ill my .n,rtI pulled Ih. bullon. 011 n"unilo,m Illtkel .nd K ....am·ed. He puI n," h.nd (WOI' mymou'h bu, P<lOD~ In~ cellne" doO' nad ,,"-,(I "",.Mlhey .lIned shoullng.1 h,mHe then lell me The ne'lmo,nlng Ilold IfIe Copl.,n ,nch.rge 01 lne POlice 1I11",n""".1 n.d n.ppe"'" .nd•no_ h,m lhe DullOns, bulne ,eluMd 10 Del".e me. I~ept lne DUlI"""nd puI ,t ,nIne pac"el '''''In Ine nl><.Mtne clolh

"A I.... day. IIle. acOlou,ed d"lecll ... c.llld·Snoe"· ,11(1 .n Al,,,,an d.. ·lectl"", e.tlled ''''c>M',' came10 t..ICn me;n. 54'" They'l<lbk me to van (le, M",,_·.ollrc. V.n dill' Me.we aMSnoek ,nll"og.le(l meT""y pullell my ha" SO nlld11111 buncne. 01 It Clme 01'1

Tney l>UIhed me.M "'"'1b'le. AIt ·Ih. Ilm.. Ih.y",outed 11 me .nd If'" 10....re me Tney tn,",ened10 d,ive me '.r ....y In(l kltlme. ThlY sa'" nb-On<l ,_...here I ......nd they woul<lnOI tHI tOUnd OUI.

-Uler llllll Ifu,rl'lObn theysent .... 10 • doclo' In lo...n...111' 'COloured' ""'ecl'''' IIhlnk tne dOCI"'·' .u,na......... "K'''I'' I w,".lo"" .. thIhI doc,,,, MO n. w.nt"" .....10 "II(I'eI'. I (I'" not t,,,,,n,m .M .... K"ed t>ec.UMIner. w., no ...om.np'e....nt. 00 I ,el"Md toUM,.u The docI", ... ,d heWCllIld nol loo-ce me 1"15Inen IIk.n !laCk 10 McnMIBay Pohct Stallon.nd Ir"",lhe,. to 0. Gaml5kop"

Too _Ik 10 ... IlII

"Poele,... Van de, Me ......,11(1 Snoek c.me 10Qu,"toonme .g.in lWO (laY' .""t"'" I lell t<lb Welk to likeany more lo"u.... Tn.. p,..s­lUre h.d ..ally go' 10 m.. andlh" m."" mel"'ally .Il...... toDe, 'lite ...,neal 111,(1. 'Itrou wanl me 10 lle yo",.. 'I",," yOu ""'.' 1I',n me'P,el..",. w'Ole dd...n ati lheIh,ng. Ih.a lo ... y .bbUI ..hOd'd ...h.. " Il>e '''''CkIK'ng'

"fo, '1>0,,1 • _~ IhlCl 10lI,,",y t""se tlltll I "15I.k.n 10. magi1I'"",OU,ceby Mo..... aM h.d lOllye.."yln,ng I ha<llearnl fhedelecl've 1<Ib~ 11>1 to,m I....magll".te ""d "'Ilne<l wck10 V.n doe' Me, .... Van d'"~,we "'d I hlCl 10 ada myn.m. 10 IfIe nam.. In the'"lem.nl oln., .. ,se theyWbUIO lO,lu,e me 'oa;n I.<laell my "'me .M • fewOlhe.. "

Abel"t twO daYI I"", lnewas Ilk." l>ack 10 Ih. mag.,·I,.te 10 l'IIn I"" ,tllemenl"""Ie,se lold he, Inll theyno'" ".a 10 .....1 to, lneAno,ney·Gen'fll to uywn..t""',I>I COuld De I lilt.....'In'l$ At Inll ".g.e snedee,""" tlllU 'h' ...o"ld lefl(h, Allo,ney-G..ne,al In...no"1I0ry tn.. momenl ,nese... n.m 51>. aloo hOPed

11'111 she """"Id 0fI .DIe to IN• I• ..-ye' betb<l 'hi ClM go<Id COU". The lnllffogat!onby tile MosSlt'l 81y POlice.Iopped .nd .he .....1",,,,I"'t""'O George prllOllon Auogull 211111 ye... Ut:I'll Ill" dly .h. had OHn~epl on ne, o ..n In • cele.c.pl lor • ~.. OCClS,on,...h..n d'unken _n_retempo",,,ly lOCk'" up wftmhet In GaOlge p.ison .1'lfI..... loc'ell up ..1111 • lewwomen ...... kne .... Sh. toldthem a!>Out the ,.,.. IlIte·m.nl """ h.d m.d.. .ndas_ell In.m to .....n pe",,1e'1>(1 td 11)1,11(1 gel helpl,,,,,,.IIwye, 'llh'y ""'.... 'ele""Delo", tierAw"~ late,f'l"erMc.me

b'c~ 10 QUllllon ne, Tnl.lime Ihe .....ne<l him to lalle• Clllaln name 01 .........nwno ........llh he, In ja,l InGea,g. on tne .cc"",p11c1Ir.t -Ill I """'Id 1111 the cou"no they 1000ured me" AI _kl 1.le' IhlS ...om,n.......IHMd

Som. ...eek, .he, th ..K",gll .n(l Snoelo. ...llfI(IGeo,g.e ptr,on .M told nerlhey ned """'0 Inll ,he...oulO CIl.ng. h•• SlOry onc.Ihe Cl"'" to COlll1

"Th.y .....mf<l seaffd till!I..ould lIlI.OOullllelorlureI U,(I 'You .....,.., not bitK"e<! tI you did ,I yOu d,d,,I you o",n', yOU(lO(ln't' IlellSIte t>ec.UM , wlS ,n. cell..."h 01"'" pe""....

~AnOmt,-GeMI'll'''?

On .bo1.rll"" 30Ih 01 January1987, • F,id.y .1Iltnoon "'"......,Bell ~y a n,1e mln... ho "'0 ne In •AllO",,,y-Gen<t,.t !'Om capeTo... n. 1>1.11 he would not g'''''"'" p"oone' hi. name ThI.man ..... Kco",pan'ed ~yanAl"can d..IIltI.... sne ' ...memDe" l~ wtl,le man.II~ well lIIo"gl> 10 De .b~to I""nlily n'm.

"I totd In,. m,n ,nil I...... 10 onl, 1..lllhe co"rt 'M,P'.. ler.... U'O I "'''"llly Ihlt.ucn and .lIeh a perlbn d'"tne 'nec~lac,ng' He ...."'oc~ell and ..~ell ""hy?' Ilold h,m Inllall,eelngtO tHI ••lIle w,lne....... lhe onlyw.y I co"ld 1I0P Ine but·,nil' He ...."" me wno De.lme I "'d 'People lr~.""'le,,,. Snoek.....n "'"""'._ anO K"llIe,' "'" •..""""..In,ng abOUI nb! being.ble to do Ih.. case ....,hO,,'me. I "'d ·\.er. cull! "'011­you u'ry on ...ltll th,' .nd I'llc"l)I on ""'Ih ...1111 I Inlendooing:

"A I... (I,y, Ill'" I ne.",h"'" • ""ye' t,om caDIt

mv S.O.S

Psalm 129

I cry in the Night from the Torture Chamber

WII lorlu,ed 10 te",oly" ICOUld not reil the pOloce.nyll1'''II about 'he -nfIC~'

IIclng- 1 lIave not oeenCllarlle<l ... lIh an, ClIme ,,'"no-One .. lSe 1'1" beenClla,1I'ftCl as a 'eoult ot my,nte"ogehon I alSO dO nol_ ",lIy Ilhould n.ve DeenkepI to, 10 long .nd Itellr~

SO oedly when I hold donenolh'ng ,Ilegll

-I I.., 11111 ml~,nlllll till'O<1ve l.ctS oublOC COUIQleeo 10 IIIe pohce ,nvolve<!""....nll me out I !HI vet)'11,0ngly Ihll Ine policeechon ,Ilellll ende<ce.., no I ..,,,ted tomake Ih.." aChOhl oubloc

rne ,bO", speakl 10',tsell We may well es.\. wnhlhe ."I,m ..hy 1111I III Ill,.happen~ fo ...lIom else n..thil IIlopened? For hOWmucll 10"11'" ..lIl Ch,,'hansclose tile" eyfl to to,lu,eInd de'~nhon ..,'hOUI ","P

.. It !>eCl"'" d,thculI 10 01""Ill 0111.... ,nil to COmmvn,­Clll.. w,th them. Fo, eu""pie, wnen I WIS ,n a CIII ..,tll0111'" women I kne.... llovnd,t o,lltcvlt to DII ""Ill Ill.....81,"1l ... ,111 tl>em ""de "'""'Clll Ihl IImel I "'1110nUled. IS Inly ....... a1so'nd",entoon Dui "," nOI sulle,I,ke I d;(:I Th," IHhng 1101wor..... _,ybOCl~.I... W.I,"IIIse<l .nll I ",as lhe onlywom.n 11011 ,n lIelentoon Ikept wonde"ng ..hy .... IIIet Ih'l IIlppen,"1l 10 me~

. t t~1 dep,ened InCllense mOIt 01 lhe I,me"

S,nce 11.., rei...... lne 1'\1._n. co«nselld, I,orn R.peC"M ."" Ihe O'OIn'SlI,on'0' ApP,op,,"e Sac.. ' se,·."" 'n South .... 'oc. S""wal allo uam'ne<J Oy •lIynllCOIOg'11 wno w'oll ..,..porI 800ut ' .... ,nIU"" 10lie< 1>1...."

"100 not unclerslaRll wny 1

MV 50lII hoptle In the Lordmore Ihan the .8flunel. 01 dewnmoratl'lBn the wuv one counts the hours 01 noghl ,n s p"son cell

I Irva;1 in the lo'd end not in leadersNor In a;logansItl1lst in Ihelord end "o1 in lheir red,osl

While we lire imp,ilOOlKl. they are enjoving lhem5e!",,1But the lord is liberutlonthe fr&edom 01 Is'ael.

From IhfI depth•. I cry 10 you oh lo,dlI cry ;n lhe night Irom The prison ceUand f,om the concent.ation campFrom lhe tor1ure chamberin the hour ot darknessheer my "oice

If vou were to keep & rllCo,d ot SinS

Lord. who would be blamelessrBm you do pa,don 5,nsVOU a.e notlmplac.b1e as thev a,e ,n thetr In"e511931,onl

tOon. especlllly "te' ,n..ylIun me Irke tIIly Il,d I 1..11lo~e I ...... \I..lell pe.SDnespeclllly wllen I lhOugll,'OOUI lhe tI.y Ihly .I.mmedmy OteUl1 In tnl d'.wer Itell IShoI""'" that my bo<Iywu e.posed I WOulO Ih,n~

-pe,napll,m. etiMy womannow- l>8eeu"" I tlad ""_ItOOd ",,~ad like Ih.t beto'ewl'lill men I .110 tell1I .. lplell IS IlIlfe wlSnoth'''lll could 110 to(:lelenamy...1I Or 10 '"PO"" to lhemwnln tney hvr1 me All..,Ihey dOCl IhlllO my 0"11,,1.t.,tl(l lIa.,"'II nignl"""es.wn,ch c.rrlld on IhrougllOultnl "me ...... ,n detentoon Itounll" 1I,'heUI1 to .......p.na",ouk! Olten w.ke UP ve,yearly ,n Ihe mo.n,"'II IndIhen nol belO'" 10 1.11 •• leep·1I"n

"""'OugIlOUI ,nl lime ,nGelenl,on I lell ten... lnalOnely BUI ,1 d'd not ....tp...h",1 W..... llnOllle.peOPJe

Town 11111 ml cue waswi!tld.lwn

"I 11~e<l thl 'ldJudlnr 01!he pnSCIn td lee Kr..ge, 'ndSnoek to lInd 0<11 wllen •would .oe .etelMd TlleyClml soml lime In MarChTIIey ...id ,t it dlpendell onIhem. tl'ley would keep meto, hle-

S<nc<l I'te J,n<>at)' In,sVOU"'ll woman 11I,led ~i_.i"'ll .i';lI horn I numtle. 01IIwye'l I,om , Clpe TownInm 01 IUo,"e~1 SI'Ie dM:lnoI tell Ihem the whole Itot)'!)&C'u,", she d,d not knowIl>em ,nd (:I,d not !lulllhemSI'Ie wlS ",I..se<! on 11 June

"" "Hol m~ll"-S,nce I n"1 oeen reJelSeo,1 tlave lell (:I,lIe",nt 10 now IWIS tlelor. I WIS (:Illa,,"II<! Ifeel ltl'l I em not myse"

'My '''"t "'1I,n OUI 01delentlOn, I wOke UP I.om In'lIntm... ('1>0<>1 lIIe lime.men tl>ey _re In'O",I"ll me11>0<>1 I,ke e IOCCet lIaMI. II...as .bout 3 '.m .nd IcouklnOI 110 I);ICk to IJeeP I Ill'leer 11111 'hey wo...., come.n(:l telcn me ell"n and 11111the UI,ul'l would De repel'le<I 1 IlolI ha.. p,ao"'ml""Ill my lleep MOll n'lI"lS'wlke UP ve,y ea,ly .nacennol 1111 asl8ep alliin

S,nce I neve oeen",Ieued. I gel I"gnts v<lfYee.. ly I I,nd Inel I re.pona..,,11 snoo:::k 10 .u(\(len nO'1eI0' move",enl.

Ut use<l to be I talk.t,veIn(:l soo:::,ao'" pe<IOn ...110enlOye<l !>e''''II "'OIn 1011 01peopll No'" •.", ",,'d otl>8,ng With people Ifs ""y(:I,tI,cull 10 lfVf! ,ny peoplenow OtnerpeOP"'(CII'klrenIn<l 30u1tS) tf>fll 11111 I 11....cn'~d • InlY lOOk 11 me""tn SlO 1)'111 ,no nO iOnge'Ilnd 'I eny to Ipp,oacll metI h...Tfecle<l my ",llloon·sh'PI witl'l my t.m,ly.bOyt,.end 'nd t"end. It I.11<11 Il,'hcull 10 commvn,­c,te with otnell I orr""....nl to De .Ione en<l IlIeylond 'I o,trlcult 10 accept lIIis.My boyl.itlno tlndl 11111 I nalor>gtl' Ill... lI,m Inenlion I,keI ulfl(l 10

-I gel DOrell wnll peopleqV'CkJy."" hfICI It Il,rtlcult toconcenlrale on anyltl,ng '01• 10"'11 lime f am ,"a>et 10'eluln lomy llud'"l>8clu"I c.nnot Concen""1 ~

Pardl910glul ."eelsTill ,";o••,1 conclll<lll ""Intile lollowlnll p"lgllplll11'111 Clee,ly enow wh't 111Iell...:I. 01 Ihis yll,·longorClelI_1I

~I .utre.ed much pa,n ,,'"d'lComlon dUllng tle'en·

THE NEW WOMEN'S DIVISION

An important step forwomen in the church world

New. In c.rtaln church clrc... this vu,••• the ....n.tunenlof ttM long·a.alt.d, ""1111. WOfMn'. DM.ton at the SAceMMq....,..,. In JohInneaburg. But what doe. this ruNm.."? How.,.. women In Hyang., Gr..,..t.,. and u ...7.kamp g~ng to get In touch with Ihlll '.,....ay dlYlalon? Whycto.t: It ••I.t .. all? ert,I, Newt went to find out.

To the gene.el public ,he ,truclures 01the SoUTh AI"Cln Cour"!C,1 01 Ctwrct>nwith III III lubll,oUPI, duks and dlvi·lionl can look •• ry compllcaleel,Enough 10 say tlllt • di.i,ion IsImport.nl: and 1h.,11 wh.ell1appeoed to1111 prO'o'ioul Women', Desk, It bfl<;ameIn IndependenT Women', Oivl,lon,

Recently appoint8CI director Lulu)(;ng ...enl is _r enrhu.ilIl~c.bOU11>e,new lob, Wi'/lin till di.i.I(>Il', lir.' Ih_month' or ul'tenee she has ,••""llecIwidely visiting Trlll.kei, the Eu! c.pe,Ou.tMln. the Wnt..... Pro.incI. 801lndami the WIl$' COOl" to ......., willlll manywomen', g.oups IS po..ible. Theyt.lked end 10ld ~e. 01 tl\ei' 100;.1p,oblllm....hllll .~e Inl.oduCed ~e ....1f.nd IhtI d;~I.ion .nd Its al.....

"I Dell_ ...O'NUl ••e me mo.r op­p,used Illd e~plojtell seclO' 01 OurSOC;"ly," I~e e~pl''"'' "They suUe,Inplll oW'en'on: as women, IS ...ork­e'l .ndlS bllCkl. 1.110 bttlllwet~.r t~e

C~UfC~ .WI ",acll.... p'lfillrc~al.

opp'e..'.e ,yorem with 'ega'd 10WOOn"n.

"T~. llUIl lOf t~~ .1.0 11....Ith tne...Om"n t~"lTI1lllve•. Th" ml/o,Iry 01women today. Including my mol~"" ,,111bell"." Ih., mIle .upe.lo,lty .nddomination Is I GOlllllven ng~t to men.

-Thll " Why I Im In thl. WO'k. Ibelie.... lh.t Ih. Women', Divilllon wit!aul.l rtIe SACC .nd Its, membe'churches 10 add.u, Ihe iuu. ot justic.in .at'lion 10 women bol~ in c~urc~ .ndIn society.

"It is my hope I~.t IhtlWomtln'sDi~l1ion

will *O,k lowa'dld....loping.wa..ne..Ind ..,U-..lllnce !n wom.n, Ihu.en.bling them to "llise whel God ' .... Iyme.nl Ihem 10 De.-

How llDt'S one dO t~I.?

"We do 1lIlllh,Ough educ.lion." luluXlngw.na .n....e<ed, "U can be doneIII,ough workshops Inll t..lningcou,... whiCh ... 111 nl.., tllel,.WI.eneu.

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AccOfding to lulu. lhe Women'lMini,lry. IS she oUen call.lhe ll;~ilion,

will llrive to unite women trom.1I w.lk.o/Iile. young .nll old, i!llte",le Ind 1"0­lelliOnl1 Ih.ough conle.encel.limine...nd Bible ...saions which willen.ble wOmen 10 contribute .ccordingto thel, lllenll in • tingle body 01 Ch'ill

"Thl. w!ll nelp to develop n_ .llu"llor Ihe ....w ,oc;"Iy "",.11 en~illgel0'

thi. country,"

Whe'e doe. she .I.nd political .... we"ked.

"PoIilicatly," .he an,we...d. "I believeIn a ""moctltlc. t...... society, wIlere tile•eSOurce, 01 ou' count,y will be di.lri·bUled equitably for the gOOd of .11. 'willth_IOfe In my *O,k not CO-opl.alewith Iny Ideology th-al divklf!. peopleonIrle basl, 0' colou,. rICe. ,ellglon 0' II~.

-, allO !:>ell""" In .demoo;.alic.nd t_education 10' 11'. '!:>etieve bOlh Ilull.nt

end I••cr>er 'l>O"'d pe.t,clpat" demo­ctlllcally in the'" educ.tion wIletelea,ning bec:omel • Ihl/ing 0' UP"­.i.nce, Ikill. and '&lou'ce•. Thllproo;e.. will IcII11to I new society """'re.lIlhe people will be .ble 10 parliclpatedemo'i;tlllclUy in the running 01 t!>ei'country. Thl. WlIIy "'" will educate 10tlbetl", notllomlnet....

StructuresThe dlvllion il .110 trying 10 'Ofm a Mwkind or IlrUClute Ihat wHl .nable them to,nch oul to g,....oot. wOmen.Through • Iyltem 0' electedcommiU.., they .te Iryinglo decenl,,·1111 IhtI rigid chu'ch IlfUCIU'. th.llendto be in ope.etion in ot!>e' dMslon•.

-We w.nt 10 be as demoo;f1Itic andrep,,,untltl.e IS ponible," tuluXingwlnl e~pllined. The newll'UCtu",llaM. with ,rH commiU..s which wlllbe made up out ot .1I1!>e local Christi.nwom,,"'1 g,Oupl.nd OfgenlllUoroa. The

..... comml1t_ wllllllen CI'lOoH one orlW<l repl to '~rnent th.m .t "'ll1~1

lev.'. Th. t..k 01 Ih..e ,eglon.1committee. will be 10 llcilll.llle tneInitllllon 01 proje<:lt; In lhe ,eglon. Th_projolct. Cln be nelrt~ Inythingthll hISto do "Ill women, !hel' I'dUCItlon,IUptlOf! 1I11.fle'p scheme•• ele. Theregional commlttl'll' will then elect~0' lW<l !'Om .mongtl thel, flnkt to aendTO !he "Itlonal dM.lon.1 commilt...

Thl n.Uon.1 divitional comm,nee wi'lbe comprllld ollheMI .egionl' .ep••nd'ep. lrom mambe' chu.cnetlndo'lilInl­..llont, Thi. commin.... will IIecT tht'dl.ialonll ._ICUU... committee.

""WI believe thal in thl. WI~ thewomtn In the lu,11'III1 ,u••1.,e•• couldh.ve I,ve ,epresentatlon: The dl'oteIO'.......

Aim. end Objectlv••Wa attanded 1 tWo-<la~ meet'ng ot I

numbe' 01 women I'om .11 ove' lhecounlry who we.. d,scuII,ng Ihe lbove·menlloned "'ucIU'•••nd 11.0wo,klhopped th,ough some ot the Pro·posed Ilm. Ind obje(:lI.... 01 lhe d;"';­.Ion.

Whit struck us wu 11'>11 completelyconsulling Ind democ nlllC WI~ in which11'111 nlW diVISion " lak'nglo,m Nothing I. dltCided I'om aboveInd' 1.ld down .. lIle no.m. Eve<y..peel olthl, divl.lon is being dltCidedIn consult.IIon wllh as many women asp'.cIICIIlly poSSible

AII8fWll'd' ,he women .ummed uptome 01 thei, l,m,.mI oblecl'v"

The Women's D,vISlon w•• going toeflllage In ,heologic.l1 ._plo'llion andprepe,etlon ot Bible ,Tudie•. They a..II'Olng to 'I-read the Bible I'om awomen·. per,peetMl, In Ihe light 01 tOlelIobe'etion They plan to arl'culele thesele'lh ..,leellon. on women's realoll",,t,uggles and api.lluaIlTy.

They will 1110 wo,k 10 ,.IM IW.... ­ness end selt-esteem ,n women th,ought,.inlng and edUCIt'onel ll\Ienlt; whichwill nelp women acqul'l .kill, .ndconlldeocl 10 claim Ihei. ,ign"ul plac.In 1111 chu.ch and community. Theywanl to ilbe"Te lIIe cnu,ch ,t,uclu,e"om I'.dltional J1e,eoIypes in relallon10 men .nd women

They W.lnllO serve es a co..ordinallngbOdy to' .11 women'. orgln1l1tion.,build I1rong link. wltn Ihe SACCdiVISions, especially the Youth dlvl.ion.

Flnelly lhey w.nllO prltCti$e witnln 11\6Women'. divillon • democ..tic Ilyle 01gOYlfn'OCI 01 s/I.I"ng ,esponslbllily.nd jllrllcipebon.

At la, as the line, I. concerned th.tlim was .I,eady very much in operationdurtng lIIe lWO-dly meeting end 11\6_ek 01 nllion.1 conle,ence th.!lollowed.

Who Am I

I..". womanI.." bleck

I.m ......eI am .1fll99!1ng

Ilm hopng

I.." c'e'l~ ,n HIe tm"9" of GodJ\lSllill,l III Olhe, people U'lll'le world.I am a pe'son ...'Ih worth Ind d,gMyI .m I tlWlktnll P'lfson, a fHling pe'son,

a doong PI'sonI .m lhe small/am rhll stemls ~Iore

tne big I AM

Ilm.l worke' who " conll.nlly challengedend I~ed _th thl t>Hd. oflhe chu'ch Dndsoc,ely lInd the Illoblll commun,tv

I am '''Il'''ed by lne Slruc!u'as a"" power,,h.t C,..tl .11 fo,ms 01 opp'eulOfl, ••p10ll,"onand l$egfld.ltOfl

I am a w'tness to rhe moans. !ellS. ba~r>e.. amiclinched "'15 01 my peopll

1C.n he.. lhe" hbe'lllnll songs, lhe" hopel,.,o<aye.. ami <tee,",ve ma,Ch lo....'d /Usltce.mI"Hdom,

I beloeve that .11 of u. - women ....d mlnyOlmg.nd old. Ch"sll.., a"" non·ChftSh..nIII c.11ed upo~ 10 do 'Isppns<b/e Kt,on,to be concernedto be "'VolvedNOW'(am hop,ng

I am IlrugghngI .m .h~1

I am blacklama ...~~

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'"Th.at .. <lIt'l'IcuIt lO .....,. III __""* I... IMy be In oe.. not. Our~.. Idly -._........ opp "I~,In Ml,.,_1I'le _ '11. I .,. not Gdr !Ieo=eo­."., _ b6ecIlllul deo ......_...,_wo_. n. conlrlb\olloll .........rnede In n1a1ory. eocIelly, polltlcllly and_KlIIIIcIiIIy .... _ raaIIy bMn........

"'In _ MpKIa ....... WIl'.' In...... '. 1. ToIp0l1l'le pat1IM And .......-tIon _ ".'1Il _ CUllC*'wc1 ..IMy be. bIl:~.n...,. _,.,In all ttww IlbetIiIloll mo. '_iW In wwrIIlgh poa/tIoIl•• That le no! ., III SouthAfrtc&. But __ with Ye~ .. I8ttII •'" d'llC~ tIlel _, .,. ,....., to...... _ ••,'. counclla or ...... _ ...1M9- 01 .. -e-c:~..~tlone.Woa= _ oI'san ..... __.., H ........_ Y'CMl COUld 10 $I) •

CQ9""" '"'*' ..... ooouId be """'"_.ooסס II1an _ but wI'lIn It~ lOelKtJon 11..... WOUld I8ttn bit vvtlnSI tot.._.

"\11th" .....peo:lll'Ml _,_ In NamI...._ 1I'laI s"" ...... Iorvm In roblllll8510 ....... .. 8nd 01 nac"" llI'Woo•••, Iha Nemiblan~........, IIlOIloaled wflen ......, ""'" twc.. ItIaIIller ,_lwo _11'. Ot'll'"ias~_Ihll _ .. no! Ih... ba,o.•. 11,. YOIWIgWo....n·. CII,I,U," Or1I'IlI..tlon .IltlIIM Namlbla Women'. Voice. They ...no!~ polillc.d .t1il!atiott and......, ".,. madIo ",,,'''-'' .1.....w+IhiIllI4 "'On ......

'n 0ltlIr apIIAne Ihe SouIh AfricanWOIll.1I ar. furlh.r _Uh Ih.l,"GuMwl'.·. org,"lMlIOil. ,"d ItIe1",""IIClOU, .nll.blllt, 01 I.mal.III "".."Jp Intnlt~try.1Iul1hen1hare

- ., """"" __ peupIoi In SOuIII--............. " di' ....• I ,.. , I ...., In IoulfI AfrrtcIar

~Alt I ee.n..," Il'MI _1acI1'IrI1 "'-r• .. trylng III "'onn Is an Indlcallon thIIl~.....hi""""'"1rnporwlI1I'ltIrCOilIrlblItIOI' la allI'lla 1lIIle end I ..... liltla po ......" cenIeo:I OU'I It .. "'- Yehow, S otloolyatronglhe.OiI••_.-

WHO IS NORA CHASE?

AUGUST· THE MONTH OF COMPASSION

Sh. "'onolr o.~... In In.aqu..,., .lMllllMralloll O.........11 butwltlllOl ... ' ....,Ied .. Iemllll.l.

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""""'" .. Il'MI monlII wI'lIn COl "","",1Iona .,. '"*ad '0 gl.... 1I'lought III"- In I""'" and to COltlllbuSt 8I)wt/'da IIM aupporl 0I1I'laIn"'~ PI'OiKU Iwhich _ communttr .-elL

I.........CI'IurcIt-Ald tupporU do-. 01 proltc. tllrougl'wullha COUtltry. '""­

..,.,. fnMn agricultural III'Id Imgs.Ion 1Chial''''o nul1tSlOil PI'UlI_. tdvlct 1ot'Ilcet .nd Ml.-.cy prvjecU. III lIIll Wettllim c.pa 3tl "'oteelll _ 1'tOdo~",...Manct It prnelIl and U _ on Iha ..1lI"l1 11.. I

WPCChu ee."" Oil -='" and .-yeontI~JonlO Illj:l' aft ...... funCl....... :et'torIlI'lla A,.*, by CNtI"flI.... * _ too:w Oil Col,•• IM. fOoesM. and,..'.... ,1 _.u 11 tl''-WPCC.~.FwlI'IM"daUllril8boulC I' IonCM bit )t I 1 I4d '""" $Ili .....1 ISO (<4611"1 or In:im CIao'eil.Joull4t1j4S: 11 H-

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NOR'" CHASE

-r....... lor ....""'* _ •Mp.r." .lrugglli 'or __n Of"

0I0"..,..1ighta. Ft. '"" Ihe """""'la for010_'. rtgh. la an !ntegtalpanol1l'la.1nItSIIa tor .....don. ,,-... ..., ..I*l'l* wlIhIn our~ and _III iIItioi, ..c._,. _ COl I lit)• __ ItIet .. 104 ,.(. liIrUggIae-.ot be dl\;OiClld 1..- ..........,• truwM· "hllanotaoll__ ma10. bece'. In our -"Cr • In 1I'lachureh 1I'la loo",..' _In Ihe rnaJortty. 111I'la loo",..' _ not ...,...." no IlIIIon ..II~I .*'. "1l'MI 104 ••,.,. not "-10PlI'*lpa. luIIy In 1I'la ." "I~ ,.,1111"',: 1l'MI'" 11,. '.11"_10...... It ahouId -.... rou _••cludlnl 11'•• III'Jorlt, 0' 11'••P"P'~ lIOi,.

..... ler .......tegy .. COta..wcIl ee.nOilly llpMIc llI' my own ftP'rIer- InNamibIa. 1lIoueh equalligh• .,. oIIaft_1Ionad It ...... __ "'.... lIOi'11-. Iuat • ""*'" -.:I. I ldI 01 my_party [I,t '7 'wflhln"c:rorwtItutIon dawiI "'-'...ahouId,. no dlIclfoollnal6on Oil Ihe bqIa of an.'mol gll OIlIer 1flklOe, So " .... eo •11&.. IIad ItMIt PlO~"III, biaIng In Il'MII"." .,Ip of the party I could )'1

Cd Oil Il'MI cor.tIIutIon. ThIa ""'" ...Il'MI a1rengtt1 end rhIa forord Ill,colI g _ And _ .... III ...... ""YCOUId _o6oIa _........-.

... "''-'-Il'MIIH.. tlK_ '.'~n~_ .re 001110 10 dI'foroa ou.-- troIllIl'MIllberalJon aIn.olXIIa. 11I'l1nlllt..- willbe. dl"".'11llnd 01 ............ COl...",our 01 Atrtca. OUI at Ihe~ at Ihalllltd Wortd, -.... In .. "'1• ...-, _ 11 .... abouIl'le tOO4c 8nd 10 on. Ihe ~~~ 11, 01•"OI'Wll In Il'MI -.tlOIoI lllltd WOI1d ..OfMd on .n lnWrnlitlonal po_llruggle. LooII aI 1I'la Thlrd WorldWC",.., wanting at '- In~ """Hong Kont and 10. ,"","'-..onuat"'-opp 1Ando-lP"d1hero-I "1.........rt)I , .............~ labour It .. Ihe~h.'Mlo.".·~1~_. n-......

....1IoneI1Inna "not.mplo, _ ••,In· ,- - - ­1I'leir own ~1,. ...... 1tley ....... 10 Ipar It*'I~l MlariM. '"'" pt'I'!er Ito par .~ II.n who will want .1 '- In IThIrd World counIrIM '*'"... ""Ycan Inot _ pa, Ihe ....., In"-COIontfleaaucfI 10_ Mlarin. Thot.. _n·. Ideo••..,. And ",10011_.,. dItleowll. •

•-so It wI9I ,. .loIdy....... ,11lInd 01 ,,..",lnlarn. 11 _ COUld _r .- thIIlword. btcSUM I,", protllern. 're'csm-nl.- I

......... , ....... " .'11........... ...,- ..... 1

............. r ... I~ ....... M.lwr

Break the silenceTHEOLOGICAL REFLECTION

Women _ 10 _ q....., «.....,. -. m.r _ no".,miNH)tI1O IPH.; IIwr ""'"."9 In ".. OK.prouno' .. "..Uw Ir.." ,.... down.

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SO P.ul W,O. 10 lhe Corlnlh.... ,nltlf ",16d" of IM 'in! c_....,. • IM..".. .poelle who wfOl. 10 .,..GIII.II'1'l1 IIle! MH.", .r. nodi....ldiof. bet_ ...... IIIldI.IfI'IfIe.l)uI,. of )'OW__.. CI\ntt....- ~ (Gel_ 3:281

W'hIdl _ if to be? The eq....~ty_ heujom of bfoIng ._ inClWI~~? Or lilence? A 'lIOw.P.u'" word. 10 lhe Co nth""'...."1 .... 11)1 de",mlned the churell·.IoIIII...-1IIld pr.cllc••.•1....c'''5Ilheoo;c.. .nd I!III'''5I lhe gol" ofChf"I~ wo....n 100' cent""e. to-

" It .....aA..... 1Nl _ -trdMotCh w•• *0 q...c' 10 ....ke p,"".WCIf'dt InlO Iew _ IItI Peul wUI..,."", 10 60 ,1'1 Ilf. let., c»:eI WfIh• IPK";c ..1....11OfI \NIt troubl'''5I.,.. Cor,nllllf". The jifOCIe,,, hMllO~ w'th ItIf; IOCfI le"'p" -.nd ,1'1 pe"lleul... with lhe I....pl. P'Olt,tuI"w"o p'ophU,ed.•nd perfo,meodull•• llIfl weft c'uc,.] 10 llIe "lu.1 of.,.. old 'e!iOlOll rile C<lfIntllf." COlI'P''i.t,on w" conce,ned Ih"_".no tIltU me_i ,1'1 the_chuteh rnolP't rry__ oI-.. ~" prKllcet. Peuf. Iorl!~I 01 edYIU 10 I...... _.~com_ "1'1" w_" ,1'1 Ill.Chn"..... COf!9''O'IIOfI --..cl COW'...." 1IaI,.nd _er' _I tlCor I I 1­III • ""'" tI>tJ' woul(l not be cor>lutedwilll lemple prol!,lule•••no wOO'.lhetr "'i'loflg 'nd IOOW .... tfCOI'dpoinl _nt lu"h••. wo....n musl k..P""I'll I" If>lt chu'c" They "'\.Ill "'U110 ~t,OftI .bou' ,'1151'011 Cl CorI. 351- ......,. thoty IhOuId _,I un"lI\'ley 901 home .nd ItW<'o ............ ,hutbend•. No! ....'p'i.'ng edwcelrom ....... ,..Md on' culture ........, o_n _ .. cINrtr (lll1inecl .. wol••1IIlMhe'. hOuSltli.lepIr. .nd could....... be ..~ on lhIoIOgoUl.......

Velll _i0oi< back Irom f'lul".dI.,..0111'1' I_I'll.,. or IIli"y)'I'"Mck to liltI"'" o. I". Gotgel. Md the 800lc ofActs. we _ Qui•• ";11'..", 1o.lI'(I of_" _vr"" FI". tIlere _ ..,he _n who _ .. lOUChed byChrial I'Iin'I$eII IIIld ~""" .... dilticulfnCl ....y ~1tI oIltitcipMt .Ionpt*men In .... -"f C*Tt.... _ ..1Iugh1 IIIld pone"'" In the tPrit of.........moctKln PIU! Ilfmtell _061

one 01 ",. motllelltng It,." 10 .....chureh In PIlilipp,_~ women~dOO.,lions 01 le'.flh'p Th.n ,1'1 tilecenl""'. I""'oIlOwed. wom.n _'e..ldam nu'd 01 .ge,n FO' U troee.r1¥ chu'c" It,,,,,,g!ed 10 ....'~'.e ,1'1tile world. 'I~n to ..1)1 mo.. ffIdmort 011 -,ulH- .....e P.,",,'s Ill_eIIbouI lhe __, 01 women AIICI__" .._ 'I w.. '" hold I'I! to• dH'<ul ,uII lNII 10 .n Itlflf.dCllfocepllhfl _ ......nd I....... to'"tlI _ on Cf\Mt'

TlIe Cftuic,,·. "111'- !\I."eel tl"fINIC"'''5I COIIMquellCe. ,n tile ~...,.

ot women lor .... 'Iy Iwo lhou..nd'fI... lOOl<.1 tile lIOIu...... olChu,ch"'"O'y R.I.ely.lI thl.ctlOr .omen.-.co~ The 51'''1 ........ mylhC.ere ....... ,,0f'I0. Ilong Wllh hoI.,.WOoToIn wI'oOM ...._ OP '0 _nenhenCed ."." "hi 'sl IlIt....I""""'. "",'moIhe, 01 A"",,,,, .0lIfTIft '0 ""'ndl - _ • lor OIftltr-.en'. wolMJS _ .fYQ. Ullty""tIht not ...........ted " ••

b.n lodI.,.. .. fOIl"'" churd'IeJ.cro.. Ihf WOfId. _1'1 1..11 dO notf.II~e lUll patl, One oflhe ...ton. Itth" _ h Deen lIught 10 _ OU,low .lIt at _tiling .. lu..1From !hi ••"lIIt churc" .riU""•...-k-. (lClIChence. QUttI "'''''51_ wr\.tce been odul'led ..""Ch""" v lot _ ... not 10,.....

" _ fOOII: III OUt h1"ory .""

.....penect "'lIOII we blCome .w..e1""lM SIns o. women ... 1'101 !<!le tM"1'1' o. men P"de .nd .en­glo"'IC'l'O" "e nol 1I~llr to bep'ob....... '0' womfn Ou, ..n '. mOfelI"ly to Illt Ihl1 .. dO nor Illtl..... Ih.1we .,e c,elleG on Goers.mege we..n 0"1' 1eel,,,,,lhel_1111'(1__10_ llIfn ...... ,n IM ey.. 01God we ..n0"1' oel_ng our_...,_e IQrf1ltf'lOw ,,,,pu,e O" ..n '. 11'"_ con....... 10 _. wo'" OU' hK" toIM g'ound." ''-''Ill JeSuS "'I not"'d 1'1,. IIfnO. UQOn IM wOfOlln _0_ wom ,nt"m'Iy ,1'(1 cutltd ... ,IL,,~e 1310-12f .... thOug" Je.".heel 1'101 .PQllen ""Ill ."e 'owlySo1m'''llIn WOfl'll,n and g'~en roe,COU..ge 10 ,.'''' /le, vo,ce .1Idp,oelt,m h,m ""'.SOI" lJONl 4 1·JOI A. lhouy" roe ned not KCep.O.,Ift g•• I,lude "" IOOIIlf"ll (IOnt".....pouf'ld owe' ",m 0"1' _her to-Iy-...n.•nd ..od ''''1 __ ....fOIPltl .... IJI'flChed...... Do6d K1would be prOc:l'lfM<l (MlIrk '43off.... 11IOulI" " I\fd not been _n_ ...d 51_10 _._ ""y onEnl" mO'"''''''.•I'(I ......1 ,unn'ng 10lell IIle good ...W. to ,r.e ~I! a. Ir.ed,lIC'ples (....11. 2tl 1-101

Tlle.e we'e women. "o,ce.jifoelll,m'ng JIs.. as lord Women'.OOlCft "ltIp"51 10 .....pe t... cent'"""'_lIl' 01 C"'~I .."'I.,. And ..._~__...'.""0" 0Dy ........ ,_ 11\11 "" .as Ullt 'ell._Uy

WOMAN'S CREEDIn celebr.tion 01 lnt"'~lional Women's Day .00our I'rong tNIl1el In" ItIe lime has come thl'women in South A'rica mUlt Wk, up Ihel, rightlulplace in 11\8 church. we publish this unique.lflrmallon 01 beliel . illc~ ',ee 'tOtT' th.tradWoNlI langl.lllge portrayed God 11 .11 m.l•.

I belie". in Godwho cr•• ,ed worn.,...nd m,,.. in God"sown Imagewho c:r."ed the "'0(/(1

.nd ".~. both ,e....,/Ill Cif. 0/ 'h• ••111l

"' belie.... In JIIU'child 01 GodeMun 0/ Godoom 0/ 'h, ",om." Mar)"who I;,/toed fa women .nd lilled ,h.mwho ".yed In Ih';r 1!Ome'who dIscussed Ih. /(mgdom W;"I 'Mmwho ",as followlrd .net Im'IfIcedby _,n d,scrp'-"

I o.Ii,.,. in Jesuswho diu;ursed /heology .,/" • ...om.,..If' w,lI.tK1 fir" conlidfld in hlrhi, m,ui,ll,flip"'ho mo/ivl/1Id hlr /0 QO ,nd f"1he, 9r••' n.ws fO me ci,y.

I /:Ie/" .... In Je,,,,, who rec."Hd .nomfmgfrom I woman In S"non', hOllHwhO "buked the men gueJl. who scorned herI belllWl in Jesus",ho "id Ihis women will 0tI ,ememOtl~for IlIhll She ClId •mmister 10' Jesus.

I OtII,eve m Jesus IlIho he./eeI• women on Ihe "Obelhend m.Cle he' ."eighlOtIceuse .he ....e hum.n /)8,ng

f bel'lve in Jesu.who spolle 01 God... WOttlo!n , ..fung the tost camea • woman whO .WilPIseelimg Ihe IOU

I tHJl,eve m Jesu.who /houghl of pregnenc')' .nd (li,'hw,'h 'eve'encenol ea pun,'hment • (lulIS ..renchmg event, mellpllor lor t"n.form,'ionborn ,g,in• ngu,.,,·mto ·fO')'.

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I believe m Jesuswho spo'" 01 h,msellIS • mother henwho would gil/her her chic,..unCI" he, wing.

I believe In Jesus who eppeereelI;,st 10 Me,')' MegCl"ene..ho "nl her with the (lUISI,ngmessegeGO AND TELt. ..•

I belllve In Ih. whOlenessof the S,vlourIn whom Ihe" ,s ne,the'Jew no, G,..IIsl,vI no, I,..m.,. nor lem"1/0, _ , .. 'If oneIn s'lvel'on.

I believe In tne HOI')' Sp,,,,.s she moves over Ihl wile,.01 c,ell'on'nd 0"" lhe e",h.

I bel'lve In Ihe Hol')' Sp"i'/he ..omen Sp,,,' Of Godwho /lire e henc",'fICI usInd give us tllfth.nCI covers usw;lh he, winps.

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