Africa Action: Activism for Africa Since 1953
All About the Africa Action Student Network
The Africa Action Student Network is a community of student activists across the country committed to mobilizing and advocating for U.S. policies that promote political, economic and social justice in Africa. Students have historically played a pivotal role in advocating for change was most evident in the South Africa anti-apartheid movement, when students mobilized to divest university funds from the apartheid regime and press for U.S. sanctions against that white minority government. Africa Action was actively involved with students in fighting apartheid in South Africa, and is now engaged in countering Global Apartheid, an international system of minority rule by a handful of rich countries, in which wealth and power, and access to basic human rights, are determined by race and place. Students still play a pivotal role in this movement.
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Working to EDUCATE, MOBILIZE and NETWORK Students in the Fight for Justice in U.S. Policies toward Africa.
Student Network Goals
- To help educate students and the public about U.S. Africa policy.
- To empower students as activists, providing skills training, resources and ideas to take effective action on U.S. Africa policy.
- To motivate students towards activism within campuses or communities justice in U.S. policies towards Africa.
- To network students to become an interactive and sustainable mobilizing base.
Why Join the Student Workwork?
WE PROVIDE:
- Targeted action alerts on our primary campaign issues.
- Student Network Updates with news, Africa Action’s campaign updates, alerts, and tips and tools for effective activism.
- Activist tools: fact sheets, action ideas, posters, stickers, film festival kit, etc.
- Event organizing resources including background materials and speakers suggestions.
- An opportunity to connect with other students across the country.
- Listings of events or meetings of interest near you on our Campus Action Calendar
- A direct link from your web site to Africa Action’s Online Activist Center with automatic actions and updates.
You Committ:
- To take action on alerts, which can include call-ins, letter writing, demonstrations, etc.
- To bring the issues to your campus or community and mobilize people to action.
Who Can Join the Student Network:
The Africa Action Student Network is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as to pre-existing organizations within schools. The Student Network is not made up of Africa Action chapters, but rather, it encourages either campus organizations to get involved in mobilizing their constituencies or individual students to reach out and engage existing organizations with interest in justice for Africa.
