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ACTSA, (Action for Southern Africa), is a membership organisation campaigning with the people of southern Africa for justice, democracy and development in the region.
Individuals can join ACTSA and organisations are able to affiliate to us. We are democratically-led by our National Executive Committee and implement decisions made by our members and affiliates at our Annual General Meeting.
ACTSA was established in 1994 as the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), to develop and promote solidarity in the UK and internationally with southern Africa.
ACTSA works to:
- promote and consolidate peace and democracy throughout southern Africa
- ensure that southern Africa remains a priority for the international community
- promote new bonds of solidarity to empower the people of southern Africa
- ensure the UK public are informed about developments in southern Africa
- mobilise support for the governments and people of southern Africa in their efforts to promote reconstruction and development throughout the region
- help shape and monitor the policies of governments and organisations such as the EU and the IMF, so they support the vision of a new southern Africa
- campaign so that trade, investment and aid relationships are beneficial to the region as a whole and do not reinforce existing inequalities.
As part of our campaigning strategy we collaborate with a number of other organisations in areas of development and equality.
In particular we work with the National Union of Teachers in England and Wales to produce teaching materials on issues relevant to Southern Africa.
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Apr 27, 2011
The Steve Sinnott Foundation says:
Football and Freedom- A teacher’s pack, revised version released 27 April 20...Football and Freedom- A teacher’s pack, revised version released 27 April 2011, South Africa’s Freedom Day.
The pack which provides a wealth of material for teachers and students on the history, context, achievements and challenges of South Africa was first developed in time for the 2010 World Cup.
It was produced by the National Union of Teachers and Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) with input and support from Kick it Out, Link Community Development and the London Borough of Haringey, Schools and Young People’s Service.
The pack proved to be an extremely popular resource with more than 15,000 downloads on the NUT and ACTSA’s websites. It has therefore been revised and the updated version was launched at the NUT’s 2011 Annual Conference 22-26 April. It is officially available for downloading today, South Africa’s Freedom Day at www.teachers.org.uk/footballandfreedom or www.actsa.org/page-1464-Football_and_Freedom.html
The pack allows teachers to use children’s passion for football to explore South Africa’s history, culture and the challenges and successes of development. It includes a wide range of cross curricular resources that have been developed by NUT members with an interest in international development and southern Africa. The aim of the pack is to enable teachers explore the history and context of South Africa in a way that will get the interest and attention of pupils and increase their knowledge and learning.
The pack includes sections on the struggle against apartheid and for a non racist, non sexist democratic South Africa. It summarises the country’s achievements and challenges. Just under a year ago South Africa magnificently hosted the 2010 World Cup. 17 years ago people were going to vote in South Africa’s first democratic election. From racist pariah state South Africa became the Rainbow Nation. Much has been achieved; South Africa is a different country but the legacy of 50 years of apartheid and 350 years of colonialism and the challenges of today means much has still to be done.