Letter written by the Chairman of the Blask Sash Cape Eastern Region, Isobel Douglas-Jones, to Dr F. van Zyl Slabbert, thanking him for his contribution (in the form of a speech) to the Sash/IDAMASA Public meeting held on the 6th of August 1987 in Port Elizabeth. Letter dated 20 August 1987.
Newspaper clipping reporting on the address by Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (IDASA Executive Director), at the Feather Market Hall in Port Elizabeth. Dr. Slabbert addressed a crowd of 1600 interested parties, with the message of the address focussing on the outcomes of the political discussions held in Dakar, Senegal, between the 9th and 12th of July 1987, between members of IDASA and the ANC.
Letter written by Wayne Mitchell (National Co-ordinator: IDASA - Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa)) to Isobel Douglas-Jones (Black Sash - Eastern Cape Region), The letter was written in response to a letter (dated 30 August 1987) written by Isobel Douglas-Jones to Dr. Slabbert (Dr. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert). Letter undated.
Inventory of the Rosemary Smith Collection held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. The documents (mostly consisting of letters, articles and notes) were collected by Rosemary Smith, and relates to the work of the Black Sash during the Apartheid era in Grahamstown. Includes material relating to elections, detentions, marches and protests etc.
Returning to the series during the transition period of the "New South Africa," Slabbert argues that academic freedom is not a static ritual but a continuous battle. He analyzes the concepts of university autonomy and neutrality, warning that the end of Apartheid does not mean the end of the struggle for intellectual inquiry; rather, the challenges to academic freedom simply acquire new meanings in a democratic state.
