Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) Austria / Anti-Apartheid Bewegung Osterreich
Austria
The AAM Austria started in 1977 in response to the Soweto uprisings with a small group of people who lobbied the general public and government to take a stand against apartheid. It organised numerous boycott and solidarity campaigns, pushing the Austrian government to take a more anti-apartheid position. It gave direct support to the liberation movements and published the book ‘Die Apartheid Connection’ in 1984, revealing the collaboration of the Austrian and South African governments in the military, political, cultural and science fields. Besides solidarity with South Africa, the AAM also worked for Namibia. It was a member of the European anti-apartheid movements group. It dissolved in 1993 to continue as the Southern Africa Documentation and Cooperation Centre (SADOCC).
SADOCC holds the complete archive of the organisation.
The UWC/RIM Mayibuye Archives holds a small collection of their papers covering the period 1979-1986 and a complete set of all their publications.
http://www.robben-island.org.za
The Historical Papers at the University of the Witwatersrand (William Cullen Library), Johannesburg, holds a small collection of their documents covering the period 1977-1993.
http://www.historicalpapers.wits.ac.za
The South African History Archives (SAHA) also has a complete set of all their publications.
