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#OnThisDay 19th of July 1984, Mary Manning, a worker in Dunnes Stores, refused to handle fruit imported from South Africa in protest against apartheid, following a decision taken by IDATU members the previous day.
When suspended, she and other members of the IDATU union at the shop went on strike. The strike continued until April 1987 when the import of South African goods was banned.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/19/#event-5717
#Ireland #Politics #History #Apartheid #DunnesStores #Strike
"Israeli Restrictions on Palestinian Food Sovereignty Affect Every Item on This Table"
New document:
"Boycott Israeli Apartheid"
A leaflet supporting Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, 2023.
#OnThisDay 19th of July 1984, the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike began when Mary Manning refused to handle fruit imported from South Africa in protest against apartheid, following a decision taken by IDATU members the previous day.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/19/#event-5717
#IrishHistory #SouthAfrica #DunnesStrike #Apartheid #OTD #IDATU
"The Fruits of Apartheid"
From 1983, a cartoon supporting the boycott of South African fruit in response to apartheid.
From Ireland, international magazine of the Workers' Party.
#Ireland #SouthAfrica #Apartheid #WorkersParty #IrishLeftArchive