Africa Action
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Africa Action is a nonprofit organization working to change U.S. Africa relations to promote political, economic and social justice in Africa. They provide accessible information and analysis and mobilize popular support for campaigns to achieve this mission.
Predecessor Organizations
Africa Action is the name the organization adopted in 2001, after three organizations, American Committee on Africa, the Africa Fund, and the Africa Policy Information Center, merged together. The American Committee on Africa (ACOA) was founded in New York in 1953. It was created by a group of black and white civil rights activists who had organized support for the historic Defiance Campaign in South Africa the previous year.
The Africa Fund, founded in 1966, worked with ACOA to provide key support for independence movements throughout Africa. They built strong networks of U.S.-based activists that became crucial partners in the anti-apartheid struggle.
The Africa Policy Information Center (APIC) was founded in Washington, DC in 1978. It pioneered the use of new information and communication technology to support advocacy work on Africa. Today, in partnership with activists and civil society organizations throughout the United States and in Africa, Africa Action is working to change U.S. foreign policy and the policies of international institutions in order to support African struggles for peace and development.
Current work
According to their website, Africa Action believes that the U.S. has a special historic responsibility toward Africa and that racism has been and is a major determinant of U.S. policies toward Africa, Africans and U.S. citizens of African descent. They value Africa and the people of Africa and seek to work in partnership with Africans.
Africa Action’s current campaigns are:
- Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur
- Campaign to End HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Campaign to Cancel Africa's Debt
External Links
http://www.africaaction.org/about/index.php http://www.africaaction.org/about/GeorgeHouser1003.htm