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Hour for Democracy Songbook
“The Hour for Democracy Songbook” is a compilation of songs complete with lyrics focusing on the theme of democracy, change, and the upcoming April 1994 elections in South Africa. Published by the Institute for Contextual Theology, this songbook also includes a message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who urges the people of South Africa to exercise their right to vote.
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Prayer for the Elections
The Natal Church Leaders in April 1994, in preparation for the South African national elections that month, published this “Prayer for the Elections” written in both English and Zulu. This prayer calls for free and fair elections, a non-violent election, and acceptance of whatever the outcome may be.
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Let's Vote Again
Let's Vote Again is a publication focusing on voter registration prior to the 1995 local government elections in South Africa. Made available by the Task Group for Local Government Elections, this document emphasizes the need for citizen's to register to vote to make sure their communities have a chance to be adequately represented at the local level. Information is presented in a storyboard format and key messages are in English as well as 5 local languages.
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Local Government Elections
Published by Y Press in 1995, this brochure explains the significance of local government in South Africa in regards to the individual and the importance of voting in them. “Local Government Elections” also provides basic voter registration information to encourage South Africans to participate in the upcoming October 1995 local government elections.
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Mpumalanga Province Report
A Technical Resources Group (UK) provincial resource officer named Barbara Miller wrote this “Mpumalanga Province Report” that highlights her role in the province as well as how her team functioned with the Communication and Voter Education Task Team she was assigned with in South Africa. The report, which covers the days from March 20th 1995 to November 6th 1995, provides details on Miller’s preparations for the upcoming November 1st, 1995 local government elections.
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This is what happens when you vote on April 27 or 28
This poster depicts the voting process using an educational comic strip. The poster is significant because it is informing the large portion of South African voters, who will be voting for the first time in the upcoming April 27th and 28th 1994 election, as to how voting is physically conducted.
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South Africa Election
Entitled “South African Election: April 26-28 1994,” this publication from the Embassy of South Africa on April 19th, 1994 provides basic information to South African citizens living in the United States on their ability to participate in the first universal franchise election from April 26-28 1994. Included is a map of the nine regions of South Africa and complete instructions as to how to vote absentee as well as a list of voting locations.
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Know Your Rights
“Know Your Rights,” written by Deputy National Director of the Legal Resource Centre Ms. Shehnaz Meer and published by Macmillan Boleswa informs South Africans of the rights they will soon be entitled to following the April 27th 1994 ushering in of the new Constitution. After an introduction explaining the importance of this event, Meer provides explanations of the new rights South Africans will soon have in the vernacular complete with illustrations. Also provided is information regarding the protection of these rights by local and state offices.