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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 32, No. 16. July 16, 1969

S. Africa Forum

S. Africa Forum

A National forum on "Apartheid and Sports Relations with South Africa" and "Broadcasting and Human Rights" will be held by the Standing Committee on Human Rights at Auckland University on Saturday. September 6.

Written submissions are invited from organisations and individuals and will be received at P.O. Box 5925 Auckland up to August 15.

The first session will deal with such questions as the policies of New Zealand sports bodies in sending white and racially mixed teams to South Africa, the effect of these visits on race relations there. All Black tours, segregated audiences, politics and sport, sport and the economics of apartheid and the possible expulsion from international associations of national sports bodies which practise racial discrimination.

The evening session will review the role of broadcasting in a democratic society, competition between public and private stations, cultural coverage, the expression of minority opinion in broadcasting, greater independence for the NZBC, university programmes, school television and proposals for a National Broadcasting Council representing management, staff and public.

A forum report will be published at a later date.