University boycotts urged 4 } LL2n~ J w_S STOCKHOLDERS Si eaaadior alent tetera " AND OW THE: REPORT ON OUR INVESTMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA... The Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation is not known in Canada, but in South Africa it is a household word, a powerful financial corporation controlled by Anton Rupert, a supporter of the Botha Apartheid government. The company expanded rapidly into the lucrative South African Liquor industry, which is famous for its Paarl Brandy and fine wines but notorious for its gross exploitation of black workers, including children in the farms and villages around Cape Town. This corporation soon became powerful enough to take over Rothman’s of Pall Mall Ltd. an old established British firm. Through Rothman’s International, the South African Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation has become an important factor in the Canadian Liquor and Tobacco industry, through its controlling interest in Carling O’Keefe and other companies (see list below). Thus the purchase of Carling and Rothman’s products by Canadians contributes directly to the revenues of firms like the Rembrandt Tobacco Corp. and helps to maintain the Botha regime that ruthlessly supresses the uprising South African Blacks where 100’s have been murdered in the past year alone. Rothman’s of Pall Mall Canada Ltd., is one of the largest Corporation in Canada and is controlled by the Rembrandt Corp. of South Africa. These corporations are among the largest producers of Beers, Wines and Cigarettes in Canada. The Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation has expanded its operations into many countries in the name of Rothmans in an attempt to conceal its South African origins. The following cigarettes are distributed through Rothmans: Craven A, Sportsman, Dunhill, Number 7, Rothmans, Peter Stuyvesant and others. The following wines and beers are distributed through Carling: Black Label, O’Keefe Ale, Old Vienna, Heidelberg, Carlsberg, Extra Old Stock, Jordon Wines, St Michelle Wines, Beausejour Wines and many others. Issued by the Souther Africa Action Coalition 2524 Cypress St., Vancouver B.C., V6J 3N2 Tel. 734-1712 for more information. Controversy over the sale of Carling O’Keefe and Roth- mans’ products erupted this week on university campuses across British Columbia. Boycotts against both com- panies have been urged by the Southern Africa Action Coalition because of their ties to South African business | community. Carling O’Keefe and Roth- man’s are controlled by the Rembrandt Group, one of seven South African corpora- tions which control 80 per cent of the shares in Johan- nesburg stock exchange. Douglas College Student Society President Michael Glavin has stated the position of the student society to be “the same as CFS. We are a CFS college and CFS is anti- aparthied. Our policy is the same in that respect.’’ In regards to his personal position Glavin said, ‘‘I’m definitely anti-aparthied.’’ He also added that ‘’! will pre- sent the list (of boycotted companies) to the senate with the strongest reccommenda- tion to take a position with regards to those companies that profit from aparthied. Our only tangible response will be to boycott the products of those companies.’ Glavin would not comment on whether the student society would make a request of I.C.L. to stop stocking Rothmans products in the lower cafeteria vending machines. UBC’s graduate student so- ciety has already removed Rothman’s from their centre’s cigarette machines and has asked the university’s food services director to ban Carling O’Keefe products from the grad’s lounge. ‘The order to remove them has been given, but it hasn’t been done as yet,’ said graduate student society pres- ident Phil Bennett. Although the UBC Alma Mater Society has yet to ban Carling O’keefe and Roth- mans they will debate a pro- posal to post signs advising students on the issue Oct. 2. The University of Victoria’s student union, which has boy- cotted South African products since 1981, has decided to hold a referendum on the issue to increase student awareness. : & “The people I’ve talked to don’t know it’s boycotted. It’s not posted,’’ said student union director Bob D’Eath. At Simon Fraser University cafeterias, Carling O’Keefe products are not being re- stocked following a decision by Beaver Foods who hold the campus catering contract. “It is a company policy not to purchase any South African goods for distribution,’’ said Margaret Convery, district manager of Beaver Foods. Carling O’Keefe beers are also not being sold at the Diamond Club, SFU’s faculty lounge. The boycott issue was de- bated Wednesday at a meet- of the SFU Pub board, but was tabled to a later date. Concerns were expressed a- bout the legality of a ban on beer as well as its effective- ness. “Our liquor licence is a tenuous thing and provides a lot of employment. There would be a 40 per cent loss of jobs across the board if we were to lose it,’’ said Andy Miller, general coordintor of the Pub. k Miller was referring to a di- rective from the Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs requiring public facili- ties to carry beer from all four major breweries.