September 1993

Dear friends,

Mozambique is preparing for its first multi-party

elections, now scheduled for no earlier than June 1994.
Though a peace accord was signed between the Frelimo
government and Renamo in October 1992, Renamo continues to
present obstacles to fully implementing the agreement.
United Nations troops have begun to arrive, and thousands of
Mozambican refugees are returning to reclaim their farms and
businesses.

Despite these historic events, it has become

increasingly difficult to sustain a local support group. I
am writing on behalf of the Los Angeles Mozambique Support
Network. We have had a small group of interested people who
provided information about Mozambique to our local
community. While we have had some success over the past
five years, we cannot continue to function at the same level
of activity. Two of our most active members, James Pfieffer
and Rachel Chapman, have been in Mozambique since January,
working in a rural health clinic for the Seattle-based
Mozambique Health Committee. Other members, faced with
family and career demands, have been unable to maintain the
level of activism we had in the past. The national
Mozambique Solidarity Office, which provided us with a
regular newsletter and other supports, now relies on
volunteer efforts to publish our newsletter, Baobab Notes.
The difficulty of sustaining these kinds of organizations is
underscored by the recent closing of the Africa News
Service's biweekly publication AfricaNews.

We ask that you continue to support us by subscribing

to Baobab Notes, Mozambique Solidarity Office, 343 Dearborn,
Suite 318, Chicago, IL 60604. The cost is $10 a year, or $5
for low income supporters. There are also individuals in
the Los Angeles area who will carryon Mozambique support
work. Do keep in touch if you share our interest. We still
have literature on Mozambique, and a number of T-shirts as
described on the enclosed flyer.

(over)
 We also recommend the following sources for ongoing
information on Mozambique:

Mozambiguefile, an excellent source of information, is

published monthly in English by the Mozambique News
Agency (AIM), C.P. 896, Maputo, Mozambique.
Subscriptions are $24 a year.

Southern Africa Report, is published six times a year by

the Toronto Committee for Links between Southern Africa
and Canada, 427 Bloor St. W, Toronto, M5S 1X7, Canada.
Subscriptions are $18 a year.

- The Washington Office on Africa, 110 Maryland Ave., NE,

Suite 112, Washington, D.C. 20002, is an important
group lobbying for African issues. They provide
regular legislative information, and publish Washington
Notes on Africa.

- The Mozambique Health Committee (recently renamed Health

Services International) can be contacted at P.O. Box
85234, Seattle, WA 98145, or at Box 1227, Mutare,
Zimbabwe.

Thank you for your past interest. I hope we can count

on your continued support for Mozambique.

A Luta Continua,

Kathleen Sheldon
 M. S. N. L. A.
Mozambique Support Network Los Angeles
P.O. Box 5283 Santa Monica, CA 90409

MOZAMBIQUE SUPPORT NETWORK T-SHIRT FOR SALE

THE RUNNING FIGURES FROM OUR LOGO, ABOVE,

ARE SHOWN SURROUNDED BY THESE WORDS:

DEFEAT APARTHEID

SUPPORT MOZAMBIQUE

FIGHT RACISM

BLACK WITH WHITE DESIGN

OR

WHITE WITH RAINBOW DESIGN

IT'S A WONDERFUL DESIGN BY RACHEL CHAPMAN, CHECK IT OUTl!

AVAILABLE IN HEAVY-WEIGHT COTTON

SIZES MEDIUM, LARGE, AND EXTRA-LARGE

$10 EACH, PLUS $2 POSTAGE

Make checks out to MSNLA, mail to above address.

~200