An Emergency Convocation of Churches was decided upon to work on and develop effective non-violent actions to pressure the government to the negotiation table and for the church to refuse to collaborate with the unjust system of apartheid. Delegates attending the Convocation were given this package of preparation material.
Archive record
Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material

- Origin date
- June 1976
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114313
South African History Online (2016) 'Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114313 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114313, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114313. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114313.
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