DRAFT
PREPARATORY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL
1 . Give a brief review of the UDF in your region/area/campus
over the past . . . years / since the last National General Council, focusing on organisation and campaigns, failures and successes, strengths and weaknesses .
2 . Give a brief assessment of the current state of the UDF, focussing on :
2 .1 . How membership is organised
include details of how region/area/campus is demarcated ; number of affiliates ; and main campaigns/activities
2 .2 . The level/s of political consciousness, differences in these
2 .3 . Accountability
2 .4 . Contact with the masses (rural and urban)
2 .5 . Campaigns : strengths and weaknesses, openings and problems, general activity .
2 .6 . co-ordination of activities 2 .7 . broadening of the front :
- extending membership
- building and extending alliances
3 . Give a brief assessment of the current state of apartheid forces .
4 . Make an assessment of the policy and constitution of the UDF focussing on
4 .1 . Non-racial organisation
4 .2 . Decentralising the operations of the front 4 .3 . The mass approach
4 .4 . Contact with the mass base 4 .5 . Accountability
4 .6 . Relations with fraternal organisations
4 .7 . Composition and functioning of NEC, National Secretariat / Office, REC's, etc
4 .8 . Shortcomings of the present constitution and changes that have occurred in fact or have become necessary
5 . PROGRAMME OF ACTION
5 .1 . How does the current programme of action of the UDF relate to or fail to relate to its strategic approach?
5 .2 . What are the openingss for •the UDF in the current situation and in what forms of action can they be
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POINTS FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE UDF NGC IN APRIL
1 . How do we see the 90's? Do we see this a decade of people's power ? What theme can capture this orientation sufficiantly ? 2 . The last theme of the UDF was "Defend, Consolidate and Advance" .
Is this theme still appropriate for this period ?
3 . In the light of the unbanning of the ANC can you discuss the continuation or discontinuation of our organisations, giving reasons for whatever position is arrived at . Aspecific reference should be made to UDF .
4 . Discuss the programme of Action for the UDF, referring to CDF resolutions .
* Remeber resolutions and proposals for changes in the constitution should reach Head Office by the end of February .
