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Article

1 Jun 2005

Author:
William Baue, SocialFunds.com

Students and States Seek to End Genocide in Sudan Through Divestment Campaigns

Students urge Stanford University to follow in the footsteps of Harvard University by divesting, and urge California senators to pass legislation like Illinois did...testimonials [of atrocities] prove convincing in campaigns to divest from companies doing business that supports the genocide of black Sudanese carried out by the Islamic Janjaweed...with the help of the Sudanese government...the Stanford University Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility...voted last week to recommend divestment from ABB, PetroChina, Sinopec, and Tatneft. [also refers to China National Petroleum Corporation (CPNC), Lundin Petroleum, Total, Marathon Oil]