Some of us in the poverty class have been discussing various divestment campaigns. We thought that perhaps the broader community might have some ideas on the issue.
Two campaigns we have considered are the following:
1) Sudan divestment--because we shouldn't do business with companies that do business with the government of Sudan, which funds the Janjaweed. For information, see the following links:
http://www.genocideintervention.net/advocate/divestment/
http://www.yale.edu/stand/index_files/ctdivestment.htm
Does anyone know if Milligan, ETSU, and/or ESR are divested?
2) Caterpillar divestment--they make armored versions of their regular equipment for Israel to use against Palestinians. See the following for more information:
http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/article_424.shtml
Does anyone have thoughts or ideas about divestment?
Thanks!
~Sarah
