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...will hold the money we raise from theUniversity until they divest all funds from anybusinesses with investments in South Africa, oruntil the UN [United Nations] certifies that SouthAfrica has fully dismantled apartheid and turnedover the reigns of the government to its blackmajority," Richards said...
...deal with the pro-Israel lobbyists. Washington Jewish Week has reported that the State Department offered to push for the closing of the PIO in exchange for the lobby dropping its demand for the illegal closing of the UN mission. At first, the PLO was given 30 days to divest itself from the PIO, but was later given an extension to December 1. The Director of the PIO, Hassan Abdel-Rahman, and the ACLU have taken the State Department to court, hoping to find more respect for their constitutional rights...
...Tufts student senate wrote a letter to the trustees earlier this month requesting that the board completely divest from companies doing business in South Africa, said Ellen Bluestone, a Tufts senator. At the trustees meeting, Senate President Tracy Hahn presented a petition with 1100 names of Tufts students who called on Tufts to divest immediately...
...account currently holds about $20,000, and if the University does not completely divest by 2003, the fund's graduate board will donate the money to Cambridge charities or Phillips Brooks House...
...addition to collecting money for E4D, previous graduating classes have sponsored various pro-divestment projects. Seniors have "worn sashes or held balloons that said 'Divest Now,' written the message on their hats, held educational speeches and forums on the topic during commencement week, and even had more serious protests," Martin said...