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Should the University divest from certain companies doing business with South Africa...
...divestiture movement it appears that local organization did much of the work and were helped by national groups only indirectly. In Massachusetts a group called MassDIVEST a coalition of local groups. Spearheaded a recent successful lobbying effort to secure legislation in the Massachusetts House. The House voted to completely divest all state pension funds from companies operating in South Africa Officials of the organization dismiss the importance of national groups in the success, say one it was primarily a local effort...
...among supporters of anti-apartheid actions. While advocates of divestiture at Harvard fasted last month. Several students at Williams also staged brief "sympathy fasts." Students at Columbia University also staged a candlelight vigil in support of the Harvard hunger strikers at the time. Columbia Faculty senate that the university divest from all companies conducting business in South Africa...
...half year Advisory Committee on responsibility (ACSR) this recommendation advising the divest itself from stock in all business in South Africa. The resolution pass--it failed by a six to six tie vote-- fact that the ACSR came close to sweeping a recommendation demonstrates far the committee has evolved in its 11 year history...
...that Harvard check that the companies it invests in abide by the Sullivan Principles, which set forth suggested minimum wage and labor standards for U.S. companies operating in South Africa. President Bok issued a policy statement that year agreeing with the ACSR recommendation, and stating that the University would divest from companies that fail to meet the minimum requirement of the Sullivan Principles. Nevertheless, to this day the University has not yet divested from any company on these grounds...