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Last year, of course, those same officials waged a vicious campaign against overseers candidates nominated by the pro-divestment group, Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA). As it had in past years, HRAAA was simply putting forward an independent slate of candidates to force the University's divestment from companies that do business in South Africa...
...When HRAAA's campaign--spearheaded by the candidacy of Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu--gained steam, however, top Alumni Association officials launched a bitter attack against the group...
...HRAAA has promised to file a lawsuit and seek an injunction preventing the plan's implementation, but Roberts said that Harvard "is prepared to respond and...will prevail...
...HRAAA's case would be the first test of the Massachusetts statute, which is the only one of its kind nationwide. Yet despite the lack of precedent, Deale said he expects victory in the HRAAA case...
Wolff said HRAAA's latest venture is not just a last-ditch attempt to keep the pro-divestment movement alive in the wake of statements by University officials that the issue of Harvard's $163.8 million in South African investments is closed...