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...dinner last night, the processional with the saxophone and Adjah at the head came through several dining halls, handing out fliers to students. The dining halls were largely silent as Adjah gave a brief explanation of the protest, saying that it was a cause that concerned all students...
Even if the committee decides not to vote for divestment, Adjah said yesterday that the protest will be “inherently successful because it has helped to unite the student body under a worthy cause, as well as forced students to do something other than talking...
Lawrence E. Adjah ’06, who helped organized today’s protest and is president of the Black Students Association, said he hopes this is only the beginning of Harvard’s attention to the issue...
Today at 10:30 a.m., the United Front for Divestment, a coalition of many campus student groups, is assembling to protest Harvard’s investment in PetroChina, which is a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC). The CNPC is an oil company almost solely owned by the Chinese government and has been the subject of much student controversy given its involvement with the Sudanese government’s genocidal regime. Students will be rallying in front of Loeb House, where the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR)—which advises the Harvard Corporation on investment...
Today’s protest will be a powerful demonstration that will make a strong and effective statement. Students will be marching from the steps of Widener to the front of Loeb House, dressed in black to symbolize a funeral procession. Every five minutes, a representative from one of 12 student groups will make a statement about Darfur, as the rest of the protestors remain silent. The Kuumba Singers of Harvard will then break the silence with their singing, and the United Front will present the CCSR with a statement explaining their reason for protest...