Word: sudan
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...declare our solidarity with the peoples of the Darfur region of Sudan whose struggle to live in peace, freedom and security is an issue of pressing global concern,” Simmons said in a statement. Brown’s advisory committee on corporate responsibility issued a recommendation for divestment to the Corporation earlier this month, which was seconded by Simmons...
Brown’s announcement follows similar moves made by Stanford, Amherst, Dartmouth, and, most recently, Yale, which announced Feb. 11 that it was divesting its shares in seven oil companies that do business in Sudan...
While divestment from PetroChina this past April made Harvard the first university to divest its holdings from companies tied to Sudan, its divestment has not been as comprehensive as that of either Yale or Brown...
...Crimson reported earlier this month that Harvard increased its holdings in another Sudan-linked Chinese oil firm, Sinopec, by 1,150 shares during the last quarter of 2005. As of its latest filings with federal regulators, Harvard owned a total of 134,050 shares in Sinopec. Those shares are now worth over $8.1 million...
...play has become a cultural phenomenon, tied to raising awareness of violence against women. Proceeds from this production went to V-Day 2006 Spotlight Global Campaign on Comfort Women, the Network/La Red, the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violent for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and El Amel Centers in Sudan...