Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...internationally known for its refusal to divest its holdings in companies doing business in South Africa. Long after many other universities, city and state governments, pension funds and other institutions have fully divested, long after Rev. Sullivan and other advocates of gradual change in South Africa have come to support full divestment, Harvard still holds $250 million in South Africa-related stocks. More than 10 thousand Harvard and Radcliffe alumni/ae have supported prodivestment candidates for the Board of Overseers, electing three. Why does our University still stubbornly refuse to divest...
...While the city is actively lobbying at the state level to gain support for the restoration of these funds, I am not optimistic about our chances for success," Healy wrote...
...evidence might suggest that the answer to all these questions is "never." Nonetheless we see hope. We see hope in the movement of alumni/ae to elect progressive, pro-divestment overseers. We see hope in the continuing student movements for divestment, to support union workers, against Central American intervention, for women's, minority and gay and lesbian rights. We know that without these movements--if we had to trust to the social conscience and tender mercies of the Harvard Corporation and administration--the outlook would be grim indeed. We are proud of our history, proud of those who continue the battle...
...state and federal cuts are approved, a significant increase in the tax support of the hospital will be required to maintain the hospital's increasingly vital role in the community," he added...
...group has scheduled a slide presentation at the next council meeting on April 24 to win the support of councillors...