Word: tutu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This year's nominees for five open seats on the 30-member governing body include Secretary of Labor Elizabeth H. Dole, former Democratic National Committee Chair Paul G. Kirk '60, actor John A. Lithgow '67 and Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu...
HRAAA Director Robert Wolff'54 last week indicated the force Tutu can bring to Harvard's divestment movement. "I look forward with great anticipation to the moment when Derek Bok attempts to explain in front of Archbishop Tutu why it is in Blacks' best interest not to divest," he said. "I think the University's position will crumble at that moment...
DIVESTMENT has been the focus of alumni and student protests for several years, and Tutu has a moral authority with regard to this issue that would grant greater credibility to the divestment movement. His election and the power that he would bring to the pro-divestment faction of overseers may indeed mean that the virtually inactive Board of Overseers will be able to accomplish an important goal...
Some detractors may claim that Tutu should not be elected to the Board because he lives in South Africa and thus will not be able to attend all the Overseers meetings. But the point of his candidacy is in his ability to serve as a powerful advocate for this important issue. He should be elected to serve as a political force on the Board, not as a hands-on overseer serving on several visiting committees and discussing more routine issues of University governance...
...Tutu will emphasize the facts: investment in South Africa perpetuates apartheid, and South African Blacks overwhelmingly favor divestment. Even Reverend Leon Sullivan, who created a set of moral principles for businesses that chose to stay in South Africa, now calls for a complete withdrawal of foreign funds. At a time when racial conflict is becoming more violent and bloody, both Tutu and Sullivan advocate the use of every peaceful pressure that can be brought against the South African government...