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The Hope For Darfur - Justice in Sudan March objective is to encourage people to stand up, take action, and march to demonstrate to our government that there is continued broad US citizen support for the United States to pursue peace and justice in Sudan. Darfur Interfaith Network (DIN) is determined to raise awareness of the unjust policies of the Government of Sudan and the resultant unsafe and horrible living conditions of Darfuris and for those who continue to suffer in southern Sudan. DIN wants to let the people of Darfur and southern Sudan know they are neither alone nor forgotten. We are demanding that the US government and the international community act with greater focus and determination to help the innocent people of Sudan, who have suffered far too long.

The Hope for Darfur - Justice in Sudan March will start at 1:30 pm at the athletic field on Raoul Wallenberg Place behind the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and we will walk about half of a mile to Lafayette Park across from the White House where the rally will be held. Your support will help make a difference.

To All: A few weeks ago, I would have told you this is an unbelievable story, if our group of talk show personalities hadn't seen the situation on the ground in Southern Sudan and Darfur with our own eyes . Eric Reeves article in the Washington Post, April 6, is correct, we are looking at 'genocide by attrition'. The global response is hypocritical and the U.S. offer to restore ties to Sudan should be met with skeptical caution at best until the conditions of the Darfuris and Southern Sudanese have changed dramatically. Please do what you can to get this story n front of the American people. Joe Madison

 SUDAN'S FORGOTTEN SLAVES
Joe Madison returns from Sundan. See the preliminary draft trip report March 12-18, 2008 (excerpt) Sudans_forgotten_slaves.pdf

Press Release January 3, 2008 Mujahadeen Displace Southern Sudanese CSI Delivers Emergency Humanitarian Aid Over 50,000 Black African Southern Sudanese, mainly Christians, fled their homes in the borderlands between Northern and Southern Sudan on the 29th and 30th of December, according to government officials in Southern Sudan. The immediate cause was fierce fighting between Khartoum-backed Baggara Arab militias and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, near the settlement of Grinty on the Kiir River (Bahr El Arab River). An appeal for emergency humanitarian aid has been issued by the SPLA’s Governor of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Madut Biar. Food, shelter, mosquito nets and blankets are urgently required, according to Biar. Most of the displaced are from the town of Majok Yith Thiou and its environs, in Aweil East County. The displaced have sought refuge in nearby towns and villages in Southern Sudan. CSI is immediately dispatching 1,000 survival kits, each containing plastic sheeting, a blanket, a mosquito net, a water container, a cooking pot, a sickle and fishing hooks to the displaced. The fighting near Grinty first erupted on the 21st of December when Baggara Arab militiamen attacked an SPLA garrison following the SPLA’s refusal to allow armed Arabs to enter Southern Sudan with their cattle. A series of skirmishes culminated in a great pitched battle on the 29th of December. Over 100 soldiers are believed to have been killed. This battle, combined with intelligence that the Baggara Arab militias were poised to attack civilian centers in Southern Sudan, prompted the flight of the population from Majok Yith Thiou. Sudan’s President, Gen. Omer Bashir, ordered the remobilization of Mujahadeen (Holy Warrior) militias on the 17th of November, 2007 in response to the deteriorating relations between his National Congress Party (the Muslim Brotherhood) and their SPLM coalition partners. The Mujahadeen are openly recruiting troops and collecting funds in Baggara Arab towns for offensives against Black Africans in the South. (New Sudan Vision, December 30, 2007) Reports of racist violence against Black Africans in the borderland area including cases of murder, rape of women and castration of men are circulating widely in Southern Sudan. (Press Statement, Aweil Community in Juba, December 31, 2007) The borderland fighting threatens to destroy the fragile January 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the SPLA. Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA) 870 Hampshire Road, Suite T, Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 777 7107 – phone; (805) 777 7508 – fax; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www. csi-int.org

Sudan Divestment Update! Good News Alert. December 02, 2007 By: Heber Brown, III A big thank you to everyone who took the time to send an email to members of the Baltimore City Council in reference to the Sudan Divestment Bill. I'm proud to announce that the bill passed and was signed into enactment by the Mayor on November 27, 2007! YOU MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE! I especially want to thank Tanae and Adam (all the way from Ohio!) for sending emails to City Councilwoman Helen Holton in regard to the bill. [if you sent an email as well let me know and I'll be quick to publicly give you your props.] See that - right from your keyboard - at work, home, or school you helped to pass a bill to support the people of Darfur. Don't you feel empowered?! You should. I just received an email from Joe Madison as well informing me that DC just passed its own Sudan Divestment Bill! The avalanche is growing and pressure is mounting on the government of Sudan to end this tragedy. So what next?.you did know there was a next right? This is not a 40 yard dash people. This is a marathon. So now we have got to make sure that Baltimore, the state of Maryland, and DC make the legislation come to life. No equivicating! Don't just have the press conference legislators! Divest the money! I'll be making a list and checking it twice, E-ACTIVISTS, to make sure the legislation is really enacted. If it isn't, you know I'll blow the trumpet. FYI: I've learned that last month a new documentary starring Don Cheadle called DARFUR NOW came out. This can be a great tool in raising awareness and encouraging action on this issue. Here's an idea: Get a group of your friends together and go see the movie. You might just win over some new Darfur Activists. Great idea right? There's only one problem I CAN'T FIND ONE MOVIE THEATER ANYWHERE NEAR ME PLAYING THIS FILM! As is the case with far too many meaningful films, they are often thrown to the side with preference given to the insanely stupid, mind-numbing films like White Chicks and Soul Plane. So here's our plan of action.huddle up. Call your local movie theater's management company and let them know you want to see Darfur Now.Now! Who are they to determine what movies the general public can see or not see. Yea - it's there building, their seats, their screens, their sticky floors, and their over-priced condiments, but if we don't show up, they don't make $$. And these days with online movies, youtube, and downloadable films, the brick-n-mortar theater should be going out of its way to appease its customers. Call the management company of your local movie theater. Tell them to play Darfur Now and let me know what happens. We'll collect their responses, report them in future posts, and then strategize on what should be our next steps. We'll take meticulous notes and refine the strategy if need be, because I suspect that we'll have to do this again for Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters.I don't know - we'll see. Denzel may have enough "juice" to get his film across the country.especially given the fact that Oprah is the producer. "They" just might let it play. But we'll have our hands at the ready just in case. Alright folks - call the management company of your local theaters and report back what they say. Don't be discouraged if they very nicely say "No". We have the power to change their "No" to a "Yes." Do you have another idea on how to get this film in the theaters? Let us know. All ideas accepted. Let's get to work. The Struggle Continues.No Time to Rest..

Black colleges slow to divest from Sudan Smaller endowments often limit options, school officials say By Michelle S. Keller Tribune staff reporter April 25, 2007 Though the movement to divest from Sudan has swept U.S. colleges and universities, historically black colleges have remained on the sidelines of the issue -- until recently. In recent months, Hampton and Howard Universities divested fully from companies that do business with the African nation, where violence has claimed more than 200,000 lives in the Darfur region. The decision by two of the nation's most well-known black universities was widely applauded. But their late entrance into the divestment movement, which began at Harvard University in 2004, raises questions about why historically black colleges have been slow to respond to what the U.S. government has deemed genocide in Darfur. "It unfortunately has not been on the radar screen for many," said Hampton President William R. Harvey. Hampton started the divestment process in July. African-Americans traditionally have been a reliable lobby for humanitarian and political causes in Africa. But some alumni and university officials say most of the colleges are less likely to divest because they have smaller endowments than their white counterparts. "Howard University can afford to do it because its endowment is among leading endowments in the country," said Ron Walters, professor of political science at the University of Maryland in College Park. Walters helped spearhead the U.S. anti-apartheid movement in the late 1970s. But, "You can't ask Fisk University to join the divestment movement when the state of their economic situation is so bad," Walters said. "Those movements are reserved for universities that have the money, that have the valid alternatives. Most of them can afford to follow a social investment strategy." Fisk University, in Nashville, has about 800 undergraduate students and an endowment of roughly $7.5 million, a spokesman said. By comparison, Howard, sometimes referred to as the "Black Harvard," has an endowment of just under $424 million. Harvard has nearly $29 billion, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. A graduate of Morehouse College, Corey Richardson, 28, agrees with Walters. "You don't have that wide of an alumni base, so the endowments at many of these universities are smaller," said Richardson, a Chicago-based ad agency associate. "We don't have the luxury of being able to say, we won't invest in that mutual fund, even if it has several degrees of separation from companies in Sudan." Though Walters says many historically black colleges can't afford to divest, Maryland's Bowie State University, with a $4 million endowment, has severed financial ties with companies that do business in Sudan. Some believe that the divestment movement itself has been strategic in its selection of schools to target. The Sudan Divestment Task Force "chose schools with large endowments whose divestiture in Sudan would have a greater impact. Schools like Harvard, the California university system, Yale and so on," said Emmett Bradbury, associate professor of philosophy at Chicago State University. Bradbury believes historically and predominantly black campuses are not part of the Sudan divestment movement "because the movement has yet to come to them," he said. Conservative climates on campus also have hampered student activism, alumni and scholars said. Many of the schools were established by religious institutions such as the Southern Baptist or the United Methodist Church, entrenching conservative attitudes on the campuses. Most also are in the South. "Most of these administrations report to Southern state legislatures," said Martha Biondi, associate professor of African-American studies at Northwestern University. "That produces a very conservative culture among the administrators." During the civil rights movement, schools in the South that heavily depended on state and federal funding feared being closed if they participated in protests, said Charles Henry, a professor of African-American studies at the University of California at Berkeley. During the war protests of the late 1960s, students on historically black campuses were more vulnerable to violence from authorities, Biondi said. "The state and local law-enforcement agencies were more likely to invade those campuses." These conservative attitudes have persisted. Two years ago, Hampton threatened to expel seven students for handing out leaflets -- including information on HIV/AIDS, the crisis in Sudan and the war in Iraq -- in the school center. The Virginia school defended its actions, saying students had not distributed the leaflets in accordance with school code. But several people accused administrators of trying to squelch student activism. "Usually these schools are 25 to 30 years behind other institutions" in terms of their progressive attitudes, said J. Anthony Clark, a Chicago attorney who graduated from Hampton in 1978. "They tend to be much more conservative than people think." The Sudan divestment movement started at Harvard, where students persuaded the board of trustees to divest its holdings from PetroChina in 2005. In 1997, the U.S. government imposed a trade and investment embargo in Sudan. As a result, companies that have been heavily targeted in divestment campaigns are primarily from China. Soon after Harvard's decision, universities such as Stanford and Yale divested, and states such as Illinois and California have followed suit. In Illinois, Chicago State University, which is not a historically black university but is predominantly African-American, has not passed an official resolution to divest from Sudan. The United Negro College Fund, an educational assistance fund including 40 private, historically black campuses, has not taken a position on the issue. Students at historically black institutions say the need to make a living limits their political involvement. "Many of these students have jobs and are trying to put themselves through school," said Henry, the Berkeley professor. "Many are also the first generation to go to college, so they are going to get a lot of parental pressure to focus on what will get them through school. Protesting is a secondary priority." At Spellman College, a historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, junior Sheeba Ema-Nuru said students have been working to raise awareness about Darfur, but the movement has been slow to catch on. Spellman and Morehouse, also in Atlanta, have not divested. "It's not that students don't care," said Ema-Nuru, 20. "A lot of the students have the mentality that I will help when I can, but right now, I cannot."

Colorado takes stand against violence in Darfur, bans public pension funds from investing in Sudan The Associated Press Thursday, April 19, 2007 DENVER: The governor of Colorado signed a measure Thursday requiring the state's public pension funds to divest from companies that do business with Sudan, in what he said was the toughest action by a U.S. state against violence in the Darfur region. "Colorado has no business supporting companies that facilitate genocide," Gov. Bill Ritter said. "Targeted investment can help ensure our pension funds are redirected in a responsible way, and by joining with other states we can send a strong message that what is happening in Darfur is unacceptable." More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced since February 2003, when ethnic African tribesmen took up arms, complaining of decades of neglect and discrimination by the Khartoum government. Sudanese authorities responded by unleashing both the military and government-backed rebels. Last month, the State Department issued a report calling the campaign by the Sudanese military and its proxy militias against Darfur rebel groups a genocide - a term the United Nations has refrained from applying to Darfur. The bill that was signed into law in Colorado requires pension funds to maintain a list of companies that either directly or indirectly help the Sudanese government. The pension funds will be required to divest from companies that do not change their business practices in Sudan. The funds would be prohibited from future investment in offending companies until the atrocities end. Ahmed Ali, secretary general of the Darfur Association in Colorado, told Ritter the new law will pressure on Sudan to change its ways. "As a Darfurian, this is a great moment for us. This is the greatest step for what is going on," he said at a bill-signing ceremony in the state Capitol. Scott Wisor, field organizer for the Sudan Divestment Task Force, said businesses will not change on their own. "You failed to make the moral calculus, so we're going to make the economic calculus for you," he said. Democratic House Speaker Andrew Romanoff said other states and Congress should pass similar measures to pressure the Sudanese government to stop atrocities he said are continuing in that country. He said 17 other states are considering similar legislation. "Warnings are not enough. The time for warnings is over. The time for action is now," Romanoff said.

Rolls-Royce quits Sudan on 'humanitarian concerns' LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rolls-Royce Group PLC said that it will withdraw from Sudan, citing 'increasing international humanitarian concerns' in the violence-scarred region of Darfur. 'In view of the increasing international humanitarian concerns about the situation in Darfur, the company recently reviewed its business and decided it should discontinue business in Sudan,' a Rolls-Royce (other-otc: RYCEY.PK - news - people ) spokesman said. Operations in Sudan amounted to a 'very small percentage' of total company revenues, said the spokesman. Rolls-Royce supplies diesel engines to oil and gas companies operating pipelines in the country, he added. 'Rolls-Royce will immediately cease to pursue any new business in that country and it will progressively withdraw support arising from previously signed contracts.' He added: 'Rolls-Royce believes this is a responsible line to adopt in the current circumstances. Campaign body Sudan Divestment UK welcomed the announcement, saying: 'Rolls-Royce's recognition of the genocide in Darfur and the role of multinational corporations in the continued atrocities, is to be applauded and it is a stark challenge to other companies whose operations are helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis.' Hamish Falconer, director of Sudan Divestment UK, said: 'Rolls-Royce has sent a message to Khartoum that there is an economic cost for committing genocide.' -

96 Black Southern Sudanese Slaves Liberated Chris Smith Poised to Re-launch Anti-Slavery Bill This month, 96 Black Sudanese were liberated and returned to their home areas in Southern Sudan . This CSI-supported action was undertaken by the Arab-Dinka peace committees at the Warawar and Manger Ater markets, just south of war-torn Darfur . All the freed slaves were males, mainly boys and young men. The 96 freed slaves were captured by Government of Sudan-supported Arab/Muslim militias during 22 years of war (1983-2005) against the Southern Sudan-based Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). Sudan 's radical Islamist regime declared this war a jihad (Islamic Holy War). All of the freed slaves had worked for masters in cattle camps in Darfur and neighboring Kordofan. While in captivity the overwhelming majority of the slaves were subjected to severe psychological and physical abuse: 86% - Forced Conversions to Islam 51% - Witnessed Execution of Slaves 99% - Frequent Beating 100% - Forced Labor 98% - Racially Insulted Six of the male slaves were raped by their masters. Among the sexually abused slaves was Luol Ngor Mayuol. Enslaved at the age of ten, Luol's master re-named him Ali, forced him to convert to Islam, frequently beat him and slashed his face with a knife. Tens of thousands of Southern Sudanese slaves remain in bondage in Northern Sudan , notwithstanding the January 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the SPLA. The UN reports that Black Sudanese are enslaved by Arab militias in Darfur , especially for sexual purposes. This month's slave liberation action coincides with U.S. Congressman Chris Smith's preparations to re-launch a bill to establish an independent Commission to Monitor Slavery and its Eradication in Sudan . "CSI welcomes this bold initiative, and urges all members of Congress to put anti-slavery rhetoric into action by working together with Congressman Smith to produce an effective piece of legislation", said Dr. John Eibner, CEO of CSI-USA. CSI has been in the forefront of the anti-slavery movement since 1995. This year, CSI celebrates its 30th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade. Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA) 870 Hampshire Road , Suite T, Westlake Village , CA 91361 (805) 777 7107 - phone; (805) 777 7508 - fax; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www. csi-int.org

NSU students hear of Darfur killings BY ALIZA APPELBAUM Critics and movie buffs often cite classic films such as To Kill a Mockingbird or Schindler's List as iconic and life-changing. But for Careen Hutchinson, it was 2004's Hotel Rwanda, which chronicled atrocities committed during the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s. Hutchinson, a 28-year-old graduate student at Nova Southeastern University, said the movie made her want to learn more about the current crisis in another embattled region across Africa -- Darfur, Sudan. After conducting research, Hutchinson contacted activists around the country. Then she put together the ''Colloquium on the Darfur Crisis,'' a day-long event at NSU on Thursday featuring 12 speakers -- including two Darfuri refugees, representatives from the United Nations and the State Department, and the Sudanese ambassador to the United States. Sasha Noel, an NSU sophomore, said the event inspired her to want to learn more about the crisis. ''We, as students, kind of live in a bubble,'' Noel said. 'Until now, I never really thought, `this is what people my age on the other side of the world are going through.' '' Darfur has been involved in a violent conflict since 2003. An Arab militia linked to the Sudanese government has been terrorizing black Africans, causing more than 400,000 deaths and another 2.4 million refugees, according to the Save Darfur Coalition. The underfunded African Union troops are the region's only protection. Hutchinson said it was important to raise awareness about Darfur among college students because they will soon be in a position to make crucial decisions. ''We are the future leaders of the country,'' Hutchinson said. ``People need to know about these issues to effect change. And if we don't do it, who will?'' Other students are asking the same question. Growing student interest in Darfur prompted Miami Dade College's dean of students, Malou Harrison, to invite U.S. State Department representative Gregory L. Garland, of the Bureau of African Affairs, to speak on campus. Garland, who will speak Friday morning about U.S. involvement in ending the genocide and bringing peace to the region, was also one of the speakers at the NSU colloquium. But many Darfur events focus on the political aspects of the conflict, and Hutchinson said she tried to highlight the human rights issues at the NSU colloquium. ''There are so many people who have stories to tell but no way to tell them,'' Hutchinson said. ``We are giving them a forum to voice their experiences.'' The audience seemed especially attentive when Darfuri refugees Motasim Adams and Fatima Haroun spoke. Both mentioned that the global community has been slow to act when it comes to aiding Darfur. ''This is not the first time this has happened,'' Adams said. 'After the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, the Rwandan genocide, the world said `never again.' But it has happened again.'' Hutchinson said she hoped more of her peers would have a similar reaction. ''I think more students are becoming aware of the global situation,'' Hutchinson said. ``They've opened their eyes.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/57541.html

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ON INVESTMENT IN COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN SUDAN The undersigned, constituting a quorum of the members of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of The Howard University, a corporation established by an Act of Congress (the "University"), in accordance with the bylaws of the University and all applicable laws, do hereby adopt the following resolutions ("Resolutions") effective as of January 27, 2007: WHEREAS, Howard University seeks a meaningful course of action to express its commitment to social justice in its governance policies, relative to the human rights crisis in Sudan; WHEREAS, Howard University has examined the history of the conflict in Sudan and is appalled by the genocide and human rights violations which Sudanese troops and government -backed militias have carried out against Black African Muslims since 2003 in the Darfur region, resulting to date, according to public documents, in the coordinated and targeted killing of as many as 450,000 people, displacement of 2.5 million and looting and destruction of 90% of Darfurian villages; WHEREAS, The United States (U.S.) has imposed strict economic sanctions against Sudan, but non-U.S. companies continue to conduct business there and U.S. and international observers are concerned that the revenue from these foreign interests is paying for the Khartoum government's military endeavors, and despite the genocide, the economy has thrived in the last several years; WHEREAS, several U.S. colleges and universities, and governments have already announced plans to amend their investment policies in response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan ; WHEREAS, the University uses an investment structure of skilled money managers through which to invest directly in publicly-traded equity and debt obligations, and also in commingled funds, mutual funds and limited partnerships; WHEREAS, Howard University has long adhered to a principle of socially responsible investing and developing such a policy under these circumstances supersedes the consideration of investment return; BE IT RESOLVED, that Howard University establishes a policy on investments related to Darfur and the Sudan and as a general statement recommends that the University should avoid companies with Sudanese operations which support the government's policy of genocide. Specifically, the University will: (1) bar investments in all companies doing business in the Sudan; (2) advise investment managers and investment consultants of this policy decision and ask them to refrain from any investment in companies in this sector in Sudan; (3) require investment managers and consultants to inform the University by June 30, 2007 of any company in its management portfolio doing business in Sudan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this policy shall be subject to periodic review and shall be ended when the U. S. Government withdraws its sanctions on investments in Sudan . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the execution of this Resolution by voice vote at a meeting of the Board of Trustees held on January 27, 2006 shall be sufficient for all purposes and shall be binding upon any Trustee who so approves. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the above stated Resolution is a true and accurate copy of the Resolution that was duly adopted by THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees on this 27th day of January 2007.

Darfur Protest Earlier this week Ellis won unanimous approval from the Senate for the state's two large pension funds to divest their holdings in companies doing business in Sudan as a protest of the genocide in Darfur. Republican Sen. Florence Shapiro, of Plano, co-sponsored that measure, and the lawmakers pushing the slavery resolution also hope to get bipartisan support for their measure. They are considering inserting language about the contributions of American Indians and Hispanics, Ellis said. *see link to Chronicle article below. Houston lawmakers seek Texas slavery apology | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Senate passes divestment plan targeting ties to Sudan By Clay Robinson Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau In protest to Darfur genocide, state's pension funds could be required to drop holdings in companies working with the African nation. AUSTIN - The state's two large pension funds would have to divest their holdings in companies doing business in Sudan under a bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday to protest the genocide in Darfur. Senate Bill 247, approved 29-0, now goes to the House, where similar legislation is pending. Divestment also has been endorsed by Gov. Rick Perry. "We have sent a message to the world that we will not tolerate turning a profit on genocide," said Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, who co-sponsored the measure with Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano. The bill would require the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Employees Retirement System of Texas to divest from foreign companies that do business with the government of Sudan, supply military equipment to the country or have significant involvement in the oil business there. American companies already face federal sanctions if they do business in Sudan, where atrocities in the Darfur region have been declared genocide by the U.S. government. According to a task force coordinating divestment activities around the country, the Sudanese government and allied organizations have killed more than 400,000 people and displaced more than 2.5 million in Darfur over the past four years, Ellis said. He said TRS has $450 million and ERS $50 million invested in targeted companies, representing less than 1 percent of the combined holdings of the two pension funds. "It's a very, very small, small part of our portfolio in either one of these groups," Ellis said. "But we are here to learn from the past," he added, referring to how much of the rest of the world ignored the Holocaust until after World War II. "The divestment from Sudan is the right thing for Texas to do," added Shapiro, whose parents survived the Holocaust. Before divesting, the state pension funds would have 15 months to give the targeted companies time to quit doing business with the Sudanese government. The comptroller would prepare a list of targeted firms. A companion bill, HB667 by Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale, R-Houston, and numerous co-sponsors, is pending in the House Pensions and Investments Committee. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it another article: March. 21, 2007 Senate approves bill telling funds to divest from Sudan | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Call Fidelity and object - Be one of the 400,000 Voices for 400,000 Lives The government of Sudan continues to pursue genocide in Darfur, frustrating several long years of diplomat efforts to bring peace and protection to civilians there. Sudan's oil revenue is providing arms and funding for the genocide, rather than economic development for the poor people of Sudan. Despite the atrocities in Darfur, Fidelity, through its mutual funds, not only has been a major investor in oil companies operating in Sudan, but it has been significantly increasing its holdings and is the largest public shareholder in PetroChina (PTR on the NYSE). Join us in becoming one of 400,000 who tells Fidelity to stop investing our money in companies helping to fund the genocide in Darfur. Sign the petition against Fidelity. Click here to fill in a simple form so we can keep up the pressure on Fidelity and keep you informed of progress. Object to Fidelity investing in companies that help to fund the genocide in Darfur.

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You will recall that last March, Joe led a group of radio talk show hosts on a humanitarian mission to Southern Sudan...

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