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There is major campus and community publicity
now, ahead of the March 31st vote on divestment at the University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor.
The debate and vote will be held at 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 31st, in the Michigan Union, 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, in the Rogel Ballroom. Hundreds will attend.
See the media coverage below:
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"Why the University should divest"
by Josh Ruebner
MICHIGAN DAILY
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/viewpoint-why-university-should-divest
"...On campus, the group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality has been doing an admirable job spearheading a campaign calling on the Central Student Government to pass a resolution urging the University to divest its holdings from four corporations ... all of which directly profit from Israel’s killing and jailing of Palestinian civilians....
"More than two dozen student governments, academic associations and graduate student unions across the country have passed similar BDS resolutions.
"To provide the campus community with additional information about this important resolution, which was introduced to CSG on March 24, and the historical, contemporary and ethical reasons why the University should divest, I’ll be speaking on Monday, March 30 at 1:00 p.m. in the Michigan League’s Koessler Room. All are invited to attend this free event....
"Ann Arbor was the virtual birthplace of the student movement against our war in Vietnam and the University played an instrumental role in divesting from apartheid South Africa. Divesting from corporations profiteering from Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian land and human rights abuses of Palestinians is the next link in this proud chain."
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"U of M students launch divestment campaign"
by Ali Harb
ARAB AMERICAN NEWS
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_10270/cid_1/U-of-M-students-launch-divestment-campaign.html
Also, from Loyola University's student newspaper:
"Student Government Senate says yes to divest"
LOYOLA PHOENIX
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/student-government-senate-says-yes-to-divest
And from the University of Texas student paper:
"Students should join BDS movement, help end Palestinian occupation"
DAILY TEXAN
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/03/26/students-should-join-bds-movement-help-end-palestinian-occupation
"...With successful divestment resolutions or referenda passed recently at most of the University of California system schools, Stanford, Loyola, Northwestern, and DePaul, and the University of Toledo, among other schools, it is clear that students are heeding Tutu’s call. This is all in addition to growing support for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions among academic and cultural workers, including physicist Stephen Hawking, writer Alice Walker, actor Danny Glover, and many others....
"UT has a proud history of student activism, including anti-apartheid struggle. We call upon the entire UT community to build on that history. Support the divestment resolution, sign the petition, and help the Palestine Solidarity Committee and allies build BDS on campus."
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The debate and vote will be held at 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 31st, in the Michigan Union, 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, in the Rogel Ballroom. Hundreds will attend.
See the media coverage below:
_____________________________________________
"Why the University should divest"
by Josh Ruebner
MICHIGAN DAILY
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/viewpoint-why-university-should-divest
"...On campus, the group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality has been doing an admirable job spearheading a campaign calling on the Central Student Government to pass a resolution urging the University to divest its holdings from four corporations ... all of which directly profit from Israel’s killing and jailing of Palestinian civilians....
"More than two dozen student governments, academic associations and graduate student unions across the country have passed similar BDS resolutions.
"To provide the campus community with additional information about this important resolution, which was introduced to CSG on March 24, and the historical, contemporary and ethical reasons why the University should divest, I’ll be speaking on Monday, March 30 at 1:00 p.m. in the Michigan League’s Koessler Room. All are invited to attend this free event....
"Ann Arbor was the virtual birthplace of the student movement against our war in Vietnam and the University played an instrumental role in divesting from apartheid South Africa. Divesting from corporations profiteering from Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian land and human rights abuses of Palestinians is the next link in this proud chain."
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"U of M students launch divestment campaign"
by Ali Harb
ARAB AMERICAN NEWS
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_10270/cid_1/U-of-M-students-launch-divestment-campaign.html
"ANN ARBOR — A Palestinian solidarity group at the
University of Michigan launched a campaign to divest from companies that profit
from the Israeli military. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE)
proposed the divestment resolution to the Central Student Government (CSG) on
Tuesday, March 24.
"The
resolution asks the student government to support creating a committee to
investigate ethical concerns about the university's investments. It targets four
companies, The Boeing Company, Caterpillar Inc., G4S and the United Technologies
Corporation. CSG will vote on the resolution on Tuesday, March 31...
Last year "the student government
meeting attracted more than 600 students who watched it in the Rogel Ballroom
and via live streaming in an adjacent room. Despite gaining momentum, the
resolution did not pass.
"On
Tuesday, eight students and a Dearborn resident spoke in favor of the current
resolution. The ballroom was packed with divestment supporters during the
meeting...."
_____________________________________________Also, from Loyola University's student newspaper:
"Student Government Senate says yes to divest"
LOYOLA PHOENIX
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/student-government-senate-says-yes-to-divest
The Student Government of Loyola Chicago passed a
resolution to divest from companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian lands. After more than an hour of public comments and almost three
hours of Senate debate, the Senate vote was a 15-15-2 tie.
After a pause, the speaker of the Senate, Danish Murtaza, broke
the tie with an affirmative vote.
The Loyola vote came a month after Chicago
neighbor Northwestern University narrowly passed a divestment
measure 24-22-3...
_____________________________________________And from the University of Texas student paper:
"Students should join BDS movement, help end Palestinian occupation"
DAILY TEXAN
March 27, 2015
At: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/03/26/students-should-join-bds-movement-help-end-palestinian-occupation
"...With successful divestment resolutions or referenda passed recently at most of the University of California system schools, Stanford, Loyola, Northwestern, and DePaul, and the University of Toledo, among other schools, it is clear that students are heeding Tutu’s call. This is all in addition to growing support for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions among academic and cultural workers, including physicist Stephen Hawking, writer Alice Walker, actor Danny Glover, and many others....
"UT has a proud history of student activism, including anti-apartheid struggle. We call upon the entire UT community to build on that history. Support the divestment resolution, sign the petition, and help the Palestine Solidarity Committee and allies build BDS on campus."
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