Thurs. November 10: The University of Wisconsin Divest from Israel Campaign invites you to participate in the Board of Regents Annual Trust Funds Investment Forum at 3:30pm in Room 4151, Grainger Hall, UW-Madison campus.According to campaign organizers, "This meeting is an opportunity to let the Board of Regents know that students, faculty and community members stand opposed to the University's continued investment in companies that support Israel's ongoing violation of Palestinian human rights."
They ask that the Board of Regents abide by UW System's own code of ethical investment, arguing that investment in companies that provide material support for Israeli state-sanctioned violence against the Palestinian people is a violation of System investment policies 78-1 and 97-1, and that policy 78-2 mandates divestment in such cases.
They further argue that precedence for divestment includes cases such as Apartheid-era South Africa, East Timor, and Burma.
Targeted companies and their investment totals are:
Boeing
Caterpillar Inc.
General Dynamics
General Electric
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Raytheon
Total
$1,015,535
$74,813
$153,150
$1,309,462
$548,553
$762,619
$15,831
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$3,879,963
(As of Sept. 04 (see http://www.uwsa.edu/tfunds/) For more information about the meeting or the divestment campaign, see http://alawda.rso.wisc.edu/ or contact wiscdivest@yahoo.com.