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Weekly Silent Picket : Divestment Campaign |
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by mjw
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03 Mar 2002
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U of I divest from Israel ! |
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Our regular silent picket on the north end of the University of Illinois Quad. Please feel free to come by and find out about the Divestment Campaign and upcoming events.... |
See also:
http://www.uofidivest.org/calendar_event.php?eid=20020301101601588
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List of Companies Targeted |
by mjw
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03 Mar 2002
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The following is a list of companies targeted by this campaign.
AOL/Time Warner
AT&T
Boeing
Daimler Chrysler
General Electric
Hewlitt Packard
Lockheed Martin
Motorola
Raytheon
SBC Communications
United Technologies
The University of Illinois investments in this companies represent 2,332.00 of the approximately million of the combined University of Illinois Foundation and the University of Illinois.
The most egregious investments concern those in the weapons industry. Of the six major weapons manufacturers who supply Israeli firepower, the University is invested in four: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and United Technologies for an estimated 7,350. These companies supply the technology and hardware for the Israeli army to help conduct an internationally recognized, illegal occupation of Palestine. Israel's policy of Apartheid against Palestinian people heavily depends on the weapons made by these U.S. corporations.
The remaining companies are subcontractors to weapons manufacturers, help facilitate communication infrastructure in Israel and for its military force, or are heavily invested in projects within Israel. These corporations are morally culpable in participating in an economy that supports the humiliation and systematic disenfranchisement of a whole people. |
