A bit out of topic for this blog but I wanted to pass it around for your interest. It is worthwhile to read. Please take a look and act if you can.

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The Problem: How Your Investments are Funding Genocide (pdf)

The Solution: How Divestment Can Help End the Genocide in Darfur (pdf)

Millions of investors are unaware that their savings are invested in companies that help fund genocide in Darfur. Since 2003, Darfur in western Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly conflict. As many as 400,000 innocent civilians have been killed; 2.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes and now live in internally displaced persons or refugee camps; and more than 3.5 million men, women and children are now struggling to survive. Divestment creates economic pressure to help hasten the end of the genocide in Darfur. Divestment is the sale of stock in companies most culpable of helping to fund genocide in Darfur. Divestment also includes a commitment not to buy stock in such companies until the genocide ends.

Support Federal Divestment Legislation
This bill, which would put much-needed pressure on Sudan to end the violence, has already passed in the House.
However, the bill will need widespread Senate support to ensure it becomes law.

Sign the Petition
I call on Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan Chase, Fidelity Investments, Capital Group (American Funds), Vanguard, and other firms to divest from companies that help fund genocide in Darfur.

Download the compete divestment guide [pdf]

Learn more, act, more tools, national ads, divestment guide. SaveDarfur.org

Miguel Garcia-Guzman

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