South African Divestment Coalition
South African Divestment Coalition
Alternate Names: South African Awareness Coalition
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Duration: Unknown, existed in Fall 1985 - Unknown, 1986?
The South African Divestment Coalition (SADC), originally called the South African Awareness Coalition (SAAC), campaigned to get Clark University to divest from companies doing business in apartheid South Africa. In early 1986 the Board of Trustees of Clark University voted to divest. (Source: Interviews with former members of SADC/SAAC; "South...
The South African Divestment Coalition (SADC), originally called the South African Awareness Coalition (SAAC), campaigned to get Clark University to divest from companies doing business in apartheid South Africa. In early 1986 the Board of Trustees of Clark University voted to divest. (Source: Interviews with former members of SADC/SAAC; "South Africa: Policy Change Demanded" by John Horenstein, The Scarlet, November 7, 1985; "Clash Over Divestment" by John Horenstein, The Scarlet, November 21, 1985; and "Clark, Smith Decide to Divest", The Harvard Crimson, February 25, 1986)
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