The memorandum summarizes points to be made by the Southern Africa Liberation Committee (SALC) to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees during its Public Comment Session, six months after the Trustees passed its South African divestment policy. SALC urged the following actions as ways to implement this policy: 1) proceed with the scheduled time table for divestiture; 2) do not have firms doing business in South African on MSU's "buy" list of stocks; 3) produce divestiture should be interpreted to mean that withdrawal is the only responsible action, following the point made by the Academic Environment Committee that the well-being of black South Africans should be...
The memorandum summarizes points to be made by the Southern Africa Liberation Committee (SALC) to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees during its Public Comment Session, six months after the Trustees passed its South African divestment policy. SALC urged the following actions as ways to implement this policy: 1) proceed with the scheduled time table for divestiture; 2) do not have firms doing business in South African on MSU's "buy" list of stocks; 3) produce divestiture should be interpreted to mean that withdrawal is the only responsible action, following the point made by the Academic Environment Committee that the well-being of black South Africans should be considered along with financial gain; and 4) divestiture is "prudent" because armed conflict is almost inevitable under the current South African regime.
