Memorandum to divestment supporters from Jim Burchell, Aide to Representative Perry Bullard. The memorandum asks people to call or write a letter to Senator Harry DeMaso, chair of the Senate Economic Development Committee (with a copy to all committee members) and express strong support for HB 4770 and HB 4771 as passed by the House which is even more necessary today in light of the continued and increased repression in South Africa. The memorandum asks people to call or write a letter to Governor James Blanchard asking that he apply all the considerable powers of his office to convince Senator DeMaso not only to bring the legislation up for consideration by his committee, but to support...
Memorandum to divestment supporters from Jim Burchell, Aide to Representative Perry Bullard. The memorandum asks people to call or write a letter to Senator Harry DeMaso, chair of the Senate Economic Development Committee (with a copy to all committee members) and express strong support for HB 4770 and HB 4771 as passed by the House which is even more necessary today in light of the continued and increased repression in South Africa. The memorandum asks people to call or write a letter to Governor James Blanchard asking that he apply all the considerable powers of his office to convince Senator DeMaso not only to bring the legislation up for consideration by his committee, but to support passage of strong divestment language. The mailing includes reprints of newspaper articles including "Senate panel leader vows passage of divestiture in 'couple of weeks'" by Tim Jones and "S. Africa divestiture bill stalled for months" by Dennis B. Mulqueen. The mailing includes a reprint of a newspaper op-ed "Sanctions vs. Apartheid" by Desmond M. Tutu. The memorandum discusses the Sullivan Principles, weakening amendments, Senator John Kelly, Senator Mitch Irwin, Senator Vernon Ehlers, Senator Jack Welborn, Rep. Nelson Saunders, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Burroughs Corp., Rep. Morris Hood, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, State Treasurer Robert Bowman, apartheid, Senator John Kelly, Margaret Thatcher, and President Reagan. • DIVESTMENT UPDATE • I. Where are we? • II. What next? • III. Here are the addresses and phone numbers you need
