SOUTH AFRICAN CORPORATE DIVESTITURE

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Creator

John C. Harrington; California Alternative Investment Task force

Place Created

Sacramento, California, United States

Date

August 14, 1979

Type of Item

Press Release

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The press release says a $10.7 million Sacramento City and RTD divestiture from companies operating in South Africa, has been proposed by a member of the Sacramento City Investment Board and a member of the Sacramento RTD Board. Participants of the press conference included John Harrington, Sacramento Investment Board; Grantland Johnson, RTD Board; Tom Coleman, President of the Sacramento Central Labor Council; and Jeanne Hendrickse and Chris Mzoneli of KAPANO, a Bay Area South African exile organization. The press release says the Sacramento City Employees Retirement Funds and Sacramento RTD pension funds have approximately $96 million and $4 million in assets, respectively. The press release...

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Publisher

California Alternative Investment Task force

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of John Harrington, founder and former chair of the California Alternative Investment Task force.

Collection

John Harrington's South Africa Papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections