Memorandum sent as a mailing on HB 4553. The memorandum says educational institutions holding investments in South Africa are participating in the perpetuation of an apartheid system, which denies basic human rights as well as political rights to millions of non-white South Africans in direct opposition to the principles of the United Nations, our constitution, our federal, state and local governments, as well as the values they teach. • I. States in which South African divestment legislation has been introduced or passed • II. Cities in which South African divestment legislation has been introduced or passed • III. Universities in which divestment action has been introduced or taken...
Memorandum sent as a mailing on HB 4553. The memorandum says educational institutions holding investments in South Africa are participating in the perpetuation of an apartheid system, which denies basic human rights as well as political rights to millions of non-white South Africans in direct opposition to the principles of the United Nations, our constitution, our federal, state and local governments, as well as the values they teach. • I. States in which South African divestment legislation has been introduced or passed • II. Cities in which South African divestment legislation has been introduced or passed • III. Universities in which divestment action has been introduced or taken place • IV. Other Actions • V. Labor Unions that have passed divestment action
