Memorandum by Jim Burchell, Aide to Rep. Perry Bullard, to Divestment participants. The memorandum says the legislation has been introduced and referred to the Civil Rights Committee; Representatives Smith and Bullard gathered 34 co-sponsors, including three Republicans; HB 4770 concerns the state employees' retirement system and the public school employee retirement system, while HB 4771 concerns the legislative retirement system. The memorandum says it is excellent news that the bills got some Republican sponsors; it is very important that Representatives Honigman, Bankes, and Hillegonds signed the legislation. The memorandum says it is recognized that we need to reach out to more diverse...
Memorandum by Jim Burchell, Aide to Rep. Perry Bullard, to Divestment participants. The memorandum says the legislation has been introduced and referred to the Civil Rights Committee; Representatives Smith and Bullard gathered 34 co-sponsors, including three Republicans; HB 4770 concerns the state employees' retirement system and the public school employee retirement system, while HB 4771 concerns the legislative retirement system. The memorandum says it is excellent news that the bills got some Republican sponsors; it is very important that Representatives Honigman, Bankes, and Hillegonds signed the legislation. The memorandum says it is recognized that we need to reach out to more diverse groups in order to pass this legislation. The memorandum says to ensure ongoing planning for the campaign we formed a coordinating committee; the members are Jim Burchell, Akua Budu, Chris Root, Frank Beeman and Pat Beeman. The memorandum includes Divesting Michigan Pension Funds of Investments in Firms Operating in South Africa, Divesting Michigan Pension Funds of Investments In Firms Operating In South Africa, The Rote of United States Corporations In South Africa: Propping up Apartheid, MICHIGAN ANTI-APARTHEID ACTION ALERT, WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE MICHIGAN DIVESTMENT BILL, SAMPLE LETTERS, and Divest Michigan's Pension Funds With HB 4770 and HB 4771. The memorandum discusses Rep. Terrel, Rep. Juanita Watkins, Ann Duberville, unions, Chuck Barbeiri, churches, the Detroit media, Detroit based anti-apartheid groups, the State Employees• Retirement System, the Public School Employees• Retirement System, the Legislative Retirement System, Clifton Wharton, the computer market, General Motors (GM), Key Point Industries, IBM, Control Data, the Financial Mail, the Internal Security Act, Governor James Blanchard, MichDivest, Ford Motor Company, the Rockefeller Foundation, Desmond Tutu, FOSATU (Federation of South African Trade Unions), Franklin Research Company, Chemical Bank, the U.S. Trust Company, and Trinity Investment Management Corp.
