U.S. Corporations in South Africa, Props to Apartheid

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Creator

Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy

Place Created

Stanford, California, United States

Date

Undated, Fall 1977 or early 1978?

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Leaflet issued as part of a campaign to get Stanford University to divest from companies doing business in South Africa. The leaflet makes the case against claims of the Stanford Trustees that U.S. corporations are a progressive force. Rather, U.S. corporations, which have combined holdings of at least $1.6 billion, are an active part of the apartheid system and benefit from it. The leaflet says SCRIP, the Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy, is a group of over 300 faculty, staff and students. • Arguments for Corporate Withdrawal • Africans Call for Withdrawal • Rebuttals to Arguments Against Withdrawal • "Revolution in Our Lifetime" [Note on date: The leaflet says...

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Organization

Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy.

Collection

Chris Hables Gray collection