Rhode Island Divest
American Committee on Africa, The Africa Fund, Workers World Party
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
April 1985
52 pages
Contents: STOP SUPPORT FOR APARTHEID • Rhode Island’s Divestment Bill • Some Questions & Answers • WHAT OF THE FEARS OF DIVESTMENT, INCLUDING THOSE BEING EXPRESSED BY A FEW STATE LEGISLATORS • WHAT ABOUT THE “SULLIVAN PRINCIPLES” AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY TO DIVESTMENT LEGISLATION? • WHO SUPPORTS THE BILL? • Some Financial Considerations… • WOULD DIVESTMENT RESULT IN A LOSS TO OUR STATE PENSION FUND? • WHAT DOLLAR VALUE AND TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTIRE STATE PENSION FUND CONSISTS OF SECURITIES REQUIRING DIVESTMENT? • CAN THESE BONDS AND STOCKS BE REPLACED WITHOUT ANY LOSS IN THEIR VALUE OR LOSS TO THE QUALITY...
Contents: STOP SUPPORT FOR APARTHEID • Rhode Island’s Divestment Bill • Some Questions & Answers • WHAT OF THE FEARS OF DIVESTMENT, INCLUDING THOSE BEING EXPRESSED BY A FEW STATE LEGISLATORS • WHAT ABOUT THE “SULLIVAN PRINCIPLES” AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY TO DIVESTMENT LEGISLATION? • WHO SUPPORTS THE BILL? • Some Financial Considerations… • WOULD DIVESTMENT RESULT IN A LOSS TO OUR STATE PENSION FUND? • WHAT DOLLAR VALUE AND TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTIRE STATE PENSION FUND CONSISTS OF SECURITIES REQUIRING DIVESTMENT? • CAN THESE BONDS AND STOCKS BE REPLACED WITHOUT ANY LOSS IN THEIR VALUE OR LOSS TO THE QUALITY OF THE PORTFOLIO? • WILL LIMITING INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES ADVERSELY AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE RETIREMENT FUND? • WHAT IS THE AVERAGE “NATURAL” TURNOVER IN THE PORTFOLIO? • APPENDICES • The pamphlet includes the text of AN ACT RELATING TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The pamphlet reprints pamphlets and newsletters including: South Africa, A brief history of the struggle; ACOA Action News; South Africa Fact Sheet; SOUTH AFRICA: Questions and Answers On Divestment; U.S. Business in South Africa: “Voices for Withdrawal”; and THE SULLIVAN PRINCIPLES: NO CURE FOR APARTHEID A Public Statement. The pamphlet reprints newspaper articles including: States, Cities Fight Apartheid by Karlyn Barker; and Furor on South Africa Makes Firms Question Value of Staying There by Ellen Hume.
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Used by permission of a former member of Rhode Island Divest.
