Pension Members for Justice
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
August 1989
6 pages
Anti-apartheid brochure issued as part of a campaign to get the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to divest from companies doing business in South Africa. Brochure asks and answers ten questions. • 1. What is Apartheid? • 2. What is Divestment? • 3. Is divestment really an effective strategy, or will it just hurt the people we are trying to help? • 4. Where does the ELCA stand on divestment? • 5. How has the Board of Pensions responded? • 6. Does South African divestment conflict with the Pension Board’s fiduciary responsibility? • 7. Does South African divestment mean a loss in pension benefits? • 8. Isn’t the ELCA already...
Anti-apartheid brochure issued as part of a campaign to get the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to divest from companies doing business in South Africa. Brochure asks and answers ten questions. • 1. What is Apartheid? • 2. What is Divestment? • 3. Is divestment really an effective strategy, or will it just hurt the people we are trying to help? • 4. Where does the ELCA stand on divestment? • 5. How has the Board of Pensions responded? • 6. Does South African divestment conflict with the Pension Board’s fiduciary responsibility? • 7. Does South African divestment mean a loss in pension benefits? • 8. Isn’t the ELCA already doing more on other churches on divestment? • 9. Doesn’t the creation of a Social Purpose Fund solve the problem of divestment for those who are concerned about it? • 10. Why intentional and complete divestment?
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