Mailing to friends of Pension Members for Divestment related to a campaign to get the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to divest from companies doing business in South Africa and Namibia. The ELCA Board of Pension met June 2-4 in Minneapolis and we were there! Enclosed you will find three attachments. The first is our letter which went out to every member of the Board of Pension one week before their meeting. The second is a copy of our statement “Concerning Divestment” which was distributed to board members on June 2 at their meeting/lodging place in Minneapolis (The Minneapolis Athletic Club) along with an invitation to a “Wine and Cheese Reception”. A...
Mailing to friends of Pension Members for Divestment related to a campaign to get the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to divest from companies doing business in South Africa and Namibia. The ELCA Board of Pension met June 2-4 in Minneapolis and we were there! Enclosed you will find three attachments. The first is our letter which went out to every member of the Board of Pension one week before their meeting. The second is a copy of our statement “Concerning Divestment” which was distributed to board members on June 2 at their meeting/lodging place in Minneapolis (The Minneapolis Athletic Club) along with an invitation to a “Wine and Cheese Reception”. A pro-active divestment plan relative to South Africa/ Namibia is not sent forth in the board’s statement.
