Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Divest fro Darfur

SaveDarfur.org has a post called "http://www.savedarfur.org/newsroom/clips/national_ads_to_hit_fidelity_on_darfur/">National ads to hit Fidelity on Darfur." that's worth checking out...


A national activist group is planning to launch a media blitz against Fidelity Investments and Berkshire Hathaway for their investments in companies doing business with Sudan - which critics say is committing genocide against its own citizens in Darfur. The Save Darfur Coalition said it will unveil details…

Save Darfur Mtg. in Grand Rapids

I have been too busy to post lately.
School is out for 2 weeks so I am once again free. Last weekend we hosted a global day for Darfur in Grand Rapids MI. Carina Gakuba spoke, she is a Rwandan survivor. Ryan Spencer Reed spoke and displayed his photos. A rep from national Save Darfur coalition attended as well as the Mi rep from the MI divestment campaign. Over 100 people attended. Not bad for our first official event. This weekend is Chicago's Sudan Freedom walk. We are riding a bus to the event. Hopefully it is a good turn out.