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Actor Don Cheadle joined hundreds of students at the University of California in support of targeted Sudan divestment. In March, 2006, the University restricted holdings in nine "offending" companies.


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Sampling of Recent National/International Media

For local media on individual campaigns, please visit individual campaign sites via our State of Divestment Map.

Source Title Date Link
Anchorage Daily News On Darfur 10/15/2008 here
ABC News Informed by ABC News that She Owns Mutual Fund With Sudan Holdings, Palin Says She Will Divest 10/10/2008 here
CNN Money Total Gears Up For Sudan Drill; US Divestment Law Poses Risk 7/3/2008 here
Live Mint ONGC’s Sudan Deals Come Under Attack 6/29/2008 here
Voice of America Financial Firm Introduces Genocide-Free Stock Screening Tool to Promote Sudan Divestment 6/24/2008 here
National Post Canada Can Make a Difference in Darfur 6/19/2008 here
Investment News Activists Hail Data as Reason to Avoid Sudan-linked Firms 6/09/2008 here
Voice of America Sudan Divestment Task Force Shows Advantages of Steering Clear of Khartoum 5/30/2008 here
Pensions and Investments Sudan-linked Firms Underperform 5/29/2008 here
International Herland Tribune Sudan Divestment Campaigns Gain Momentum 5/23/2008 here
ABC News McCain Urges Sudan Divestment -- After Wife Dumps Her Holdings 5/15/2008 here
CNNMoney Weatherford Makes Amends in Sudan 5/14/2008 here
eMediaWire FOLIOfn Teams With Genocide Intervention Network and Launches First Ever Genocide-Free Stock Screening Tool 5/12/2008 here
Reuters Activists Push Banks to Help End Darfur Woes 4/29/2008 here
Canadian Jewish News Cotler Bill Proposes Government Divestment from Sudan 4/28/2008 here
Forbes Darfur's Other Culprits 4/27/2008 here
Baltimore Examiner T. Rowe Emphasizes Stengths (Divests from PetroChina) 4/11/2008 here
The Independent EU Boycotts China Oil Firm Over Funding of Darfur Regime 3/17/2008 here
The Wall Street Journal Darfur Outrage Spreads to Mutual Funds 3/12/2008 here
Embassy Use Tar Sands to Push for Change in Darfur 3/5/2008 here
Forbes Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Invest in Sudan 2/27/2008 here
Resource Investor PetroChina Hit by Pension Fund Pressure 1/18/2008 here
Los Angeles Times Charities Rethink Investments 1/1/2008 here
Idaho Statesman Lawmakers Should Order PERSI to Divest 12/28/2007 here
San Antonio Express-News Sudan Divestment Bill Furthers a Just Cause 12/21/2007 here
Capital Eye Lawmakers Divest Because of Darfur 12/20/2007 here
Responsible Investor Darfur: The Economic Lifeline to Genocide 12/8/2007 here
Pensions & Investments Fiduciary Duty Calls For Divesting 11/26/2007 here
The Harvard Crimson Shame on UBS 11/12/2007 here
Wall Street Journal Sudan’s Oil Wealth Making Life Harder 11/3/2007 here
TimesOnline UBS Must Demand An Ethical Corporate Policy From PetroChina/CNPC In Darfur 10/22/2007 here
Santa Fe Reporter Government Retirement Fund Linked To Darfur 10/17/2007 here
Santa Fe Reporter Thorny Funds 10/10/2007 here
CNN Money U.S. Oil Firm Pulls Out of Sudan 9/12/2007 here
Boston Globe Darfur Activists to Prod 4 More Mutual Fund Firms 9/5/2007 here
MarketWatch Warren Buffett's China Divestment: Greed Or Good? 8/16/2007 here
Boston Globe Students Switching Activism to Boardroom 8/13/2007 here
Reuters Activists Say Sudan Divestment Campaign Working 8/12/2007 here
Fortune A Khartoum Boom, Courtesy of China 8/6/2007 here
The Wall Street Journal SEC Halts Watch List Tool 7/22/2007 here
The London Times Campaigners Seek to Curb Investment in Sudan as Darfur Crisis Continues 7/14/2007 here
The Wall Street Journal The SEC's Flawed Terror List 7/5/2007 here
TheStreet.com Save Darfur, Win Big 6/26/2007 here
The Economist The Oil Factor 6/21/2007 here
Guardian Unlimited British Investors Urged to Quit Sudan 6/19/2007 here
The Baltimore Sun It's the Genocide, Stupid 6/18/2007 here
Bloomberg New York State Pension Fund Prepares to Sell Sudan Investments 6/11/2007 here
The Street Buffett Fooling Self on PetroChina's Darfur Ties 6/1/2007 here
MarketWatch Berkshire Hathaway Should Send Sudan Message 6/1/2007 here
The Wall Street Journal Sudan's Enablers 5/23/2007 here
The Street Franklin Templeton Could Feel Darfur's Heat 5/21/2007 here
AP Giuliani, Edwards Have Sudan Holdings: Will Take Action 5/18/2007 here
Bloomberg Buffett, Fidelity at Odds on `Genocide Olympics' 5/17/2007 here
The Motley Fool Should Berkshire Divest PetroChina? 5/17/2007 here
Wall Street Journal Obama Sells Investment With Link to Sudan 5/16/2007 here
MarketWatch Buffett: Give Peace a Chance, When I'm Gone 5/10/2007 here
The Economist Genocide In the Boardroom 5/8/2007 here
Financial Times Targeted Sudan Divestment Defended 5/4/2007 here
LA Times Berkshire's Darfur Links Clash with Gates Mission 5/4/2007 here
Bloomberg Buffett Confronts Darfur, Divestment Proposal at Annual Meeting 5/4/2007 here
Omaha World Herald Opinion: Buffett Can Take Lead in Stopping Genocide 5/2/2007 here
International Herald Tribune Divestment Campaign Targeting Sudan Over Darfur Goes Global 5/1/2007 here
Bloomberg Why Buffett's Berkshire Should Divest PetroChina 4/30/2007 here
Financial Times Investors Press Buffett Over Darfur 4/29/2007 here
The Independent Protests Continue Over Darfur, but Still the Vicious Conflict Drags On 4/28/2007 here
Denver Post Public Pension Funds Must Sever Sudan Ties 4/19/2007 here
CNN Money Warren Buffett and Darfur 4/18/2007 here
Los Angeles Times Effort to Divest from Sudan Picks up Steam 4/11/2007 here
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Follow Fort Wayne’s Lead 4/5/2007 here
Boston Globe Get Massachusetts Money Out of Sudan 3/27/2007 here
USA Today Some Investors Want Money Out of Sudan 3/21/2007 here
Independent Online Students Hit Khartoum Where it Hurts 3/7/2007 here
New York Times Death by Dollars 2/11/2007 here
The Providence Journal To Save Darfur, Listen to Your Conscience 2/6/2007 here
Denver Post Pension Fund Avoids Sudan 2/5/2007 here
Huffington Post You Too Can Divest from Sudan 2/5/2007 here
Denver Post Severing Genocide's Lifeline 1/30/2007 here
Fox News Fidelity: Funding the Genocide? 1/29/2007 here
Fortune Fidelity's Sudan problem 1/29/2007 here
Bloomberg News Buffett Can Follow Harvard, ABB Lead on Sudan 1/29/2007 here
Wall Street Journal Divestment Campaign Moves into US Mutual Funds 1/28/2007 here
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Divesting from Genocide 1/21/2007 here
Fort Worth Star-Telegram How John Q. Citizen Can Affect Darfur 1/9/2007 here
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Stopping Genocide at the Wallet Stage 1/7/2007 here
Rocky Mountain News State Should Divest from Sudan 1/3/2007 here
Stateline.org Violence in Sudan Pushes States to Act 12/18/2006 here
PBS NewsHour Professor Recommends Targeting Sudan Through Economic Means 11/23/2006 here
San Antonio Express-News Editorial Series on Darfur, Divestment 11/21/2006 Part 1, 2
RTE Radio: Morning Ireland Sudan's Boom Amid Ongoing Violence in Darfur 11/17/2006 here
Denver Post Increase Pressure on Sudan 11/15/2006 here
Houston Chronicle Investing in Peace 11/5/2006 here
MarketWatch (Dow Jones) Pressure Builds on Businesses Tied to Sudan 10/22/2006 here
USA Today 6 States Stand Up to Divest from Sudan 10/17/2006 here
Washington Post Sudan Divestment Effort Gains Momentum at State Level 10/7/2006 here
BBC NEWS Darfur Campaign Cuts Sudan Money 10/7/2006 here
Financial Times Californians Rush in Where Washington Fears to Tread 10/7/2006 here
San Francisco Chronicle Standing Up to Sudan 9/27/2006 here
San Francisco Chronicle Activist Actors Back Governor's Support of Divestment Bills 9/26/2006 here
Los Angeles Times State Pension Divestment Bill Signed 9/26/2006 here
Washington Post (AP) Schwarzenegger Signs Sudan Divest Bill 9/25/2006 here
Voices on Genocide Prevention Divesting from Darfur 9/21/2006 here
Independent Bush Blocks Campaign to Put Pressure on Sudan over Darfur 9/19/2006 here
Democracy Now! Day for Darfur: Tens of Thousands Rally in Global Day Against Genocide 9/18/2006 here
Financial Times US Falters in Bid to Press Sudan on Darfur Killings 9/18/2006 here
Los Angeles Times California vs. Sudan 9/14/2006 here
Wall Street Journal Sudan Divestment Activists Get Act Together 7/19/2006 here
Progressive Policy Institute Divest from Sudan to Help Darfur 7/18/2006 here
Chronicle of Higher Education Sudan Divestment Movement Gains on Campuses 6/30/2006 here
Inside Higher Ed A Different Approach to Divestment 6/16/2006 here
The Nation Divestment and Sudan 5/8/2006 here
Salon No Oil for Blood 4/29/2006 here
New York Times Student-Driven Sudan Divestment Campaign Grows 4/26/2006 here
Dozens of California college
and university newspapers
Op-Ed from California Treasurer Phil Angelides:
Fight for Sudan's Rights
4/25/2006 here
International Herald Tribune Doing Good by Voting with Your Dollars 4/21/2006 here
Los Angeles Times UC Sudan Vote Is a Lesson in Student Activism 4/9/2006 here
Los Angeles Times Divestment, 20 Years Later 3/19/2006 here
Reuters US States, Schools Divest from Sudan Shares 3/7/2006 here
San Francisco Chronicle Athletes, Students, Leaders Unite to Help Sudanese Refugees 3/5/2006 here
Forbes Sudan Selloff 3/2/2006 here
New York Times How States Are Aiming to Keep Dollars Out of Sudan 2/19/2006 here

Recent Press Releases

Source Title Date Link
SDTF Alaskans "Die-In" to Push for Divestment from Sudan 3/19/2008 here
SDTF New Hampshire House Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 3/6/2008 here
SDTF Activists Invite New Hampshire State Representatives to Divest from Companies Funding Genocide in Darfur at the Devil Came on Horseback film event 3/3/2008 here
SDTF Georgia Sudan Divestment Legislation Introduced: Heads to Retirement Committee 1/29/2008 here
SDTF New Mexico Educational Retirement Board to Divest from Sudan 1/24/2008 here
SDTF Sudan Divestment Task Force Announces Custom Sudan-Free Indices Calculated by MSCI Barra 1/7/2008 here
SDTF Darfur Activists Applaud Senate Passage of Divestment Legislation 12/13/2007 here
SDTF Anti-Genocide Group to Governor Palin: Pipeline Contract Shouldn't Fund Genocide 12/3/2007 here
SDTF Japanese Firms Cut Sudan Oil Imports 11/20/2007 here
SDTF New Mexico to Divest from Sudan 11/9/2007 here
SDTF Governor Patrick Signs Targeted Sudan Divestment Legislation S.2255 11/2/2007 here
SDTF Governor Patrick's Signature Anticipated on Targeted Sudan Divestment Legislation 10/23/2007 here
SDTF Senate Banking Committee Sends Message to Sudan 10/17/2007 here
SDTF US Congress to Foreign Companies: Support Khartoum, Lose Our Contracts 10/16/2007 here
SDTF Warren Buffett Dumps PetroChina 10/15/2007 here
SDTF Massachusetts' Sudan Divestment Legislation Passes 9/25/2007 here
SDTF Sudan Divestment Bill Passed in the House by Overwhelming Majority 7/31/2007 here
SDTF Michigan House of Representatives Overwhelmingly Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 7/24/2007 here
SDTF Pennsylvania Takes Sudan Divestment Action 7/9/2007 here
SDTF Darfur Activists to Target PetroChina Stock Offering 7/5/2007 here
SDTF Massachusetts Takes Sudan Divestment Action 6/26/2007 here
SDTF Pennsylvania Takes Sudan Divestment Action 6/21/2007 here
SDTF Texas Divests from Sudan 6/21/2007 here
SDTF New York State to Take Action Against Genocide in Darfur 6/11/2007 here
SDTF CHC Helicopter, Schlumberger and Rolls Royce Take Action, No Longer Highest Offenders 6/1/2007 here
SDTF Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Signs Sudan Divestment Legislation 5/23/2007 here
SDTF Minnesota Legislature Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 5/19/2007 here
SDTF Sudan Divestment Legislation Passes Texas House 5/15/2007 here
SDTF Kansas Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 5/11/2007 here
SDTF Indiana Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 5/7/2007 here
SDTF Kansas Legislature Passes Sudan Divestment Bill 4/30/2007 here
SDTF Indiana Groups Place Advertisements in State Newspapers in Support of Sudan Divestment Legislation 4/26/2007 here
SDTF Sudan Divestment Task Force Releases New Report: PetroChina, CNPC, and Sudan: Perpetuating Genocide 4/25/2007 here
SDTF Governor Ritter Signs Sudan Divestment Legislation 4/20/2007 here
SDTF Rolls Royce PLC, Top Divestment Target, Announces Departure from Sudan 4/20/2007 here
SDTF Senate Committee Unanimously Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 3/14/2007 here
SDTF Kansas Ways & Means Committee Unanimously Passes Sudan Divestment Legislation 3/12/2007 here
SDTF Virginia Introduces Legislation to Divest 1/16/2007 here
SDTF Pictures from California Divestment Bill Signing 9/14/2006 1,2,3,4
SDTF Pictures from California press conference with actor Don Cheadle 9/14/2006 1,2,3,4

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  Josef Scarantino of Voice of Sudan