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25.01.2026
| Name: | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Contact Name: | Daniel Millenson |
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| Campaign Status: | Divested: Task Force Model |
| Campaign Description: | In early 2007, State Senator Harriette Chandler, Senator Edward Augustus and Representative Jay Kaufman introduced S2255, based off the Sudan Divestment Task Force targeted divestment model.
S2255 passed the Massachusetts State Senate in June 2007. Subsequently, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed S2255 in September. On November 2, 2007, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed Senate Bill 2255 into law. Joining Patrick at the signing were the legislators who introduced the bill and activists from the Jewish and academic communities. |
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News articles:
| Source | Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Free Press | Mass. considers economic rebuke to Sudan | 11/30/2005 | link |
| Sudan Divestment Task Force | Rally at Capitol for Divestment Bill on 7/25 – see link | 7/19/2006 | link |
| Boston Globe | Divesting from Sudan | 3/27/2007 | link |
| Boston Globe | State pension fund has ties to firms operating in Sudan | 7/08/2006 | link |
| Boston Globe | Patrick to Push Sudan Sanction | 3/29/2007 | link |
| Boston Herald | Patrick Signs Darfur Divestiture Bill | 11/2/2007 | link |
| Worcester Telegram & Gazette News | Students Get Behind Effort to Cut Sudan Business Ties | 3/30/2007 | link |
| The Daily Free Press | Massachussetts May Divest from Sudan | 3/30/2007 | link |
| Boston Globe | More on China and Darfur | 3/30/2007 | link |
| WHDH-TV Boston | Mia Farrow Leads Plea for State Divestment from Sudan | 4/1/2007 | link |
| Massachusetts | Full Bill Text SB 2255 | link | |
| iBerkshires.com | Nuciforo Testifies in Support of Sudan Divestment Bill | 11/17/2005 | link |
| Christian Science Monitor | Students Apply Ethics to College Endowments | 11/5/2007 | link |
| American Public Media | Choosing Whether or Not to Divest | 6/1/2007 | link |
| Worcester Telegram & Gazette News | State Moving Toward Divestment from Sudan | 3/14/2007 | link |
| Worcester Telegram and Gazette | State Senate bill requires divesting in Sudan | 6/27/2007 | link |
| Boston Globe | Mass. Pension Fund to Sell Over $50m of Stock | 11/3/2007 | link |
| iBerkshires | State Senate Passes Bill to Divest from Sudan | June 27, 2007 | link |
| Boston Globe | House Votes to Divest From Sudan | 9/27/2007 | link |
| The Republican | (Northampton City Council Divests) | 9/7/2007 | link |
| Boston Globe | Pension Divestment Effort Gets Complicated | 8/31/2007 | link |
| Fox News Boston | Mass. Coalition to Save Darfur Targets Fidelity Investments | 1/30/2007 | link |
| Sharon Advocate | Divestment to End Genocide | 8/31/2007 | link |
| United States Congressional Leaders | Letter to Governor Patrick Urging Sudan Divestment | 11/15/2006 | link |
| United States Senatorial Leaders | Letter to Governor Patrick Urging Sudan Divestment | 11/16/2006 | link |
| Jewish Advocate | JCRC supports divestment as means to fight Darfur genocide | 10/19/2006 | link |
| The Republican | State’s Pension Fund Investing in Genocide? | 4/15/2007 | link |
| NECN | Activists in Boston to protest Darfur | 4/30/2007 | link |
| The Phoenix | Darfur: The only hope | 5/16/2007 | link |
| Cape Cod Times | Global Day for Darfur seeks divestments | 4/26/2007 | link |
| Shrewsbury Chronicle | Augustus Wants Action in Sudan | 4/11/2007 | link |
| Daily Free Press | The push to divest funds from Sudan | 4/30/2007 | link |
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