In spite of a human rights screening policy, Vanguard continues to invest in oil companies that help to fund the ongoing genocide in Darfur Sudan, according to a recent Associated Press column on mutual funds.
In contrast, a shareholder proposal now being voted on by Vanguard customers would “go further than the company’s screening [Continue reading...]
AP: Vanguard continues to invest in PetroChina (NYSE: PTR)
May 9th, 2009Stars light “Candles for Rwanda” to aid genocide survivors
April 8th, 2009On the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, Aegis Trust, a new client of Pax Communications, kicked off a global effort to help raise money for widows and orphans of the genocide. Celebrities and other prominent figures joined together to light candles for the survivors. For a donation of $10, a candle will [Continue reading...]
Victory for genocide-free investing at TIAA-CREF
March 29th, 2009PetroChina, the Chinese oil company that is the largest underwriter of the Darfur genocide, must be feeling the heat this week as a big US pension fund announced its decision to accelerate pressure on PetroChina to help end the genocide. This move is the latest victory for Investors Against Genocide, a client of Pax [Continue reading...]
Activists rally to pressure US government on Darfur aid expulsion
March 28th, 2009Grassroots activists in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Las Vegas and other cities all called on Secretary Clinton and the Obama Administration to do more to restore aid to Darfur where millions of lives are at risk. Read the full article in the Sudan Tribune.
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Activists nationwide send text messages to Clinton as part of Week of Action for Darfur
March 19th, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact -Susan Morgan, 617-797-0451
susan@paxcommunications.org
WITH MILLIONS IN IMMINENT DANGER IN DARFUR, ACTIVISTS NATIONWIDE SEND TEXT MESSAGES TO CLINTON AS PART OF WEEK OF ACTION
Grassroots rallies, vigils, and protests urge U.S. action in face of humanitarian emergency
LA, NYC, Boston, SF – March 17, 2009 – This week Darfur activists across the country are holding local [Continue reading...]
The Hottest Place in Hell
March 13th, 2009I hope you will read the latest Huffington Post piece from Pax Communications here.
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