Ohio University: Divest in Sudan

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We the undersigned call on the Ohio University Student Senate, the administration and the Board of Directors to divest in the genocidal government of Sudan immediately. Until OU has fully rid itself of all investments in Sudan, we will not consider making donations to the Ohio University Foundation and will discourage others from doing so.

As a result of the ongoing genocide, 300,000 people have been murdered, 2.5 million people have been displaced from their homes, and countless civilians, including women, children and the elderly, have been brutalized by rape and senseless violence. While it is illegal for American firms to do business in Sudan, American investors can still buy stock in companies that work there. Since the genocide is government sponsored, and the Khartoum authorities receive 70\% of their revenue from external investment, investing in companies that do business in Sudan is tantamount to financing the genocide, however incidentally.

It is also documented fact that it is not financially responsible to invest in a country with ongoing genocide or mass atrocities; consistently, companies doing so underperform when compared to peer institutions not working in those areas. Governments responsible for killing their own citizens do not make for stable economic environments, and pulling out of Sudanese investments now could safeguard Ohio Universitys money in the future.

We understand the position of the Ohio University Foundation, and its reticence to accept social filters on its investments. But in the singularly evil case of genocide we ask that you make an exception and join the 61 American universities that have already divested.

107 Signatures

  • Emily Miner
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • alum
  • Sam Miner
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Member of Athens Community
  • Ashby Crowder
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Ohio University Alumnus
  • Patrick Heery
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumnus
  • Laura Yates
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alum
  • Amelia Hogan
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumni
  • Patrick Gallagher
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Member of Athens Community
  • Rachel Whitman
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Student
  • Holly Davis
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumni
  • Adjin Clevenger
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Student
  • Jenelle Eli
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumni
  • Benjamin Stewart
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Student, Tutor
  • Jayme Feldman
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumni
  • Dale Albanese
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumnus
  • Gregory E. Snowden
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumni - Class of 2007
  • Vivian Stock
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Student
  • Layne Hanson
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumnus
  • Megan Casebolt
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    • Student
  • Jessica Biddlestone
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    • Alum
  • Sophia Chen
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    • Alum, daughter of faculty
  • Stephanie Bishop
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alumni
  • Alison Hughes
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Alum
  • Rachel Durso
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    • Alumni
  • Rachel Cook
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    • Alumnus
  • Abigail Morgan
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    • Alumni
  • Brian Hobart
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    • Member of Athens Community
  • Margo Nash
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    • Alumni
  • Julie Cruse
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    • OU Alum
  • Madeline Gray
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • friend of ohio university
  • Steve Heise
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Former Grad Student
  • seth brooks
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    • member of athens community
  • Doreen Miner
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • Member of Athens Community
  • Daniel Hatfield
    • Affiliation to OU: Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Member of Athens Community, Parent of Student or Alum, Friend of Ohio University
    • 2008 Alumni
  • terri gillespie
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    • alum
  • Tracy Miles
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  • Elahu Gosney
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    • Alumni, Student, Staff
    • Comments
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  • Amy Popp
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    • Alumni
  • Dan Kauffman
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    • Alum
  • Eric Lee
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    • Student
  • Laura Rossi
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    • Alumni
  • Alex Mann
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    • Student
  • Joseph Frandoni
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    • Alumnin
  • Heather Sheets
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    • Alum
  • Saskia van Wees
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    • Student
  • Kristen Rasmussen
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    • Student
  • Megan May
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    • Alum
  • Tavner Murphy
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    • member of athens community
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  • Jessica Beardsley
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    • Student
  • Meghan Bartley
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    • Student
  • Sasha Milliken
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    • Student