Investors Against Genocide

Investors Against Genocide "is a non-profit organization dedicated to convincing mutual fund and other investment firms to change their investing strategy so as to avoid complicity in genocide. In particular, we want investment firms to avoid or divest holdings of PetroChina (Chinese), Sinopec (Chinese), ONGC (Indian), and Petronas (Malaysian), the four major oil companies that are partnering with the Government of Sudan and helping to fund the genocide in Darfur. The campaign works with individuals, companies, organizations, financial institutions, the press, investment firm employees, and government agencies to build awareness and to create financial, public relations, and regulatory pressure for investment firms to change."

The founders of Investors Against Genocide are Eric Cohen, Susan Morgan, and Bill Rosenfeld.

Supporters of the campaign against problem investment companies investing in Sudan
Accessed August 2008:


 * Forty-six Massachusetts legislators - Co-signed letter asking Fidelity to divest to divest, Press Release
 * Jonah Burke - founder, The Darfur Foundation, www.DarfurFoundation.org, DarfurWall.org
 * Michael Capuano - US Congressman, 8th District, Massachusetts (Full endorsement letter here)
 * Charlie Clements - President, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Drumbeat for Darfur campaign
 * Eric Cohen - chair, FidelityOutOfSudan Campaign; co-chair, Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur
 * Bob Edgar - General Secretary, National Council of Churches USA
 * Mia Farrow - actress; UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, MiaFarrow.org
 * Joe Madison - talk show host; President of The Sudan Campaign, www.SudanCampaign.com
 * Ruth Messinger - President, American Jewish World Service, AJWS announcement, AJWS website
 * Samantha Power - author, "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide, Pulitzer Prize 2003; professor at Harvard University
 * John Prendergast - former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council, Clinton administration
 * Eric Reeves - Sudan analyst; professor at Smith College, www.SudanReeves.org
 * Gloria White-Hammond - chairperson, Million Voices for Darfur Campaign; co-pastor, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston; co-founder, My Sister's Keeper

Contact

 * Web: http://investorsagainstgenocide.net

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Global Day for Darfur
 * Fidelity Out of Sudan Campaign