Support Divestment at Hampshire College

Support Divestment at Hampshire College
from Hampshire SJP, via email, February 28, 2009.

[As reported earlier, Hampshire College became the first postsecondary institution in the U.S. to divest from companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine. Significant pressure has been brought to bear on the administration of the college to reinvest in some of those companies, and it looks like there is some danger of that happening. Respond to the callout below from organizers at the college, and send its president a strong message supporting divestment.]

Take Action: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/641/t/2439/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26737

Dear supporters,

After the initial response from the Administration which attempted to downplay and de-politicize the divestment move to the press, things have gotten worse.

Due to pressure from Alan Dershowitz and Abraham Foxman from the Anti-Defamation League, President of the college Ralph Hexter is caving in.

Dershowitz has made demands of Hexter, including he publicly discredit SJP. So far, Hexter has complied, as he is being bribed with a "large donation" to the college from Dershowtiz. Now, the Administration is threatening to re-invest in two of the companies we divested from: Terex and Motorola, to appease Dershowitz and others.

Sign this letter to Ralph Hexter, keep Hampshire College free of investments in the Israeli occupation!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/641/t/2439/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26737

Thanks for your support, keep the pressure on and the movement strong!

Solidarity,

Hampshire SJP