Divestment

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Students call on TIAA-CREF to stop investing in Israeli occupation

Students join call of people of conscience around the world to divest from corporations that profit from Israeli occupation

Students from colleges and universities around the United States have joined AFSC and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) in sending a video message to one of the largest financial services companies in the United States: divest from corporations that profit from the Israeli occupation.

Students to TIAA-CREF: Divest

Marking Palestinian “Land Day”, students from Palestine and colleges and universities around the United States have joined AFSC and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) in sending a video message to one of the largest financial services companies in the United States: divest from corporations that profit from the Israeli occupation.

Additional Resources on Divestment

We Divest – This is the site of the We Divest TIAA-CREF Divestment Campaign. It includes background information on the campaign, resources for activists, and a link through which you can sign the We Divest petition.
http://wedivest.org/

Who Profits - Who Profits is dedicated to exposing the commercial involvement of companies in the continuation of Israeli occupation. The project publishes information about companies, produces in-depth reports, and serves as an information resource center.
http://www.whoprofits.org/

Divest from Occupation and Violence

Sign the We Divest petition, asking TIAA-CREF to divest from five companies that are complicit in ongoing human rights violations and violations of international law in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

Click here to learn more

Accounting for the Israeli Occupation: Who Profits and How Can We Make a Difference?

Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dalit Baum, PhD, an Israeli activist fresh back from a December trip to Palestine/ Israel, and co-founder of "Who Profits from the Occupation" (www.whoprofits.org), an activist research initiative of the Coalition of Women for Peace, has been researching corporate complicity in Israel's occupation and providing campaign support for dozens of corporate accountability campaigns around the world.  

Contact Information: 

Stephen McNeil

We Divest FAQ

Roadblock Construction - Caterpillar

A militarized Caterpillar D9 bulldozer creates a roadblock in the West Bank

A militarized Caterpillar D9 bulldozer tears up a road in the occupied West Bank, blocking access to a Palestinian village.

Download our responses to frequently asked questions about AFSC's Israel-Palestine investment screen and our support for the Jewish Voice for Peace initiated "We Divest" campaign targeting TIAA-CREF.

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Israel-Palestine No-buy List

The Wall

The Wall - Bethlehem

Following approval of an Israel-Palestine investment screen by AFSC’s board, a staff/board committee developed an implementation plan and “no-buy list”.  After careful consideration the committee decided to use a list of 29 companies compiled by the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church as the foundation for a new no-buy list.  This list was put together following extensive research described here and with assistance from the Who Profits team

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