The "Corporation of Brown University" voted to retain its investments in companies supporting Israeli crimes and Israeli companies.
The University's chancellor and president issued this statement in justification:
University
Chancellor Brian T. Moynihan and President Christina H. Paxson said
that with a majority vote to accept ACURM’s recommendation, the
Corporation — Brown’s highest governing body — stated its clear position
opposing divestment, and accordingly, the University will not divest.
“In
particular, Corporation members noted ACURM’s finding that Brown’s
exposure to the 10 companies identified in the divestment proposal is de
minimis, that Brown has no direct investments in any of the companies
targeted for divestment and that any indirect exposure for Brown in
these companies is so small that it could not be directly responsible
for social harm, as defined in ACURM’s charge,” they wrote in an Oct. 9
letter to the Brown campus. “These findings alone are sufficient reason
to support ACURM’s recommendation.”
The Brown officials
claim the investments are "de minimis," meaning of very slight size and
value. Which means the financial sacrifice of selling the shares would
be insignificant! But they wouldn't sell nevertheless.
Because
they are stubbornly IN SUPPORT of Israeli genocide. They won't even
take the MOST MINOR STEP to mollify people suffering the emotional pain
of witnessing Israel's genocide, and caring.
Meanwhile
numerous other U.S. "institutions of higher learning" are repressing and
persecuting students and faculty who try to protest the Israeli-U.S.
genocide of the Palestinian people.
What callous scum run U.S.
"institutions of higher learning." These assholes need to learn about
morality and basic human decency.
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