01 October 2007

economic activism is another tool at your fingertips to protect the people of darfur...

this is a follow-up to sunday's post on using economic tools to leverage for justice on behalf of the people in darfur...please check this out because the link below will allow you in 30 seconds to send e-mails or print out custom letters to send to 10 chairpersons or ceos asking them to use their investor power to support human rights in darfur...

if you're reading this blog then i don't have to tell you that corporations hold immense power in our world...and as amnesty international mobilizes on many fronts to protect the people of darfur, we invite you to learn more about our newest tool for change - economic activism...

an excellent opportunity awaits you if you read the transcript from the recent live web chat, which was hosted by sudan country specialist denise bell and b usiness and human rights campaigner amy o'meara this past thursday, and find out how you can use economic activism to press for security and human rights in darfur...

as a participant in the chat i learned about amnesty's new innovative plan of action, which includes mobilizing leading u.s.-based investment firms to press top oil companies operating in sudan to leverage their unique influence to support the full and speedy deployment of a u.n. peacekeeping force to protect the people of darfur...amnesty international, along with key partners, is leading this creative form of economic activism to approach top institutional investors with shares in companies operating in sudan...


peace out <3

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