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grossproffit

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Wed Nov 16, 2016, 02:23 PM Nov 2016

Central Student Government resolution to divest fails 34 to 13. University of Michigan [View all]

At their weekly meeting Tuesday, Central Student Government voted 34 to 13 to reject a resolution that would have called on the University of Michigan to divest its investments in several companies that allegedly commit human rights violations against Palestinians.

The resolution, which was brought to the assembly by student organization Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, initially considered a range of companies, but was limited during the meeting to only Boeing, G4S, Hewlett-Packard and United 130 Technologies. This is the 10th attempt since 2002 to pass a resolution to divest at the University, including in 2014 and 2015, following in the path of similar resolutions at many other schools around the country. The vote this year was less close than it has been in recent years.

https://www.michigandaily.com/section/student-government/csg-votes-resolution-approving-committee-investigate-investments-Israel

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