There is a growing movement of colleges, universities, states and individuals taking action to divest themselves of investments in companies doing business in Sudan because of their role in helping the Government of Sudan arm and fund the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. See Sudan Divestment Statements for a selection of key statements from these divestment announcements.  For comprehensive notes on the state of Sudan Divestment, see the Sudan Divestment Task Force website which provided most of the details from this event list.  

Notable announcements of divesting from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan

State divestment from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan 

20 states have decided to divest from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan (as of 8/8/2007).  In addition, various states have divestment initiatives underway. See SudanDivestment.org for details.

  • Illinois legislation - June 2005
  • Oregon legislation - Summer 2005
  • New Jersey legislation - July 2005
  • Maine legislation - April 2006
  • Connecticut legislation - May 2006 
  • California legislation - September 2006
  • North Carolina decision - November 2006
  • Vermont decision - February 2007 
  • Arkansas legislation - March 2007 
  • Iowa legislation - April 2007 
  • Colorado legislation - April 2007 
  • Maryland legislation - April 2007 
  • Indiana legislation - May 2007 
  • Kansas legislation - May 2007 
  • Minnesota legislation - May 2007 
  • Florida legislation - June 2007
  • New York decision- June 2007 
  • Hawaii legislation - June 2007
  • Texas legislation - June 2007 
  • Rhode Island legislation - June 2007 
  • North Caolina legislation - August 2007

7 major cities have divested from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan (as of 4/5/2007).

  • Providence, RI, divests from Sudan - April 2006 
  • New Haven, CT, divests from Sudan - April 2006 
  • Philadelphia, PA, divests from Sudan - September 2006 
  • San Francisco, CA divests from Sudan - November 2006 
  • Los Angeles, CA divests from Sudan - February 2007 
  • Pittsburgh, PA divests from Sudan - March 2007 
  • Denver, CO divests from Sudan - April 2007 

College and university divestment from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan 

52 colleges and universities have divested from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan (as of 8/8/2007).

  • Harvard University divests from PetroChina in April 2005 - Harvard's announcement on divesting PetroChina, Harvard Gazette article
  • Stanford University divests from Sudan - June 2005 -  Stanford news service article 
  • Northwestern University divests from Sudan - October 2005 
  • Samford University divests from Sudan - summer 2005
  • Dartmouth College divests from Sudan - November 2005
  • Amherst divests from Sudan - January 2006 - Amherst Magazine article
  • Yale divests from Sudan - February 2006 - Yale press release, Divestment Report by the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility, Yale-Lowenstein report on select companies in Sudan
  • Harvard divests from Sinopec in March 2006 - Harvard Gazette article
  • University of California divests from Sudan - March 2006 - UC press release, Regents meeting report 
  • Brown University divests from Sudan - March 2006 
  • Brandeis University divests from Sudan - April 2006
  • Columbia University divests from Sudan - April 2006 
  • Middlebury College divests from Sudan - April 2006
  • University of Southern California divests from Sudan - April 2006
  • Boston University divests from Sudan - May 2006
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College divests from Sudan - May 2006
  • Trinity College divests from Sudan - May 2006 
  • University of Vermont divests from Sudan - May 2006 
  • Oberlin College divests from Sudan - June 2006
  • University of Maryland divests from Sudan - June 2006
  • University of Pennsylvania divests from Sudan - June 2006
  • University of Washington divests from Sudan - June 2006
  • Williams College divests from Sudan - June 2006
  • Cornell University divests from Sudan - August 2006
  • University of Wisconsin divests from Sudan - August 2006
  • Princeton University divests from Sudan - September 2006
  • American University divests from Sudan - September 2006
  • Seton Hall University divests from Sudan - September 2006
  • Colby College divests from Sudan - October 2006
  • University of Rochester divests from Sudan - October 2006
  • Vassar College divests from Sudan - October 2006 
  • Bowdoin College divests from Sudan - November 2006 
  • Drew University divests from Sudan - November 2006 
  • University of Virginia divests from Sudan - November 2006 
  • Andover Theological School divests from Sudan - December 2006 
  • University of Colorado divests from Sudan - December 2006
  • Hendrix College divests from Sudan - February 2007
  • University of Connecticut divests from Sudan - March 2007 
  • Emory University divests from Sudan - March 2007
  • Queens University (Canada) divests from Sudan - March 2007 
  • Regis University divests from Sudan - March 2007 
  • Wellesley College divests from Sudan - March 2007 
  • Howard University divests from Sudan - April 2007
  • Hampton University divests from Sudan - April 2007
  • Duke University divests from Sudan - April 2007 
  • University of Denver divests from Sudan - April 2007 
  • University of Minnesota divests from Sudan - April 2007 
  • University of Massachusetts divests from Sudan - April 2007
  • Smith College divests from Sudan - May 2007
  • Nazareth College divests from Sudan - May 2007
  • University of Illinois divests from Sudan - May 2007 
  • Wheaton College divests from Sudan - May 2007
  • Connecticut College divests from Sudan - May 2007
  • Lee University?
  • MIT?