Investors Against Genocide
Draw the line at investing in genocide
Draw the line at investing in genocide
WE’RE A MAJOR STEP CLOSER TO MAKING MUTUAL FUNDS GENOCIDE-FREE
Our shareholder proposal on genocide-free investing won 28% and 27% of the votes for the two Fidelity mutual funds that voted on March 19. According to colleagues with decades of experience in shareholder activism, it’s unprecedented for a shareholder proposal on a social issue to receive that number of votes in the first round. This strong initial result is a very positive indication of the depth of shareholder concern regarding making mutual funds genocide-free.
ATTENTION, EXCITEMENT AND MOMENTUM ARE GROWING
Momentum is now on our side for genocide-free investing. The March 19 votes received widespread press coverage including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR's Morning Edition, Fox Business News, the International Herald Tribune and the Boston Globe. Additionally, AP and Reuters articles ran in regional newspapers across the country. Actress Mia Farrow and Congressman Jim McGovern along with national religious and human rights organizations including the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, American Jewish World Service, Physicians for Human Rights, Genocide Intervention Network, and the Unitarian Universalist Association have backed our proposal. Visit www.investorsagainstgenocide.org for details and an audio link to our press conference. With your help, we can keep the momentum building.
APRIL AND MAY VOTES UP NEXT: WE NEED YOUR HELPTO “GET OUT THE VOTE”
Fidelity’s Contrafund plus 9 other funds, slated to vote on March 19, did not achieve a quorum and were rescheduled for voting on April 16 and May 14. We now have additional time to inform the hundreds of thousands of individual investors about this important opportunity to vote their values in favor of genocide-free investing. In addition, 9 more Fidelity funds are also scheduled to vote at those meetings.
These 19 Fidelity mutual funds will have a proxy ballot question on genocide-free investing. Our goal is to win an increasing share of the vote. With your help we are confident that we can achieve this goal.
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP
- You can vote,
if you are a Fidelity shareholder in these funds.Check to see if your proxy ballot
includes a shareholder proposal regarding GENOCIDE. For a complete list of relevant funds,
check www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org/ShareholderHelp. If you discarded your proxy materials you
can still vote. If you wish to
change your vote, you can. For
help, check www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org/FidelityVotingHelp. Let us know if you have any difficulties
casting your ballot.
- Does your employer offer Fidelity funds in its 401K or 403(b) plan?If so, volunteer to be a company captain
and help “get out the vote.” For suggestions, check www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org/HowToHelp.
- Help spread the word
about the April and May votes. You
can play a key role, even if you are not a Fidelity shareholder! We’ve posted suggestions and
samples at www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org/HowToHelp. Ideas include raising awareness at your
workplace, contacting friends, sending emails, posting to blogs, and
submitting a letter to the editor of your local paper.It’s easy to share this email with others and ask them to sign up for our mailing
list at www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org.
- Donate to our campaign.
Every dollar contributed will go
directly to the “get out the vote” effort. Donate online at www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org.
- Submit more shareholder proposals. If you own shares of mutual funds, please join this historic effort for genocide-free investing. We’ve made it easy for you to submit a proposal. Learn how at www.InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org/ShareholderHelp2. We want to submit the proposal to hundreds of funds and cover all the major mutual fund companies. We need your help to do it!
The Investors Against Genocide Team