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 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.  

State divestment from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan 

27 states have decided to divest from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan (as of 7/11/2008).  In addition, various states have divestment initiatives underway. See SudanDivestment.org for details. (Entries preceded by * indicate a decision to divest, without legislation having been passed.)

  • 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  (Legislation passed in August 2007)
  • *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
  • *Missouri decision - June 2007 
  • North Carolina legislation - August 2007
  • Massachusetts legislation - November 2007 
  • *New Mexico decision - November 2007 
  • Arizona legislation - March 2008
  • South Carolina legislation - June 2008
  • Michigan legislation - July 2008
  • New Hampshire legislation - July 2008

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

61 colleges and universities have divested from companies helping to fund the genocide in Sudan (as of 4/25/2008).

  • 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
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute divests from Sudan - May 2007
  • Roosevelt University divests from Sudan - June 2007 
  • Colorado State University divests from Sudan - August 2007
  • MIT divests from Sudan - September 2007
  • Notre Dame University divests from Sudan - September 2007
  • Case Western Reserve University divests from Sudan - October 2007
  • Trinity University divests from Sudan - October 2007
  • Denison University divests from Sudan - October 2007 
  • Georgetown University divests from Sudan - April 2008

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