Divestment resolution that would move over $23 million in Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola Solutions stock out of Presbyterian investments

Details: Published on Tuesday, 17 June 2014 17:00; Written by editor

Action Alert

The Presbyterian Church is just one step away from divestment - but the attacks are going to be bolder than ever. Will you stand with them in a true interfaith partnership?

I'm so honoured to work alongside our amazing team here in Detroit.

We have just a few days to secure 18,000 signatures.

I have wonderful news to share—and an urgent request for you!

Just 15 minutes ago, I witnessed Committee 4 at the 221st Presbyterian General Assembly approve a divestment resolution that would move over $23 million in Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola Solutions stock out of Presbyterian investments, because of their well-documented system of occupation profiteering.

In plain English?

The full General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church will vote on this historic divestment resolution in a matter of days.

But our work is far from over.

Can you help keep up the momentum by adding your signature here to the 12,000 names already on the Interfaith Partners in Action letter showing the Presbyterians how many interfaith relationships stand to be strengthened?

We have just a few days to get the total to 18,000 names before the floor vote. In the Jewish tradition, eighteen, chai, is good luck and means life. This divestment initiative is about life, for all people.

On almost every issue, the committee vote – taken by Presbyterian leaders who have devoted years to studying the issue – is adopted by the General Assembly. But of course, when it comes to holding Israel accountable to international law, things don’t always follow standard procedure.

You can bet on this: the Israel Lobby isn't going to back down until the last vote is counted.

But I believe we – we Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists, students, activists, senior citizens, Israelis and Palestinians literally all over the world - have the power of real interfaith partnerships.

It's a beautiful sight to see our people talking intently one-on-one with delegates by water coolers and in hallways, having searching conversations about nonviolent paths to peace. I know in my bones we're making lifelong connections here in Detroit.

And we need you to help us show that the same genuine connections - these lifelong relationships - are already being built, everywhere.

Already, 12,000 people have signed an Interfaith Partners in Action open letter encouraging Presbyterians to divest for peace, justice, and human rights.

Please help us get 18,000 signatures in the next few days – click here to sign on.

We want to make sure we get 18,000 signatures before the General Assembly debate. Each one disproves the myth that taking real action for peace is a threat to interfaith harmony.

With you, we can cut through all the chatter and fear with a simple, united message: real justice requires real action.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Margaret Holub
Co-Chair, Rabbinical Council

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