WASHINGTON —
TUESDAY, December 18 at 11:30 AM EST,
award-winning actor and
Darfur activist
Don Cheadle, will join Assistant Senate Majority Leader
Richard Durbin (D-Ill.),
Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and others, to hail
pending passage of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act
and to urge
President Bush to end his administration's objection to
this legislation.
The bipartisan measure would authorize state and local
governments to divest from companies that support the Khartoum
government at the expense of marginalized populations in Sudan
and prohibit federal contracts with those companies. The bill
was cleared unanimously by the Senate last week and House action
is anticipated as early as Tuesday.
Darfur activists have aggressively advocated this
legislation, and the groups - along with Members of Congress -
are urging
President Bush's commitment to rapidly sign this measure
into law and fully implement its provisions.
WHAT: Press Conference Call on Sudan Accountability and
Divestment Act
WHO:
Don Cheadle,
Darfur activist and 2008 Peace Summit Award-recipient;
Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Assistant Senate
Majority Leader and sponsor of Darfur divestment measures;
Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), sponsor of
H.R. 180, original version of SADA bill; other
Darfur activists and elected officials
WHEN: 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time
CALL-IN:
800-365-0168 Conference ID: 28605491
