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Hundreds of residents urge Champaign council to place ceasefire resolution and divestment measures on the agenda
Summary
At a lengthy public-comment period Dec. 3, residents, student groups and local organizations urged the Champaign City Council to put a ceasefire resolution and a socially responsible investment policy on a future agenda, citing international reports and calls for an arms embargo; the council did not vote on a resolution at this meeting.
Scores of residents and campus groups used the Dec. 3 public-comment period to press the Champaign City Council to place a ceasefire resolution and a socially responsible investment policy on a future agenda.
Speakers included members of Amnesty International—s UIUC chapter, UC Jews for Ceasefire, the CU Muslim Action Committee and other local coalitions. Amnesty UIUC representatives cited their organization—s reporting and urged the city to support a ceasefire, an arms embargo and policies that would prevent city funds from being invested in entities they say facilitate human-rights abuses. An Amnesty speaker said, "We demand an arms embargo…
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