As a junior at UCLA Adam Sterling wanted to do something about the atrocities in Darfur, the conflict-ravaged western region of Sudan. In the process he became a driving force in the effort to divest from Sudan. Divestment aims to starve an offending government of foreign investment income and Sterling’s Sudan Divestment Task Force has helped convince 22 U.S. state governments and dozens of other organizations (such as universities) to divest from the “worst actors” enmeshed in Sudan.
In this conversation one of the stars of the new documentary “Darfur Now,” explains how divestment works and discusses the larger challenges in Darfur.
