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Church Shareholders to pressure Talisman Energy on Sudan
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Kairos, the Canadian church coalition on corporate responsibility, is asking shareholders in Talisman Energy to support its challenge of the company's record and complicity in the war in Sudan. The next annual meeting of Talisman Energy will be held on May 1, 2002. Kairos, which includes the former Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR), is asking shareholders to support action at the meeting "challenging the company's record and complicity in the ongoing tragedy of the Sudan." In the past, TCCR has coordinated shareholder proposals with the company calling on the company to issue independently verified reports on its activities in the war-torn country. In a shareholder action alert issued March 22, Kairos asks for shareholders to provide it with proxies for participation at the the annual meeting. The proxies will enable Kairos to "coordinate a church-based shareholder voice to speak publicly at Talisman's annual meeting." For more information, visit the Kairos Canada website.
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