Alumni came out strong for fossil fuel divestment during Alumni Weekend, and programming included a teach-in before the annual parade in front of Parrish on June 6, 2015.
Prof. Barbara Wien, the partner of a Swarthmore alum, provided these exciting videos showcasing the many alums carrying signs or wearing orange squares, who support divestment.
The students @SwarthMJ have worked longer and harder than just about anyone in climate fight. The college board is a corporatist disgrace
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) May 2, 2015
The students @SwarthMJ have worked longer and harder than just about anyone in climate fight. The college board is a corporatist disgrace
Today @swarthmore failed to step up to the plate, but this fight is far from over. http://bit.ly/1AuBas8 @SwarthMJ pic.twitter.com/sdcZQ5524r
The fossil fuel divestment movement began at Swarthmore four years ago and has since spread to campuses and institutions around the world. On perhaps the most significant issue of our age, the need to slow climate change, Swarthmore students have established themselves as global leaders.
Read ‘To divest or not to divest: College students on fossil fuel debate’ on Yahoo Finance Canada . Students at Harvard University are on the final day of something called Heat Week. It’s a week long protest pushing for the University to divest of fossil fuel stocks.
“If the board chooses fear, we will be back in September, because this is too important an issues” #WhoseSide pic.twitter.com/D5e5x69E68
“The sit-in ends today, but the campaign isn’t over, divestment is a’coming” pic.twitter.com/EcQDnhyXhj
"Over the past month, the @swarthmore community made it clear that #WhoseSide we are one, it is time for the Board to stand with us"
— Sunrise Pennsylvania (@PASunrise) April 20, 2015
“Over the past month, the @swarthmore community made it clear that #WhoseSide we are one, it is time for the Board to stand with us”
"When we hear your stories of divestment, we give you the other things that connect us — our thoughts and prayers" @kmaxx350 #WhoseSide
— Sunrise Pennsylvania (@PASunrise) April 20, 2015
“When we hear your stories of divestment, we give you the other things that connect us — our thoughts and prayers” @kmaxx350 #WhoseSide