Climate change is fundamentally tied to our basic economic, social, and political systems. Colleges and universities should be confronting this immense challenge from every angle, and recognizing that targeted divestment and campus sustainability go hand in hand. Yet there is a perceived tension between divestment and sustainability.
The SGO forum on divestment last Friday appears to have produced more tension than dialogue. This Over the course of the past month, Swarthmore Mountain Justice has increased its visibility in the Last Thursday, Bill McKibben, founder of the nationally recognized environmental group 350.org, spoke at a Swarthmore
More than 30 Swarthmore College students staged a sit-in Monday morning to demand that the Delaware County school divest of the fossil fuel stocks it holds in its endowment. The school’s Mountain Justice group staged a sit-in at 9:15 a.m.
Students and faculty at Swarthmore College staged a sit-in in the president’s office to protest the college’s investment in fossil fuels. – Mari A. Schaefer, Philadelphia Inquirer
BREAKING: This morning, 30 students and faculty began a sit-in to demand the administration and Board stop hiding behind their 1991 Ban on taking any social concerns into account when managing the endowment. Instead of following the leadership of students, faculty, and alumni, President Smith and the Board have used this ban as an excuse to…
Harvard Management Company’s head of natural resources Colin Butterfield said that Harvard is “pausing” investments in some fossil fuels at a Business School event Monday. During the discussion on the effects of climate change on investments, Butterfield said that Harvard’s natural resources portfolio will not likely invest in the fossil fuel industry in the future because those funds do not perform that well financially.
Last Friday, I represented Mountain Justice at the Administration’s public forum on divestment, and, to put it bluntly, it was a disappointment. Not only did the school allow us only one student representative when there were three from the administration, they repeatedly danced around questions, refusing to give concrete answers.
On April 21st, Student Government Organization (SGO) hosted a forum on divestment and sustainability. During the hour-long session, panelists answered questions from the student body.
Over 25 students and faculty are beginning a sit-in in President Smith's office to demand that the administration stop hiding behind the 1991 ban and that President Smith give legitimate answers to the questions posed at Friday's forum. Will you join us?
Posted by Sunrise Movement Swarthmore on Monday, April 24, 2017
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Press Release: Swarthmore College Faculty Divestment Resolution 3-24-17