After a five day sit-in starting on Monday, student protesters concluded their occupation of the Main Quad Friday morning by holding a rally for full divestment from fossil fuels. Later in the day, students met with President Hennessy to discuss their cause. The night before the rally organized by Fossil Free Stanford (FFS), the participants had received another warning from the University, this time with a more clear timeline for punishment as well as an extended threat to suspend investment...| The Stanford Daily
In a landmark victory for student activists, the Supreme Court of New York ruled that CUNY must disclose the school's financial portfolio, specifically contracts with businesses connected to the genocide in Gaza.| Mondoweiss
Share: On May 14, at a Board of Trustees Committee meeting, PCC students approached the Board to encourage them to divest from companies with ties to military contractors and major polluters in protest against Israel’s war on Palestine. Around this time last year, PCC’s Associated Students (ASPCC) unanimously passed a resolution in support of the PCC Foundation divesting, giving the Foundation a deadline of July 2025, less than a month away now. During the meeting, the Board shared their ...| PCC Courier
Several hundred protesters marched up Lewisham High Street on Saturday to a rally outside Lewisham Town Hall, Catford. They delivered a petition with more than 3,000 signatures, calling for the council to "Divest for Palestine".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Disabled People against the Cuts were joined by councillors opposing the government's plans to slash disability benefits. Peace groups rallied in support of Cllr Shrivastava, who lost his role on the Pension Investment Committee after calling for divestment for Palestine.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaigners' divestment petition, which had over 3,000 signatures, made it onto the Agenda for debate. Green group leader Shrivastava proposed a motion for full divestment, while Cllr Sian Eiles, Pensions Investment Committee (PIC) chair, proposed an amendment which council agreed.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaigners have been protesting at Woolwich Town Hall since October 2023, calling for the council to divest its pension fund from companies involved in Israel's military occupation, apartheid and genocide in Gaza. However, there is a sense among campaigners that their voices are being ignored.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
SBM Offshore will exit Equatorial Guinea after divesting its stake in FPSO Aseng to state-owned GEPetrol, marking a shift towards African energy sovereignty amid global transition pressures. The post Dutch SBM Offshore divests entire stake to Equatorial Guinean state oil firm appeared first on Gas Outlook.| Gas Outlook
Coal giant Bathurst Resources has postponed submitting its fast-track application until November 2025, allowing further momentum to build in the movement against the controversial mining project| 350 AOTEAROA
Councillor Shrivastava said that Labour has abandoned its democratic socialist values, is aping far-right rhetoric and allowing Reform to surge in the polls. "Its gravest crime is its continued .. support for the genocidal Israeli regime which has killed over 55,000 including 18,000 children."| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Union Investment, one of the largest asset management companies, has divested from ExxonMobil citing insufficient climate targets. The post Germany’s Union Investment divests from ExxonMobil appeared first on Gas Outlook.| Gas Outlook
The long weekend saw a range of organisations and local community members coming together to envision a just transition away from coal, and towards secure and sustainable jobs for the West Coast region.| 350 AOTEAROA
by Mariana Medellín Canales cover picture by the author Palestine in my Life & Art Picture 1 (David Meinke): ‘Let me go’, street art intervention about the Liberation of Palestine outside of the Royal Ontario Museum. November 2015, Toronto I’m a street/guerilla artist from southern Turtle Island now known as ‘mexico’[1]. I became aware of … Continue reading Solidarity Art Making at the University of Toronto’s People’s Circle for Palestine: Choosing to Learn from Unfette...| Everyday Orientalism
Last month in a rainswept and flooded Cumbria we launched Dark Mountain: Issue 14 - TERRA into the world, a co-production between three editors - Nick Hunt, Nancy Campbell and myself - three 'scouts' from different regions and over 60 writers and artists. It's a travel edition collection that looks at journeys, place and belonging in times of diaspora and descent. You can read the introduction and several extracts from TERRA over on the Dark Mountain website, meanwhile here is a piece I wro...| Charlotte Du Cann
Now with over 140 labor unions and organizations in support, the California Fossil Fuel Divestment Coalition is building support in every corner of the state for SB 252, which will divest California's public pensions from fossil fuels.| Fossil Free California
More completely preventable gun violence has happened, and a lot of us are mad that our leaders sit by and do nothing. "Vote!" we're told, but voting isn't our only option. When our leaders fail us, there's still a lot we can do as individuals on any issue, and that's certainly true for gun violence. Here are some steps you can take that actually make a difference.| Our Next Life by Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional and Wallet Activism
Written by MSt student Mahdi Ghuloom Reports this year from May indicate that the college council of Trinity College Cambridge, has voted to divest from all arms companies (Mulla, 2024). Pressure has been rising from students on universities to conduct similar actions, often in a non-discriminatory set of demands. Some of course, have been focusing| Practical Ethics
Public employees deserve a secure pension, safe working conditions, and a livable place to retire. While fossil fuel investments are extremely volatile and risky, fossil fuel pollution drives climate chaos in California — including extreme heat, flooding, toxic air pollution, water contamination, and wildfires. Our pension funds actively investing in fossil fuels is undermining our ability to work and retire in peace and safety.The California Fossil Fuel Divestment Coalition is building bro...| Fossil Free California
