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350.org Published on Sep 11, 2019 People power does it again: today we announced that $11 *trillion* dollars has been committed to divest from fossil fuels. This movement is a powerful force for change. Business as usual is no longer … Continue reading →

350.org Started streaming 5 hours ago In the face of climate change and the urgent need for energy access for over 1 billion people and clean cooking for over 2.5 billion, the world needs a new energy and economic paradigm … Continue reading →

350.org 10.9K subscribers The climate crisis is increasingly urgent; only a short window of time remains to avoid massive harm. At the same time, more than a billion people lack access to reliable energy sources and need such access to … Continue reading →

Published on Aug 1, 2019 The California Teachers Retirement Fund has a whopping $7 BILLION invested in fossil fuels. Yesterday, Youth Vs. Apocalypse crashed a pension fund meeting to demand they divest by 2020. The

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Karen Shapiro, a financial advisor at Progressive Asset Management; James “Jim” T. Engell ’73, an English professor; University President Lawrence S. Bacow; Cornel R. West ’74, a philosophy professor; and James G. Anderson a chemistry professor speak at a public … Continue reading →

Civil Disobedience as Civil Dialogue On April 4th, Divest Harvard joined the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign to disrupt Harvard President Larry Bacow’s conversation with Graduate School of Education Dean Bridget Terry Long at the Institute of Politics on the “essential … Continue reading →

University President Lawrence S. Bacow attempts to quiet protestors before exiting the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. Photo: Amy Y. Li By Alexandra A. Chaidez and Amy Y. Li, Crimson Staff Writers 13 hours ago Roughly 30 protestors from two … Continue reading →

A group of University affiliates call for divestment from fossil fuels in front of Massachusetts Hall in February. Photo: Alexandra A. Chaidez By Jonah S. Berger and Molly C. McCafferty, Crimson Staff Writers 7 hours ago [See related stories listed … Continue reading →