/r/divestment
The divestment movement has swept across over 400 college campuses in the last few years and is spreading to cities, churches and other institutions. Here is a place that we can post ideas, organize and share resources. Towards a fossil free world!
The divestment movement has swept across over 400 college campuses in the last few years and is spreading to cities, churches and other institutions. Here is a place that we can post ideas, organize and share resources. Towards a fossil free world!
We have great ideas popping up all over the country. Nobody should feel like they're starting at square one when they start a divestment campaign. This is our forum to build a wealth of information for anybody leading, starting or fighting a campaign.
Divestment is about defeating the fossil fuel industry's stranglehold on our governments but it is also about challenging the culture of passivity that surrounds climate change. This will be the defining issue of our generation and it's time we recognize it. Whether you believe divestment is the right way or the wrong way to combat climate change, it's impossible to argue that it hasn't already led to important and new conversation and organization.
Introduction thread. Say hi to everyone!
Ideas for posts
Suggested Reading and Information
“Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math” (Bill McKibben, Rolling Stone, July 2012) The article that catalyzed the fossil fuel divestment movement
“Unburnable Carbon 2013: Wasted Capital and Stranded Assets” (Carbon Tracker Initiative, 2013)
Perspectives from Investment Managers
Resources
Related Links
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Please maintain reddiquette
1) Please make sure that posts are constructive and solution-oriented.
2) Please do not use oppressive language towards gender, race, ethnicity or pretty much anybody.
Note: If you are looking for divestment against Israeli Apartheid check out /r/BDS. While we are not affiliated with them we do express solidarity.
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Hey guys! I'm an organizer for Refuel our Future, a divestment movement at JHU. I'm trying to write a paper on why movements at colleges fail or succeed, and I was hoping to interview a couple of movement organizers at these different colleges. Do you guys know where I could find a list of college divestment movements that are still fighting for divestment or are any of you in the crowd organizers yourselves? (I may have already emailed you lol)
I'm excited to have found this sub and I'm looking forward to exploring it. In all my time with this org, I never thought to look for allies on Reddit for some reason.