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2. Fight For Divestment


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We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and encourage our listeners to take direct action, donate, and read up on its intersection with the climate justice movement. Here are some resources:

 

SIGN: Petition to get Columbia University, the largest contractor of the NYPD, to cut ties

https://www.change.org/p/columbia-university-diverge-from-nypd?signed=true

 

DONATE: List of Bail Funds across the country

https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory 

 

READ: Links between Racism and the Environment

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/05/climate/racism-climate-change-reading-list.html

 

LISTEN: Can the environmental movement address American racism?

https://www.alleghenyfront.org/can-the-environmental-movement-address-american-racism/

 

This episode of On the Green was recorded between March 2 – May 22 and covers the history and complexities of the fossil fuel divestment movement at Columbia and Barnard. Why have these institutions agreed to some forms of divestment but haven’t been willing to go all the way?

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