Divest McGill

From their website:

“Divest McGill is an environmental justice campaign calling on McGill University to acknowledge and address the urgency of the climate crisis by withdrawing the direct (segregated) investments of its endowment fund from the fossil fuel industry. It is also a team of 150 students who have, over the last 7 years, committed time and energy into research, education and mobilization to demand better of their

University.”

Goals:

1. Complete and transparent divestment from the top 200 fossil fuel companies

(globally, by reserves)

2. Mobilize our supporters in solidarity with Indigenous and other marginalized

students on campus, in Montreal, and in Canada

3. Educate and mobilize the McGill community (administration, staff, and students) in support of bold and justice-oriented climate action such as carbon

neutrality and pipeline resistance

WhyisDivestmentimportant:

“More than $9.94 trillion is being divested from the fossil fuel industry all around the world, and 15% of that comes from educational institutions. We began our campaign in the Fall of 2012, and we’ve been building a strong coalition ever since. Through petitions and formal endorsements, we’ve gained the support of thousands of students; several faculty and staff members (see the McGill Faculty and Librarians for Divestment); as well as major student associations, faculties,

and the McGill Senate.

High-profile institutions have a duty to lead the much needed green and just transition of our economies. This starts by removing the moral license to operate given to the fossil fuel industry, an industry with a powerful lobby and a vested

interest in preventing emissions reductions.” For more information on Divest McGill, visit www.divestmcgill.

com