SEATTLE, WA, October 23, 2017 –Today 92 banks will meet at the annual meeting of the Equator Principles Association (EPA) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. At this time, the indigenous-led divestment campaign, Mazaska Talks, is leading a global protest known as Divest the Globe. Continue reading
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Kill the Funding, Kill the Pipeline, Divest the Globe by Matt Remle
Corporations and banks will not move on from the fossil fuel era because of our compelling moral and ecological arguments about why they should. So we are learning to speak their language. Money talks. Continue reading
Indigenous Women From Standing Rock And Allies on Divestment Delegation In Europe
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California (September 20, 2017) – From September 30th through October 14th, 2017, a delegation of Indigenous women from across the United States who have been at the forefront of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) resistance effort and other movements to stop fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure which pose threats to Indigenous and human rights, self-determination, lands and culture will travel to Norway, Switzerland and Germany. Continue reading
San Francisco Moves Towards Divesting $1 Billion over Dakota Access pipeline
San Francisco, CA – on Tuesday March 14, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted in support of efforts to divest from banks funding the Dakota Access pipeline. Continue reading