In August 2016, I reached out to Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant to see if we could launch an ambitious effort to end Seattle’s financial relationship with Wells Fargo. Continue reading
Wells Fargo shareholders are proposing a resolution at an upcoming stockholders meeting that calls on Wells Fargo to adopt a policy respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Continue reading
Albuquerque, N.M. – The Democratic party of New Mexico announced that they will be divesting from Wells Fargo due to the banks fincial backing of the Dakota Access pipeline. Read full statement below. Continue reading
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians has ended its investment advisory services relationship with Wells Fargo. The decision, made unanimously by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians Band Assembly and Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin, is in response to Wells Fargo’s unethical business practices and the financing the bank provides to Energy Transfer Partners. Continue reading
On January 1st, 2017, during the Vikings/Bears football game at the Minneapolis US Bank Stadium, two water protectors rappelled from the rafters to display a large banner urging US Bank to divest from the Dakota Access Pipeline. They held space in this prime real estate for the duration of the game, with some livestream videos reaching over one million views. Continue reading
