4/28/17 A Romantic Afternoon with President Brown and the Board of Trustees
This year, the Board of Trustees’ April meeting is not in Boston. So, we’re putting on a fun street theatre skit (the fossil fuel industry’s PREMIERE DATING SHOW) to talk about the ties between Board members and fossil fuel companies. Afterwards, we’ll have time to chat, hang out, and eat snacks.
Come support us, ask questions, and learn more about divestment and our campaign! We’ll be at the BU Beach on Friday, April 28th! For more info, visit the Facebook event page!
3/1/17 BU Resists Trump: Student and Worker Rally
Divest BU will be co-hosting this rally along with Massachusetts Inferfaith Worker Justice, Make Boston a Sanctuary School, and Student Labor Action Project at BU. SEIU 509, a Massachusetts union for human service workers and educators, is organizing this event. We are protesting Trump’s corporate agenda for institutions of higher education and calling on the BU administration to take leadership and act in the safety of BU community members.
We our calling on BU to:
- Become a sanctuary for immigrant students and worker
- Value and negotiate fairly with faculty unions on campus
- Divest from all fossil fuels, and
- Stand up to the rising tide of Islamophobia in our country
Join us at Marsh Plaza on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 11:30am. You can view the event flyer here.
There will also be a Vigil and Panel later in the day at BU Metcalf Science Center at 5:30pm. We will talk about activism at BU, campaign updates, and a strategy session for next steps.
RSVP TO THE RALLY AND/OR PANEL HERE.
1/23/17 Campus Climate Walkout and Divestment Forum
On January 23 within 100 hours of inauguration, students are holding nationwide walkouts, rallies, and meetings to show that we resist and reject Trump’s climate denial, and to call on our universities to stand with us by divesting from the fossil fuel industry and reinvesting in solutions to the climate crisis. Join this national day of action!
DivestBU will be taking part, inviting all members of our community to join us in a walkout of our classrooms and work at 1:55 pm to stand against climate change denial and for action from our university on fossil fuel divestment. The walkout will lead to a short rally outside of the George Sherman Union (GSU) at 2 pm and a community divestment forum in the GSU at 2:15 pm. At the forum, we will hold a discussion on how the Trump administration is changing how we address climate change. The conversations will help shape our campaign to demand a re-vote by the Board of Trustees on fossil fuel divestment.
REGISTER FOR THE WALKOUT HERE: bit.ly/climatewalkout
RSVP TO THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE
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