The University of California system is disinvesting from fossil fuels, officers announced Sept. 17, marking a financially strategic move for the UC system and a beneficial move for the environment.
Issues of social justice and injustices were brought to light during an evening of senior thesis presentations Wednesday. The Center for Multicultural Services hosted the event in honor of Social Justice Day in the Executive Dining Room.
Erik Bahnson, president of Students Engaged in Environmental Discussion and Service club, or SEEDS, is drafting a letter to the University’s Board of Trustees to urge the University to divest not only from fossil fuel industries, but also invest in funds that comply with Environment, Social and Governance standards.
The Students Engaged in Environmental Discussion and Service club, or SEEDS, has received more than 200 signatures in a petition for the University to divest its investments from fossil fuel industries.
The Students Engaged in Environmental Discussion and Service club, or SEEDS, is petitioning the University of La Verne to divest its investments in fossil fuel companies.