Harvard Students Barricade President's Office in Call to 'Divest' (Shades of the Late 60's!)
Harvard Students Barricade President's Office in Call to 'Divest'
Students: "We are here today because it is our moral responsibility as students to ensure that Harvard does not contribute to and profit from the problem"
Harvard students blockaded the entrace to school president Drew Faust's office on Wednesday demanding a public meeting on fossil fuel divestment. Demanding an open meeting to discuss divesting the school's $30 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies, a group of Harvard students barricaded the doors to the school president's office on Wednesday morning and have so far refused efforts by police to disperse.
Harvard students blockaded the entrace to school president Drew Faust's office on Wednesday demanding a public meeting on fossil fuel divestment. (Photo via Divest Harvard)Demanding an open meeting to discuss divesting the school's $30 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies, a group of Harvard students barricaded the doors to the school president's office on Wednesday morning and have so far refused efforts by police to disperse.
"These guys are not going away!" declared noted climate activist Tim DeChristopher, speaking at a rally in front of historic Massachusetts Hall, where President Drew Faust's office is located. The protesters say they will not move until their demands are heard.
"The fossil fuel industry is waging a war on truth by spreading climate denial and taking over our political system," said Harvard Divest co-founder Chloe Maxmin, speaking before the crowd. "At Harvard our motto is 'Veritas,' our motto is 'Truth,' and we should be standing up for truth. Instead, we are complicit in this war on truth."
In addition to the blockade, student-led group Divest Harvard is holding a Day of Action on Wednesday, including press events and rallies featuring faculty members and community groups who are joining the students' call to go 'fossil free.'
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The day's actions can be followed on Twitter:
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