60+ Swarthmore students led a silent march across campus to greet their Board of Trustees with demands of fossil fuel divestment, and to kick-off this weekend’s PowerUp! Student Divestment Convergence.

Hundreds of students leaders from over 77 campuses are converging at Swarthmore this weekend, just as the Board of Trustees is meeting to consider divestment, so Swarthmore Mountain Justice decided to kick-off the weekend with some action!

The march started at Sharples Dining Hall, marched through the Parrish admissions office, and wound up at Kohlberg Hall where a committee of the Board was meeting to consider divestment.  Students lined the hall with signs that read “Divest from Destruction” and “Silence is Political” as they waited for Board members to arrive.

As Board members arrived, a number of them smiled and waived, and one of the most senior ones went as far as to say “This is great! I’m so glad to see you all. Congratulations on your commitment.

Check out some of the photos below, head to our Flickr page to see more, and stay tuned for video! This was an exciting kick-off to the Convergence!

Swarthmore students, faculty & allies silently march across campus to demonstrate that silence on climate change is not acceptable.

Students line the hallways to greet the Board of Trustees as they enter a meeting to consider divestment.