Divestment Student Network » Uncategorized https://studentsdivest.org Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:49:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Extended Convergence Registration! https://studentsdivest.org/extended-convergence-registration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=extended-convergence-registration https://studentsdivest.org/extended-convergence-registration/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:43:14 +0000 https://studentsdivest.org/?p=4076 Continue reading →]]> Hey Everyone! We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2014 Fossil Fuel Divestment Convergence has been extended until March 16th!  This convergence is an in-person meeting of the fossil fuel divestment campaigns from around the world where we will learn from from climate justice leaders, build our own organizing skills, and strategize together as a movement.  Please register your school as soon as possible, we can only accept 300 students so it’s going to be first come first serve.

There are travel scholarships available for students in need.  In order to be eligible for a travel scholarship, you must register by 11:59pmPST March 8th and apply for the Scholarship by 11:59pmPST March9th.  If you need ideas/help brainstorming how to raise funds check out this awesome Fundraising Toolkit!

As a reminder, please register together as one school and not separately, this makes work on our end much easier.  We are also increasing our student cap for each school to 5 students per school.  If you would like to bring more than 3 students you may fill out the form twice to accommodate.  The planning team members would love to see divesters from all of your schools attend, so please check out the information below, forward it to a friend, and get a group registered to attend the convergence.

We are also excited to announce a few of our confirmed speakers and panelists.

  • Tim DeChristopher
  • Henia Belalia — Peaceful Uprising and Deep Roots United Front
  • Melvin Willis – Richmond CA Youth Community Organizer
  • Fredy Lozano — Colombian coal miners’ union
  • Deirdre Lally — Shalefield Organizing Committee

We hope to see you all there!
- The Fossil Fuel Divestment Convergence Planning Team

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XL DISSENT

The Keystone XL pipeline is set to bring toxic tar sands from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast, where it will be refined for export. As young people we’ve had enough: approval of the pipeline would ensure that our generation takes on the risk of oil spills, increased toxic pollution from refineries, health disasters, and a exacerbated climate change.

We are young, awaiting a future fraught with uncertainty. This will not deter us from participating in an act of civil disobedience. Indeed it has compelled us to organize one.

We ask you to join us in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, March 2nd for this action

SIGN UP HERE: http://xldissent.org/sign-up/

DIVESTMENT MEET-UP

A fossil fuel divestment meet-up with campus divestment activists from across the country will take place prior to the action training from 1-4 PM on March 1st at the Thurgood Marshall Center.

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Highlights from Last Year’s Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore College

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