Thursday, Members of Student
Climate Culture carpooled our way to the Montpelier statehouse, to show our
complete support of a bill seeking to divest the VT pension fund from fossil fuels.
Dozens of students from Middlebury and UVM came, and we were given the chance
to speak out on the issue of divestment. What was awesome was that we as
students were able to express how much divestment means- it doesn’t end with
UVM, it’s not just about the hundreds of other schools around the country with
divestment campaigns of their own- it’s a huge movement that counts the government
of the Green Mountain State as a member of its ranks. And that’s pretty cool.
Here we are! Caroline Decunzo is here shown giving a great speech on climate justice and divestment.
After some great speeches from
several UVM and Middlebury students, as well as a VT state senator, we had the
opportunity to talk with Middlebury organizers about future collaborations
(both of our divestment campaigns were officially rejected about a year after
the start of our respective campaigns). With future events planned with
organizers from around the state and such a great show of support to divest
from our state government, spring 2014 is looking good.