Divest Amherst

Today is a day for celebration! The Amherst College Board of Trustees announced this morning that it is finally taking action to divest its endowment from fossil fuels. This announcement follows a decade of efforts from student activists to push Amherst to align its endowment with the principles and scholarship of the College.

Details on Amherst's plan for divestment can be read below.

Endowment Announcement, March 31, 2021 | Statements | Amherst College Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni, Today I am pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has approved the following actions with respect to the College’s management of the Amherst endowment: Make no new investments in public or private equity fossil fuel investment funds. Phase out the...

Heyo!!! Divest Amherst and the Green Amherst Project are collaborating with the Sugar Shack Alliance and Climate Action Now, two local environmental groups, to host a Non-Violent Direct Action training on Sat. Dec. 10. The training will be held in O'Connor Commons from 9:30am to 5:30pm. The training teaches you the tenets of nonviolence, civil disobedience, and consensus leadership. It will take you through role plays and discussions of the legal system to prepare you to participate in pipeline protests. While the training specifically focuses on environmental activism, its lessons can be applied to any issue.

Space is limited! Sign up on this form by Dec. 7 to attend:
https://docs.google.com/a/amherst.edu/forms/d/1rf5imPslVoK_CgXGRa4loxOV8Km1MhBKU-lk40KdMP4/edit?ts=58305285

NVDA TRAINING DECEMBER 10TH

Thank you to all who voted in the Divestment Survey!
The results have been posted on Amherst College's website, linked below.
Approximately 35% of the student body voted, and of those votes nearly 73% voted in favor of divestment. It's awesome to see such support among the student body.

https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/aas/surveys/fossil-fuel-divestment-survey?shib_redir=820652968

Fossil Fuel Divestment Survey | Amherst College Fossil Fuel Divestment Survey Results Do you believe that the Amherst College Board of Trustees should divest all direct holdings of the Amherst College endowment from the fossil fuel industry? Yes 457 No 170

Women's ultimate supports divestment-- shocking, we know.

"I support divestment because I like having different seasons." -Olivia Moehl