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AMPLIFY! | Divestment Isn’t Over

By Opinion Department | February 22, 2023

The divestment campaign began many semesters ago but notably gained momentum starting in the fall of 2019. CJC members reached out to faculty and students from other clubs, gaining support from a wide collection of allies ranging from Mothers Out Front, to Cornell University Sustainable Design, to the Vegan Club. CJC and other clubs held public protests nearly every week during the spring of 2020 until the campus shut down due to COVID-19. The most notable of these was a mock wedding between Cornell and the fossil fuel industry — two puppets modeled after the clocktower and a Monopoly Man-esque fossil fuel executive were paraded around Ho Plaza by students in orange beanies and oil-themed masks.

Activists Use Art To Raise Awareness For Climate and Community Investment Act

By Tamara Kamis | March 4, 2021

Climate justice activists use art in a demonstration on campus.

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Cornell Will Effectively Divest From Fossil Fuels. Here’s Everything You Need To Know.

By Kathryn Stamm and Tamara Kamis | May 24, 2020

The Board of Trustees voted Friday to institute a moratorium on new private investments focused on fossil fuels: What exactly does that mean?

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Cornell to Effectively Divest from Fossil Fuels, Trustees Vote

By Kathryn Stamm | May 22, 2020

The Board of Trustees voted to institute a moratorium on new private investments focused on fossil fuels, answering the requests of all five constituent assemblies.

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Deliberation Continues Over Code of Conduct Changes

By Sean O'Connell | May 6, 2020

Discussions surrounding the evidentiary standards within Cornell’s code of conduct carried on in a Tuesday Undergraduate Assembly meeting.

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Climate Activists Turn Digital During COVID-19 Outbreak

By Tamara Kamis | March 16, 2020

While the University moves towards social distancing in the light of the global COVID-19 outbreak, Climate Justice Cornell plans to move their movement online.

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Climate Justice Cornell Protests Occupy North and South Campus Bridges, Disrupt Traffic

By Tamara Kamis | March 10, 2020

Climate Justice Cornell protesters disrupted traffic near North and South Campus bridges on Monday afternoon, where they faced angry motorists and the Cornell University Police Department.

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‘No More Stolen Sisters’: Demonstrators Rally Against Fossil Fuel Impact on Indigenous Women

By Tamara Kamis and Srishti Tyagi | March 6, 2020

Students take a stand against Cornell’s investment in fossil fuels with a demonstration on the Ag Quad, pointing to the industry’s toll on indigenous women.

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Activists Stage Teach-in Over Labor Violations in Qatar, Climate Change

By Tamara Kamis | February 28, 2020

Protesters from Climate Justice Cornell, Friends of Farmworkers, Cornell Dream Team and Cornell Welcomes Refugees met at Bailey Hall and marched to Willard Straight Hall, where they held a teach-in. They discussed issues ranging from the adverse effects of climate change on farm workers to poor labor practices in Qatar.

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As Cornell Assemblies Gear Up to Vote on Fossil Fuels, Faculty Senate Introduces Divestment Resolution

By Anil Oza | February 17, 2020

The Faculty Senate introduced a resolution to support divestment from fossil fuels at the Feb. 12 meeting.