University of Vermont students marched on a board of trustees meeting Thursday to demand that UVM sell off its shares in companies that contribute heavily to climate change.
“Divest, divest, put fossil fuels to rest,” the 50 or so protesters chanted as they made their way across the university green on a gray and blustery afternoon. They urged other students walking across campus to join the demonstration, but only a couple did.
“We want to take away the prestige of these fossil fuel companies so they don’t release untold amounts of carbon into the atmosphere,” student activist Daniel Cmejla (pronounced Shmayla) told the trustees during a public comment period. He directly urged university president Tom Sullivan to “put UVM at the forefront of this national movement.”
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Great article. I really liked it. Only, during the rally, I think we said “Put Fossil Fuels to Rest” not “Give Fossil Fuels a Rest.” We are looking to divest, we are not really looking to give fossil fuel corporations anything.
Thanks SCC. There were evidently multiple chants going on, so we must have heard it wrong. We’ve corrected.
Quit using fossil fuels now and your tuition won’t be the only thing that freezes…