On Saturday 11th July, over 250 divestment activists came together in London for ‘Fossil Fuel Divestment: Building the Movement’, sharing their campaigning skills, inspiring stories from across the country, and the occasional cup of tea.
great images emerging from the big #divestuk meeting in London today! You guys are leading the world! pic.twitter.com/6XcW7vHu0r
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) July 11, 2015
The event was organised by 350.org in partnership with The Guardian and hosted speakers from Carbon Tracker, BP or not BP, Divest London, ShareAction and Community Reinvest and many others.
If you had a company with a warehouse where 2/3 of the stuff inside couldn’t be sold, would you invest in it? #divestuk
— Sam Gill (@thecarbonkid) July 11, 2015
The day opened with an introduction to the divestment movement so far – featuring talks from activists involved in local government, university and faith campaigns, as well as The Guardian discussing their #keepitintheground campaign. In the afternoon, 15 workshops explored divestment in detail – from finance to creative action planning to media training. A colour-coded sticker system (don’t ask!) and plenty of refreshment breaks allowed campaigners to find each other and have the conversations vital to building our movement! If you went to ‘Fossil Fuel Divestment: Building the Movement’ and want to share your thoughts on the day, get in touch – email ellen@350.org.
“I’ve seen the apartheid movement, this is much bigger” – Keith (member from the audience) #DivestUK #FossilFree pic.twitter.com/UaiWyVJw2H
— divestlondon (@divestlondon) July 11, 2015
Missed the event? No fear! We have collated all of the resources from the day so they are publicly available.
