{"id":6638,"date":"2014-12-04T09:32:40","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T09:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/usa\/prettiest-divestment-demonstration-ever\/"},"modified":"2014-12-04T15:30:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:30:55","slug":"prettiest-divestment-demonstration-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/usa\/prettiest-divestment-demonstration-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Prettiest divestment demonstration ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photographer: Gavin McCrory<\/p><\/div>\n

By Cherry Tsoi<\/p>\n

The excitement in the air was palpable as the crowds gathered in the main square (Stortorget) of Lund, Sweden. Fossil Free LU was preparing for their first event of an entire week\u2019s worth of Divestment Action<\/a>, and Bill McKibben was to lead the first action. The \u201cManifestation\u201d showcased an audience lit up by individually held candles, and a banner emblazoned (literally – see inset photo) with the word DIVEST. Bill proclaimed it the \u201cmost beautiful demonstration\u201d he had ever seen, and the \u201cDivestment Choir\u201d of Lund University students proved his statement true a hundred times over, the crowd hushed by their \"Fossil<\/a>enchanting voices.<\/p>\n

The candles lit were in recognition of the suffering already caused around the world by climate change, says Caroline Westblom, Active member of Fossil Free LU, as well as a sign of hope that the university board will choose to divest from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

A procession of lights then made their way up\u00a0to Eden, where Bill delivered an hour long lecture urging Lund University to divest from\u00a0fossil fuels. He spoke of the Rockefeller<\/p>\n

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Photographer: Gavin McCrory<\/p><\/div>\n

family, heirs of the Standard Oil fortune, who divested from fossil fuels in September of this\u00a0year. \u201c[They] don\u2019t want to be involved in fossil fuel anymore\u2026 what excuse does this university have?\u201d Bill also paid homage to the<\/p>\n

Pacific Climate Warriors and those affected in the southern hemisphere – who do little to contribute to the problem itself.
\n\u201cNo one in Haiti can do anything – they can\u2019t burn less fossil fuels, they don\u2019t have some great endowment to divest. Lund University probably has more money [to spare] than all of Haiti.\u201d<\/p>\n

Divestment Action Week is a concerted effort by Fossil Free LU to show that Lund University has a united front – that students and teachers alike want their leaders to divest from the companies that are profiting from the destruction of the earth. We need your support – and it is no small thing to see it come from all corners of the earth – share our story, and send us yours! Use the #DIVESTERA hashtag @FossilFreeSWE<\/a>, and keep your eye on our Facebook page<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n

Haven\u2019t signed our petition? Go here!<\/a><\/p>\n

There are rumours that an entire department of professors will write an open letter to Lund University in the coming weeks, to call for divestment\u2026 Will the Lund University Board heed their call? Stay tuned – their board meeting is next Friday December 12th<\/strong>, and we will be there to make sure we’re seen and heard: Join our\u00a0Unite for Divestment<\/a>\u00a0event outside the board meeting.<\/p>\n

In the words of Bill\u2026 \u201c[We] can promise you there is going to be a fight. We\u2019re not going to surrender the one planet we have.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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