{"id":8387,"date":"2017-04-26T08:39:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T22:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/usa\/reporting-from-the-frontlines-why-we-must-divest\/"},"modified":"2017-04-26T08:39:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T08:39:48","slug":"reporting-from-the-frontlines-why-we-must-divest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/usa\/reporting-from-the-frontlines-why-we-must-divest\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting from the Frontlines: Why We Must Divest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Climate change isn’t a far distant threat. For many people around the world it is a deeply present reality.<\/p>\n

We organize for divestment because we believe it is wrong for people to profit from the wreckage of the planet. In the lead up to the Global Divestment Mobilisation, 350.org staff and volunteers around the world have recorded their own messages reporting on what is happening in their communities.<\/strong> These messages are a key reason we work for a fossil free future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Ahmed: South Africa<\/h3>\n

South Africa, and much of eastern and southern Africa have been facing extreme drought. <\/a>The city of Cape Town is experiencing an intense water shortage. When Ahmed from 350 Africa recorded this video there were only about 100 days of water left, now there’s only around 88 days.<\/a><\/p>\n

During Global Divestment Mobilisation (GDM)<\/a>,<\/strong> 350Africa<\/a>\u00a0and Fossil Free South Africa<\/a> under the Go Fossil Free<\/a><\/strong> banner, will be calling on Cape Town to demonstrate its political power and commit to divesting<\/a> from destructive fossil fuels.<\/p>\n