May 12, 2020 | Direct Action, Divestment, Voices of 350
by Patrick Mazza First, let me say the demonization of 350 as somehow a capitalist tool is so far from my experience of what 350 is as to make that characterization ridiculous, even grotesque. I serve as President of the Board of 350 Seattle, the independent, local...
Feb 25, 2020 | Artful Activism, Direct Action, Divestment, Indigenous Solidarity, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure
At its annual investor conference today, JPMorgan Chase released a new fossil fuel policy. It should be met with indignation, not praise. by Alec Connon Last week, we learned that a report from economists at the world’s largest funder of fossil fuels, JPMorgan...
Mar 25, 2019 | Direct Action, Divestment, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure
Taking on the Nation’s Largest Bank: JPMorgan Chase by Alec Connon For two years now, we’ve been campaigning to force JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, to stop funding climate disaster. Here’s the story behind the campaign ― an overview of the problem we’re...
Jun 1, 2018 | City, Divestment, Solutions
by Alec Connon Fifteen months after the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to cease banking with Wells Fargo, it has renewed a three-year contract with the climate-wrecking bank. This is why we need a public bank. It’s awful that Seattle will be banking with Wells...
May 10, 2018 | Direct Action, Divestment, Indigenous Solidarity, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure
#ShutDownChase, Seattle, 2018Tar sands devastates our climate, our forests, and our water. What is less well-known is the devastating impact it has on indigenous communities — and especially on indigenous women. Over the last four decades, over 4,000 indigenous women...
Mar 19, 2018 | Direct Action, Divestment, Pledge, Voices of 350
by Barry Westbrook A couple years ago, I was watching events at Standing Rock unfold. At the time, the 2016 election was kicking into gear and the world felt increasingly, hopelessly complex. The world grew bigger as I became smaller. Whether it was yet another police...
