Sunrise referendum on 1991 divestment ban passes
On April 19, a Student Government Organization referendum introduced by climate activism student group Swarthmore Sunrise passed with 87% approval.
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Divest, with care
Sunrise has recently been advocating for a referendum on Swarthmore’s investment policy. The group has called for a vote on
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Sunrise pushes for new divestment referendum
Sunrise Swarthmore collected digital signatures last week in an effort to call a Student Government Organization referendum on the school’s
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Sunrise, SGO, SBC to invest surplus money into a fossil-free fund
On Friday afternoon around 12:30 p.m., the Student Government Organization, Student Budget Committee, and Sunrise Swarthmore gathered in Parrish Parlors
Read moreStudents Lead on Divestment — When Will the Board?
Seven years ago, a group of Swarthmore students took a trip to West Virginia, where they witnessed the brutal injustice
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Anti-pipeline candidates elected with help from Sunrise
Sunrise lead a successful effort to elect opponents of the Mariner East II pipeline, currently under construction, to township boards
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Dear President Smith, Since the founding of Swarthmore in 1864, the college has educated students in terms of global impact
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Mountain Justice Joins National Group Sunrise, Broadens Goals
After a busy past year, Mountain Justice is rebranding. They’ve joined Sunrise, a national “movement to stop climate change and
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Divestment dialogue leads to sit-in
On Friday, Swarthmore’s Student Government Organization hosted a forum on divestment in the Friends Meeting House that included President Valerie
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The SGO Forum and the Failure to Listen
The SGO forum on divestment last Friday appears to have produced more tension than dialogue. This is largely due to
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