Coalition Forms to Overturn Divestment Policy
A new coalition of student organizations called “Ban the Ban” has formed to renew the effort to reverse the college’s
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Heating up Discussions on the Climate Crisis
Recently the campus has seen a wave of climate crisis action, from the Sunrise strike outside Parish Hall to the
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Swarthmore Students Join School Strike for Climate
On Friday, September 20, Swarthmore students stood in front of Parrish Hall before heading to march outside Philadelphia City Hall
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Sunrise Watch Party Previews Next Steps Towards Green New Deal
On February 6, 2019, over 40 students attended Sunrise’s watch party on Facebook in Trotter Hall, where Sunrise Movement members
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Six Swatties Arrested in Capitol Climate Change Protest
Over 150 members of Sunrise — including 14 Swatties — descended on the Capitol on Tues, Nov. 13 to demand
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Class of ’67 50th Reunion Panel: Swarthmore and Climate Change
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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Professors fast to pressure Board to repeal 1991 ban
On April 20, two days after a referendum demanding that the Board of Managers repeal the 1991 Investment Committee ban
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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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Swarthmore students involved in the Sunrise Movement are sponsoring a referendum next week to ask the Board of Managers to
Read moreDivest, 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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