Fossil Free Calls on Students to Withhold Senior Gift until Divestment Fangzhou Liu February 11, 2016 2 Comments In its latest initiative against Stanford’s investment in fossil fuels, Fossil Free Stanford (FFS) is calling on the Board of Trustees to take their money out of fossil fuels - or risk losing the... Read More »
Fossil Free Stanford predicts divestment by end of academic year Rebecca Aydin January 25, 2016 2 Comments The Stanford Board of Trustees will vote to divest from oil and natural gas by the end of the academic year, student activist group Fossil Free Stanford (FFS) predicted. Read More »
Fossil fuel divestment sit-in ends with rally, Hennessy meeting Ada Throckmorton and Hannah Knowles November 21, 2015 6 Comments After a five day sit-in starting on Monday, student protesters concluded their occupation of the Main Quad Friday morning by holding a rally for full divestment from fossil fuels. Later in the day,... Read More »
Life at the Fossil Free sit-in: a community comes together for divestment Ada Throckmorton November 20, 2015 7 Comments At the site of the Fossil Free Stanford (FFS) sit-in outside the president and provost’s office, wakeup times are staggered as the sun rises. Some participants, in tents, sleep longer. Others, in... Read More »
We are not going away Op Ed November 19, 2015 12 Comments On Monday, 375 students and faculty members rallied in front of the Office of the President and the Provost. Since then, between 80 and 100 students have been sitting in, camped in tents surrounding... Read More »
Beyond divestment! Neil Chaudhary November 18, 2015 1 Comment The Fossil Free Divestment movement at Stanford has gained traction in national media this week. Student protesters pledge to occupy the main administration building until Stanford divests not only... Read More »
University issues notice requesting protesters to leave Main Quad Ada Throckmorton November 18, 2015 4 Comments Around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, students participating in the fossil fuel divestment sit-in outside President John Hennessy’s office were issued a written warning issued by the University. The letter,... Read More »
Fossil Free Stanford stages sit-in, rally at president’s office Ada Throckmorton November 16, 2015 5 Comments Around 1 p.m. on Monday, 104 students, many affiliated with Fossil Free Stanford, walked to Building 10, which houses the offices of the president and provost, and announced that they would be... Read More »
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