1 10 283 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DIVEST McGill Subject The topic of the resource Environmental Justice, Divestment, Climate Action Description An account of the resource Since 2012, Divest McGill has been pushing for change through research, education, and mobilization. After 11 years, Divest McGill successfully lobbied McGill to to divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 by 2025. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DIVEST McGill Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL https://www.thetribune.ca/eleven-years-of-eco-resistance/ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/30/2025 Title A name given to the resource Eleven years of eco-resistance Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shani Laskin Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspaper Article Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Tribune Description An account of the resource This article catalogues key movements in the Divest McGill campaign and includes several interviews with Divest McGill members from over the years, dicussing the campaign's tactics and the university's power structures. 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Among these are the cancellation of finances for pipelines like the Prince Read the latest issue Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT), a commitment to avoid financing future fossil fuel projects, and a promise to gain free, prior, and informed consent from Indigenous groups before any future financing decisions concerning resource extraction.  The protest, which gathered several dozen people, departed from the Roddick Gates at 4:30 p.m. and travelled along Boulevard Robert-Bourassa until reaching the Montreal headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). There, protestors played music, chanted, and wrote messages in chalk on the sidewalk 1 / 24 as RBC employees and clients walked around them to make their way to their cars or offices.  Publish for free Nicola Chevallier, a representative from Climate Justice Montreal, spoke to The Tribune about the importance of calling out the environmentally harmful actions of banks like RBC.  https://www.thetribune.ca/news/divest-mcgill-protests-rbcs-fossil-fuel-investments-25032025/ 2/8 �6/17/26, 9:16 AM Divest McGill protests RBC’s fossil fuel investments - The Tribune “We’re here to tell RBC and all the banks that they shouldn’t fund fossil fuels, and that includes liquified natural gas, which might not sound as terrible as oil from the tar sands, but is just as bad in its process of production and its production of methane,” Chevallier said. “Today, we’re hoping to have some visibility around RBC and make it clear that they are not a clean company, neither on climate nor on human rights or Indigenous rights.” Chevallier added that the protest was targeting RBC specifically because of the bank’s marketing towards students, for instance with their on-campus ATMs. “[These initiatives] make it seem as if they are there for the youth, but in reality, they are the biggest funder of fossil fuels in so-called Canada,” Chevallier said. “So how could they be there for the youth when they are actively destroying the environment and our futures?” An attendee of the protest who wished to remain unnamed commented on the outcomes of RBC funding fossil fuel projects like the PRGT, which would transport liquefied natural gas 800 kilometres from northeastern B.C. to the province’s northwestern coast.  “This has terrible repercussions for Indigenous peoples who still inhabit their land, as most pipelines go through unceded territories and reservations,” they told The Tribune. “We’re trying to show here today that we want them to get off these lands and stop profiting from the oil and gas industry.” ore in cGill: In a speech in front of the RBC building, Tamara Ghandour, U3 Science and a Divest McGill representative, called out six specific strategies that large banks use to ensure that funding for projects like https://www.thetribune.ca/news/divest-mcgill-protests-rbcs-fossil-fuel-investments-25032025/ 3/8 �6/17/26, 9:16 AM Divest McGill protests RBC’s fossil fuel investments - The Tribune this continues, including working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to apply pressure against protestors, lobbying the government for weaker PHR members aza olidarity ncampment head of akba nniversary rotest climate measures, and increasing the efficiency of ay 13, 2026 continue to take action against environmentally cGill mmunity embers press ncerns out McGill hletics’ rmer artnership th terRent EIT destructive investments, both on campus and in broader ril 26, 2026 ack sterhood at cGill rgeted with nline racist arassment technology to extract resources.  Divest McGill achieved one of its foundational goals when McGill committed to divest from their direct holdings in publicly traded fossil fuel companies on the Carbon Underground 200 list in February 2024. 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These conditions include the cancellation of finances for pipelines like the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission, a commitment to avoid financing future fossil fuel projects, and a promise to gain free, prior, and informed consent from Indigenous groups before any future financing decisions concerning resource extraction. Climate Activism Divest McGill divestment https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/6f2da3fab25b4aec8156345f63d085a4.pdf?Expires=1792627200&Signature=mkffb1c73oTlm9zs1IVR-I8OmbFIosC1QNc9kdyAiWFk0dt9rr0BoLKZx4q358XuNURqCDWtUC6cWUfQwsuqsZ7lFTT1heondVdMIZEKo6aHbcnGmyokTHG0voGiKRiug7K%7ERamXJ0c8AMQCwBG3Y0UV76wFgpc6mGzO0Hjn3tOFipQXTVoDXw27DifCULTwJxApXg9KNHMs8LMdzyYuHUBXyeAyUn-NXWCfJxTnkHaKoq4j5%7EfvhiLLtoQrYQ0Gq3Ag%7EPk6xcpEtgRrpZrjqPqUYHyqdQ2YvexFFr1ewBkVblBlV5mh8%7EF-5y7mqUOhswRfFKorO4uSHC1yS5fmzw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cbd44c04b3b6e7e0d0c721f509d886d2 PDF Text Text 30/05/2026 14:00 Home | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250216161647/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/ HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED AFTER 11 YEARS, MCGILL HAS COMMITTED TO DIVEST Since 2012, Divest McGill has been pushing for change through research, education, and mobilization. Students, faculty, and staff made our cause known to those in power through protest and dialogue. After 11 years, McGill has finally committed to divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 by 2025.  THE FIGHT CONTINUES: DEMOCRATIZE, DECOLONIZE, & DIVEST! https://web.archive.org/web/20250216161647/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/ 1/3 �30/05/2026 14:00 Home | Divest McGill We’re calling on McGill University to acknowledge and address the urgency of the climate crisis by divesting from its investments in the fossil fuel industry. What has McGill's Administration said in response? The beneficial impact of fossil fuel companies offsets or outweighs injurious impact at this time. [CAMSR Report, 2016, pg. 9] Why should McGill Divest? Why hasn’t McGill Divested? Divestment attacks the power and legitimacy of the fossil fuel industry by challenging its social license to operate. Although the science is clear, McGill has rejected divestment from fossil fuels twice. Read more Read more Want to learn more about us? https://web.archive.org/web/20250216161647/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/ 2/3 �30/05/2026 14:00 Home | Divest McGill Although rallies, banners and chants are very visible, a lot of Divest’s work happens behind the scenes, through research and planning. MORE ABOUT DIVEST MCGILL MORE ABOUT OUR WORK Made by My Media Creative . We acknowledge that our work takes place in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka and Anishinaabeg.  HOW TO GET INVOLVED divestmcgill@gmail.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250216161647/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/ mymediacreative.org 3/3 �30/05/2026 14:01 About Us | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250216163322/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/about-us HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED ABOUT US Cliquez ici pour la version française Our Campaign Divest McGill is an environmental justice campaign calling on McGill University to acknowledge and address the urgency of the climate crisis by withdrawing the direct (segregated) investments of its endowment fund from the fossil fuel industry. It is also a team of 150 students who have, over the last 7 years, committed time and energy into research, education and mobilization to demand better of their University.   We are part of a worldwide, growing movement. More than $9.94 trillion  is being divested from the fossil fuel industry all around the world, and 15% of that comes from educational institutions. We began our campaign in the Fall of 2012, and we’ve been building a strong coalition ever since. Through petitions and formal endorsements, we’ve gained the support of thousands of students; several faculty and staff members (see the McGill Faculty and Librarians for Divestment); as well as major student associations, faculties, and the McGill Senate. High-profile institutions have a duty to lead the much needed green and just transition of our economies. This starts by removing the moral license to operate given to the fossil fuel industry, an industry with a powerful lobby and a vested interest in preventing emissions reductions. Our Goals: 1. Complete and transparent divestment from the top 200 fossil fuel companies  (globally, by reserves) 2. Mobilize our supporters in solidarity with Indigenous and other marginalized students on campus, in Montreal, and in Canada 3. Educate and mobilize the McGill community (administration, staff, and students) in support of bold and justice-oriented climate action such as carbon neutrality and pipeline resistance https://web.archive.org/web/20250216163322/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/about-us 1/2 �30/05/2026 14:01 About Us | Divest McGill Our Endorsements: McGill Senate (2018) McGill Faculty and Librarians For Divestment (2016)  Student Society of McGill University (SSMU) (2016) Post Graduate Student Society (PGSS) (2013) McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT) (2017) Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE) (2023) Faculty of Law (2018) Faculty of Science (2022) Faculty of Arts (2022) Faculty of Education Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (2022) McGill School of Environment Le Délit; The McGill Daily; The McGill Tribune Now What? On September 12th, 2018, McGill’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a motion advising the Board of Governors “to divest the endowment from all companies whose primary business is the extraction, distribution, and/or sale of fossil fuels; and from all mutual funds that invest in such companies”.    In the face of this significant support for divestment, CAMSR (the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibilities, a sub-committee to the Board of Governors), which recommended to continue investing in coal, oil and gas in 2013 and again in 2016, was mandated to assess the issue of divestment for a third time. CAMSR presented new recommendations in December 2019. Want to know how we got here? Want to know how you can help make sure the upcoming decision is right this time? View a timeline of our work Learn how to get involved Divest McGill organizes on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka territory. We recognize the deeply rooted connections between the fossil fuel industry, colonialism and extractivism; these projects disproportionately harm Indigenous peoples, cultures and livelihoods. Divest McGill intends to continuously work towards unsettling our environmental efforts within the settler colonial university context by learning about and engaging in solidarity work and accompliceship. Made by My Media Creative . We acknowledge that our work takes place in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka and Anishinaabeg.  divestmcgill@gmail.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250216163322/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/about-us mymediacreative.org 2/2 �30/05/2026 14:02 CAMPAIGNS | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001701/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/projects-8 HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED CAMPAIGNS Divest McGill has run many specific campaigns over the years designed to fight for our goals from several different angles. Our campaign strategy is ever-evolving and depends greatly on our membership. On this site, we have gathered information on some of our most recent campaigns (nonexhaustive).  DEMOCRATIZE, DIVEST, DECOLONIZE. https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001701/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/projects-8 1/2 �30/05/2026 14:02 CAMPAIGNS | Divest McGill IMG_2733.jpg METRO BOYCOTT IMG_2702.jpg Made by My Media Creative . We acknowledge that our work takes place in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka and divestmcgill@gmail.com mymediacreative.org Anishinaabeg.  https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001701/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/projects-8 2/2 �30/05/2026 14:02 DEMOCRATIZE & DIVEST | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001750/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/democratizemcgill HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED Democratize McGill “In order to divest McGill, we have to democratize McGill.” - Greg Mikkelson, former tenured McGill prof who resigned over McGill’s third refusal to divest 10 Years Later: Board of Governors Progress Report December 2022 The Board of Governors (BoG) reports that their sustainable investing objectives are being met. However, these recommendations have never been more than filler corporate jargon intended to greenwash McGill’s public image for the benefit of profiting off of crises, including the climate crisis.” This report exposes some of the ways in which McGill greenwashes us. Here, we outline the truthful version of McGill’s progress to achieve the eight recommendations contained in the CAMSR Report to the BoG. To view the full report, beyond the abbreviated version on the right, click here. After 10 years of campaigning, decades of colonial exploitation and violence, and many attempts by McGill’s PR campaigns at saving the university’s reputation and image, it is time for us to double down on our efforts and take the power into our own hands. Please feel free to share the materials at hand and spread the word about McGill BoG greenwashing. What is the McGill Board of Governors? https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001750/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/democratizemcgill 1/3 �30/05/2026 14:02 DEMOCRATIZE & DIVEST | Divest McGill The McGill Board of Governors (BoG) is the University’s highest governing body, whose mandate is “focused on ensuring the sound governance and trusteeship of the University’s assets: financial assets, property assets, and human resources.”   The BoG is made up of 25 voting members: the Chancellor (ex officio), the Principal and Vice Chancellor (ex officio), 12 members at large, 3 representatives of the McGill Alumni Association, 2 representatives of Senate, 2 representatives of the academic staff, 2 representatives of the administrative and support staff, 1 representative of the Students' Society of McGill University, and 1 representative of the PostGraduate Students' Society.   Additionally there are two student non-voting positions: 1 representative of the McGill Association of Continuing Education Students and 1 representative of the Macdonald Campus Students' Society. Of the 25 voting members of the BoG, only 8 are elected (either directly or indirectly) by the McGill community. This makes the BoG a fundamentally undemocratic institution. Fall 2021 Assembly Divest McGill began as a campaign with three goals. The first: to get the University to drop its $50 million worth of investments in the fossil fuel industry. The second: to engage in solidarity actions with communities most affected by the fossil fuel industry’s operations, particularly Indigenous communities. And third: to educate and mobilize McGill students around ecological issues. Our campaign has gathered the support of the undergraduate and postgraduate student unions, key staff unions, and - in 2018 - McGill’s largest body of elected representatives, the Senate, which voted for divestment. However, as each new wave of support came in, McGill’s central body of authority, the Board of Governors, kept refusing to drop McGill’s investments in the fossil fuel industry. First in 2013, again in 2016, and then in 2019. We have reached a boiling point. We are now fighting for a democratic university: A change in the governance structure as the only way to change McGill’s relationship with the fossil fuel industry. It is also our best commitment to solidarity with people who are housed by the university, who work as staff for the university, or who are directly affected by its investments and its colonial legacy. It is solidarity, for instance, with all those affected, especially the immunocompromised, by McGill’s COVID-19 policy: developed by administrators; protested by staff and students. We want to hear your concerns and ideas. This "hybrid" assembly,  on November 19th, 2021, was one of the first steps to do just that . We invited students, professors and other staff members to participate in a public assembly to discuss our issues with the current governance structure, and imagine together what a true democratic university could look like. To read more, check out this article.  The Democratize McGill Coalition After the first assembly, a Democratize McGill Coalition was born. Currently, the coalition is made up of members of Divest McGill, Queer McGill; Socialist Fightback at Concordia and McGill; McGill Corporate Accountability Project and acknowledge that our work takes place . We the Protestors Legal Information Clinic in addition to other independent members. in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded divestmcgill@gmail.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001750/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/democratizemcgill Made by My Media Creative mymediacreative.org 2/3 �30/05/2026 14:02 DEMOCRATIZE & DIVEST | Divest McGill territory the Kanien'kehá:ka and whether you want to endorse the coalition as a Fill out thisofsurvey to let us know Anishinaabeg.  group, help us organize assemblies or join the listserv: link   Don't forget to go like the coalition's Facebook page, as we will soon release a call for logo submissions! https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001750/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/democratizemcgill 3/3 �30/05/2026 14:03 METRO BOYCOTT | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001745/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/metro-boycott HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED Boycott Metro! Our Statement of Principles: An Open Letter to Metro Inc. and the McGill Board of Governors image_from_ios (1).jpg McGill must end its multi-million investment in the fossil fuel industry. We want Metro Board member Maryse Bertrand to stop blocking divestment in her role as a vice-chair at McGill. Please join us in signing this petition to support a boycott of Metro grocery stores, and to help bring an end to institutional investments in Canada’s unsustainable fossil fuel industry. Metro Inc. is one of the giants of the Canadian grocery and pharmacy business. Under Metro’s ownership, there are 326 name-sake locations across Ontario and Quebec, and hundreds of other stores under recognizable brands such as Super C, Adonis, Marché Richelieu, Première Moisson, Food Basics, and Marché Ami. With some reservations from the federal Competition Bureau, in 2018, Metro acquired some 400 Jean Coutu stores.  Maryse Bertrand sits on Metro Inc.’s Board of Directors. Ms. Bertrand is a board member of the National Bank of Canada, and a vice-chair on the highest administrative board of McGill University, the Board of Governors. In her capacity as a vice-chair at McGill, she has refused to support the school’s total divestment of its $1.6 billion endowment from the fossil fuel industry. Since 2012, the McGill community has pushed the McGill administration to end its investments in the fossil fuel industry. In 2019, these investments totalled, roughly, $50 million. Motions for divestment have been supported by the student and teachers’ union, prominent faculties, and most importantly, by the democratic body of the university, the McGill Senate. However, only McGill’s Board of IMG_2702.jpg Governors has executive control over the school’s investments. In the winter of 2019, the school’s by-in-large unelected Board, including Ms. Bertrand, officially rejected a democratic motion by the Senate that would have seen McGill divest. This provoked a student occupation of McGill’s administration building in February 2020. The global movement for fossil fuel divestment has led to institutions divesting more than $14.5 trillion since 2011. This movement started in universities and faith groups, and 15 percent of those institutions that have divested since are universities. In 2018, Goldman Sachs credited the “divestment movement” as “a key driver of the coal sector’s 60% de-rating over the past five years” and Shell announced it would begin considering divestment a “material risk.” In July, Alberta’s Premier, Jason Kenney, troubled by Deutsche Bank’s divestment decision, admitted that fleeting investment was among the “biggest challenges of Canada’s energy industry.”  And all for the better. Canada’s oil and gas industry is accountable for the largest share among economic sectors of Canada’s emissions. The environmental degradation produced by the industry’s operations has left behind over 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001745/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/metro-boycott 155209466_1754646328046541_5666628191173 1/3 �30/05/2026 14:03 METRO BOYCOTT | Divest McGill trillion litres of toxic fluids in industry tailings ponds, containing substances like lead, arsenic, and mercury. High cancer rates have been observed in downstream, often Indigenous, towns like those of the Mikisew Cree and the Athabasca Chipewyan. Moreover, work camps erected besides resource extraction projects have a history of introducing a largely male workforce to Indigenous communities; driving up substance abuse, sexual exploitation and assault (see, for instance, the seventh chapter of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s report). Within the first year of one industrial project, in 2011, RCMP data showed an increase of 38 percent in reports of sexual assault in BC’s Fort St James area. All of these crimes are generally overlooked largely due to the economic, cultural and political hegemony of the oil and gas industry in western Canada. In Alberta, the entrenched economic and cultural reach of the oil and gas industry has pushed public and political opinion against ecological action. Only 27% of Alberta considers climate change worthy of the title “emergency.” Calgary’s September 2019 climate rally numbered only several hundred to Montreal’s 500,000. At the political level, the industry-financed lobbying organization, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), makes hundreds of lobbying contacts with federal government officials each year, openly hostile to environmental and humanitarian efforts to limit the operations of the oil and gas industry. In 2020, Maryse Betrand earned an annual retainer on the Board of Metro of  $130,000 and has over $672,000 in equity holdings in the company. Relative to 2019, her annual retainer has increased by 8% and the value of her equity holdings has increased by 16.5%. McGill’s Board of Governors deliberately appoints its members for their corporate connections to big businesses like Metro Inc.. For instance, Ms. Bertrand sits on McGill’s Board alongside Cynthia Price Verreault who worked for Petro-Canada for roughly 18 years. Metro Inc. has tremendous financial and professional leverage over Bertrand, who in turn has the power to change McGill’s investments in the fossil fuel industry.  Our Demands 1. Metro Inc. must release a public statement condemning McGill University’s investments in the fossil fuel industry; 2. Metro Inc. must facilitate a discussion between Maryse Bertrand, Divest McGill, and Climate Justice Montreal, with Metro acting as a third party; 3. Maryse Bertrand must put forward a motion for divestment from the fossil fuel industry at a meeting of McGill’s Board of Governors and rally support from her colleagues; and 4. Metro Inc. must adopt a mandate to lobby provincial and federal politicians against future investments in the fossil fuel industry.   We hope this boycott extends past demands on Metro or McGill. Our elected provincial and federal representatives must understand this divestment movement is not limited to the local level. These officials must stop allowing their governments to fund Canada’s major players in the fossil fuel industry, and must prevent future funding from banks, universities, and other financial institutions. 152982531_337267050938367_11866378249116 For those interested in becoming more involved in the campaign, do not hesitate to contact us at divestmcgill@gmail.com. This open letter has been signed by Extinction Rebellion Québec, Quit RBC - XR Québec, Extinction Rebellion Youth Québec, Pour le futur Montréal, Climate Justice Montreal, Sortons la Caisse du Carbone, Coalition etudiante pour un https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001745/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/metro-boycott 2/3 �30/05/2026 14:03 METRO BOYCOTT | Divest McGill virage environnemental et social (CEVES), LeapUofT, DivestED, Fossil Free LakeHead, RadLaw, McGill Law Climate Justice, Climate Justice Climatique uOttawa, McGill Corporate Accountability Project, the Milton Parc Citizen’s Committee, and Divest McGill METRO BOYCOTT ZINE Made by My Media Creative . 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That is why Divest McGill urges our University to stop supporting coal, oil and gas coal companies.  Divestment is about acknowledging that money carries power, and that it is up to us to use that power to send strong political statements. Divestment also attacks the legitimacy of the fossil fuel industry by raising awareness on its damaging impacts, whether to human rights, the environment or democracy. That’s what makes it a tactic for climate justice.  Let’s be clear: it is not a panacea; yet, it is part of the large range of bold actions needed to fight the climate crisis and engage in a just and truly sustainable transition. Divestment would be all the more significant if performed by an institution which praises itself for being a leader in sustainability like McGill. A big reputation comes with great visibility and large responsibilities. As students, we will hold our administration accountable. On Social Injury In order to officially divest, McGill would need to find that investing in fossil fuels causes “grave social injury.” Social injury is defined as “the grave injurious impact which the activities of a legal person is found to have on consumers, employees, or other persons, or on the natural environment” (CAMSR, Terms of Reference, 2018)   https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001740/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/divestment 1/4 �30/05/2026 14:03 Divestment | Divest McGill As we argued in the 150-page research brief in March 2015, anthropogenic climate change does represent a grave injurious impact because it: 1. Puts pressure on food systems, 2. Causes inundation of densely inhabited coastal areas, 3. Increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, 4. Poses serious direct risk to human health, 5. Leads to ecosystem collapse, 6. Threatens First Nations groups and Indigenous cultures, 7. Poses security threats, 8. Damages infrastructures of cities, including Montreal, 9. Initiates positive feedback loops which are known to accelerate other consequences in an abrupt and non-linear manner. Now, because as supplies of coal, oil and gas, fossil fuel companies have a vested interest in climate change inaction, these corporations have played and continue to What is Divestment? play a major role in frustrating the enactment and enforcement of the domestic and Why Divest? international laws that protect individuals’ health, safety, and basic freedoms in the The Case for Divestment face of the climate crisis. They do this by:   Misconceptions - Lobbying governments against climate change policies, - Funding of anti-scientific climate-denial propaganda, mirroring the strategy of the tobacco industry (an industry McGill divested from due to its harm to society) - Promoting insufficient technical “solutions” such as carbon sequestration. Read our research brief for the full story and all our sources. THE CASE FOR DIVESTMENT *you can read the full version of all the texts cited below as well as their bibliography in our Publications section  “The moral case is simple. As long as universities like McGill don’t divest, they remain caught in a glaring contradiction: betting their prestige on preparing young people for the world while betting their dollars on making it uninhabitable.” (Martin Lukacs, journalist at the Guardian and one of the alumni who returned their McGill diploma; The Guardian, March 2016) "The IPCC report that came out on [October 6th, 2018] outlined a future that is more dire than any of us are prepared for [...] We need to act. We need to be bold and fearless in the face of climate change [...] We invite CAMSR to consider that we are living in a day and age where fossil fuels are no longer going to be sustaining us.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001740/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/divestment 2/4 �30/05/2026 14:03 Divestment | Divest McGill (Open Letter from Faculty to McGill’s Board of Governors, 2014) “McGill has divested for moral and political (as opposed to purely financial) reasons at least three times in the recent past: in the 1980s from companies doing business in South Africa in 1980s; in the first decade of the 21st Century, from corporations doing business in Myanmar and tobacco firms. Such divestment campaigns nearly always result in stronger government action effectively reducing the harms caused by offending companies.” (Senate motion presented by Gregory Mikkelson, overwhelmingly adopted on September 12th, 2018) “If we say that we’re going to address the climate risk, as countries and businesses are [doing], it means that the value of these fossil fuel assets will fall, will actually collapse; because the value of fossil fuel assets is based on the potential of exploiting the entire reserves of fossil fuels that are in the books of these companies. So if we say that we’re only going to exploit 20, or 25, or 50, or 60 percent of these reserves, it means the value [of the investment] will fall by that much. You’re investing in a stock that will be a “stranded asset” soon. So if you’re to keep your investment in fossil fuels, you’re making a bet that the world will not be acting decisively on climate. […] It’s a completely unethical posture for any investor to say, ‘I’m betting on the destruction of the planet.” (Karel Mayrand, director of the David Suzuki Foundation in Québec and one of the McGill alumni who returned their diplomas in sign of disapproval of their alma mater’s investment policy, The McGill Daily, October 2015) What is Divestment? MISCONCEPTIONS Why Divest? The Case for Divestment Misconceptions Divestment is complex: we agree! That’s why Divest McGill has proposed a very targeted divestment program from only the top 200 fossil fuel companies as measured by reserve. Our 2015 submission to the Board actually suggested a preliminary divestment strategy from only Enbridge and Shell. We conducted case studies on these two companies, which found both environmental and social injury caused by these two companies. It has worked in the social rejection of apartheid and tobacco. In any case, this mentality of searching for a panacea will not work; we acknowledge that many solutions are required to properly tackle climate change. The primary goal of divestment is not to financially cripple the industry. The goal is to signal to policymakers that supporting the fossil fuel industry is not in society’s best interests so they should no longer be supported by governments through subsidies and loose regulations.  https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001740/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/divestment 3/4 �30/05/2026 14:03 Divestment | Divest McGill Universities are havens of knowledge and thus carry important social clout and intellectual authority. We as students, professors, and administrators can take advantage of our privilege in being here by using that clout to empower a shift towards a low carbon economy.     “Shareholder action” only works for specific industry changes. The problem with fossil fuel firms is their entire business model. A shareholder can’t ask them to phase out their product.   The fossil fuel industry is fairly unique: it is a powerful lobby with a vested interest in specifically preventing emissions reductions, which are essential to proper climate policy. Made by My Media Creative . We acknowledge that our work takes place in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka and Anishinaabeg.  divestmcgill@gmail.com mymediacreative.org What is Divestment? Why Divest? The Case for Divestment Misconceptions https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001740/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/divestment 4/4 �30/05/2026 14:04 Divestment at McGill | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001720/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/at-mcgill HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL It starts with an endowment... McGill owns an endowment fund of 1.67 billion dollars (value reported on March 31st, 2019). This “pool of money” is primarily composed of donations, and is managed by the Office of Investments according to the Investment Policy. To learn more about McGill's investments, see below. The Investment Policy states that the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR) must recommend that McGill divest from fossil fuels in order for it to take effect in their investment policies. It is this very committee, CAMSR, that has rejected divestment from fossil fuels twice. SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT CAMSR. The current chair of CAMSR, Cynthia Price-Verrault, held several senior management positions during her twenty years in the petroleum industry. [Board of Governors, 2019] CAMSR tried to change its Terms of Reference in December 2017 so that its mandate would include to https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001720/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/at-mcgill 1/4 �30/05/2026 14:04 Divestment at McGill | Divest McGill “refrain from using the University’s resources to advance specific social or political causes.” [CAMSR Proposed New Terms of Reference, 2018, pg. 14] WHAT HAS CAMSR BEEN UP TO? In February of 2015, Divest submitted to CAMSR its second petition calling for divestment from fossil fuels, along with a 150-page report outlining the long-term social and environmental harm caused by the fossil fuel industry. The petition was rejected. CAMSR recommended McGill keep investing in fossil fuels for the second time and presented its report to the Board of Governors on March 17th, 2016. WHAT WAS THEIR REASONING? The Committee remains unconvinced that grave injurious impact resulting from the activities of the top 200 fossil https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001720/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/at-mcgill 2/4 �30/05/2026 14:04 Divestment at McGill | Divest McGill fuel companies or a particular fossil fuel [CAMSRcompany Report, 2016, pg. 10] has occurred at this time. Continuing to explore or refusing to keep unburnable reserves underground does not directly have grave injurious impact on individuals or the natural environment. [CAMSR Report, 2016, pg. 10] CAMSR fails to see the logic or virtue in singling out the activities of fossil fuel companies for special attention, when concerted efforts are needed on a mass scale to change the behaviour of many companies and individuals. [CAMSR Report, 2016, pg. 9] 15.jpg A group of Professors from the MFL4D (McGill Faculty and Librarians For Divestment) graded the CAMSR’s infamous report as if it had been a student’s paper. They found multiple fallacious arguments, unsupported claims, and overall lack of academic rigour. Read the report version annotated by the profs here. MCGILL'S INVESTMENTS https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001720/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/at-mcgill 3/4 �30/05/2026 14:04 Divestment at McGill | Divest McGill To get the numbers right, Divest members created mcgillinvests.in, a tool to explore McGill's investment data, obtained via Access to Information requests. The endowment was organized into several categories of interest, bringing into focus the investments deemed socially and environmentally irresponsible. Here is an overview of the findings: It is to note that a Fossil Free Fund (FFF) was launched in 2017. However, as of today the FFF only represents... 0.38% of the total endowment! (FFF weight as of March 31st, 2019) Made by My Media Creative . We acknowledge that our work takes place in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka and Anishinaabeg.  divestmcgill@gmail.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001720/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/at-mcgill mymediacreative.org 4/4 �30/05/2026 14:05 Get Involved | Divest McGill The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001710/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/get-involved HOME ABOUT US CAMPAIGNS DIVESTMENT AT MCGILL GET INVOLVED GET INVOLVED Join the Democratize, Divest, and Decolonize Campaign After 10 years of demonstrations, petitions, assemblies, referendums (and more!) for fossil fuel divestment, the undemocratic Board of Governors refuses to act and, instead, is a soapbox for corporate greed and colonial extractivism.   "We are tired of demanding change from those who never intended on listening...We will prefigure a democratically-led university...We are occupying McGill to create a festive, autonomous space...which belongs to all rather than to the corporate elite".   Students are asking for the community to show its support by coming out to events (all taking place onsite in the Arts building starting March 7th), supporting the occupation on social media, speaking out and organizing direct democracy within your own networks to democratize and divest NOW! What you can do: 1) Fight for Divestment, write (link to email template) to the Board of Governors. 2) Sign the Petition for McGill's Divestment from TC Energy. 3) Join us in the Arts Building to #OccupyMcGill and make your voice heard for democratization and divestment. 4) Join the Democratize McGill coalition or sign up for our email list We always welcome new ideas! Follow our Facebook page for updates on our weekly meetings upcoming events, and special projects. And don’t miss our “DM 10 https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001710/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/get-involved 1/2 �30/05/2026 14:05 Get Involved | Divest McGill presentations at the beginning of each semester! They’ll help you an idea of what we do and how you can get involved!  Feel free to contact us with any suggestions or questions! divestmcgill@gmail.com How we operate: We are a non-hierarchical group—we collaborate within working groups and through specific projects with everyone’s voices being equal in decision-making.  Our current teams and tasks include: Outreach and Mobilization Communications Research Organizing rallies, tabling, Fossil Free Week, etc. Acting as spokespeople, managing our web presence, and preparing press releases or op-eds. Keeping up to date with all of the latest findings, research, and related initiatives that can help strengthen our cause. Additionally, we look at meeting documents, reports, and statements from the McGill administration to make sure we know where they stand. Maintaining Alumni Networks Liason Contact with administration Making sure motivated alumni are with us in our fight for climate justice by organizing events thethe “Diploma Returning Ceremony” we did in  2016. Liaising with the McGill Faculty and Librarians For Divestment (MFL4D), as well as with other campus and community campaigns like Divest Concordia, Désinvestissons UdM, Divest MountAllison, 350.org, and more! Presenting at Board of Governors meetings, discussing with Board and administration members. Made by My Media Creative . We acknowledge that our work takes place in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka and Anishinaabeg.  divestmcgill@gmail.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250203001710/https://www.divestmcgill.ca/get-involved mymediacreative.org 2/2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Divest McGill Read the latest issue deliberately held the celebration in the Arts Building, where the organization had held an 11-day occupation just two years earlier, to call attention to the years of student activism that led to the BoG’s decision. Lola Milder, U3 Arts, and member of Divest McGill, addressed the attendees in a speech. She highlighted that the decision came after a presentation the organization made to the BoG last fall, where Board members agreed to vote on divestment in December 2023. Following the vote, the BoG decided to adopt eight socially responsible investing (SRI) measures, including divestment from direct holdings in the CU200.  Publish for free At the celebration, attendees enjoyed food provided by Midnight Kitchen while sharing stories about their involvement in Divest McGill over the years. David Summerhays, a former Divest McGill member, spoke about his experience campaigning for divestment when https://www.thetribune.ca/news/divest-mcgill-celebrates-bogs-divestment-from-cu200-after-over-a-decade-of-activism-13022024/ 2/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM Divest McGill celebrates BoG’s divestment from CU200 after over a decade of activism - The Tribune he founded the organization in 2012 in an interview with The Tribune. “I don’t know if I can communicate to you how small we felt when we started. Nobody knew who we were,” Summerhays said. “[When] we knocked on a door, we never knew what they were going to say. [But] the answer kept being, ‘we support you.’” Harlan Hutt, U2 Arts and President of the Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE), spoke about his experience protesting with Divest McGill against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in 2021 and how it impacted him as a union leader.  “The protest at RBC […] served as my introduction to student activism at McGill. I was able to connect with so many activists through this one protest, including people I still talk to, and who help inform my decisions as a union leader,” Hutt said.  Frédérique Mazerolle, a McGill media relations officer, provided The Tribune with a statement by email, stressing that the administration is open to discourse with student groups. “Through the years, the University has had discussions with members of student clubs such as ESG McGill and the student-run club Divest McGill to discuss our strategy,” Mazerolle wrote.  Nonetheless, she maintained that the decision to divest was driven by the BoG. “The decision by McGill’s Board of Directors to divest from carbon-intensive investment […] is a culmination of a carefully considered strategy implemented over the https://www.thetribune.ca/news/divest-mcgill-celebrates-bogs-divestment-from-cu200-after-over-a-decade-of-activism-13022024/ 3/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM Divest McGill celebrates BoG’s divestment from CU200 after over a decade of activism - The Tribune past few years, driven by McGill’s commitment to sustainability and aligning our investments with our values and community concerns,” Mazerolle wrote. After more than a decade of organizing, many Divest McGill speakers questioned why McGill did not promise to divest before Dec. 2023. Summerhays said that the BoG’s decision reflects years of “snowballing” student activism.  Milder thinks that although student activism played a role in the decision, the changing political climate was also influential.  “I believe that if it was profitable for them socially and economically, [McGill] would still be invested. And so I think student organizing is part of what has changed that socio-political context and made [investments in fossil fuels] less feasible,” Milder said.  Milder also outlined some of Divest McGill’s concerns with the BoG’s SRI initiatives, noting that McGill has yet to commit to divestment from indirect holdings in fossil fuels. Further, she expressed some ambivalence towards the BoG’s commitment to allocate 10 per cent ore in cGill: of the McGill Investment Pool (MIP) to investments aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which include broad objectives such as “end[ing] poverty in all its forms everywhere.”  PHR members aza olidarity ncampment head of akba “It is strategically vague, and students and faculty and other community members need to stay on McGill’s back to find out what those sustainable development investment goals are,” Milder said.  Others, including Tamara Ghandour, U2 Science, stated that it is not enough to only divest from fossil fuels and https://www.thetribune.ca/news/divest-mcgill-celebrates-bogs-divestment-from-cu200-after-over-a-decade-of-activism-13022024/ 4/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM nniversary rotest Divest McGill celebrates BoG’s divestment from CU200 after over a decade of activism - The Tribune called on McGill to divest from Israeli companies complicit in the war in Gaza.  ay 13, 2026 cGill mmunity embers press ncerns out McGill hletics’ rmer artnership th terRent EIT ril 26, 2026 “So many issues are intersectional. Palestine is also an environmental issue. Environmental issues are also about violence and militarization and racism,” Ghandour told The Tribune. “There’s still so much divestment to be had.” Milder echoed Ghandour’s sentiment about standing in solidarity with other student activist groups.  “As we get to feel a little bit of relief at the beginning of victory, we can also give support to our allies [….] This is a moment for expansion for climate justice organizing at McGill.” ack sterhood at cGill rgeted with nline racist arassment Facebook Share on X LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link Share this: ril 7, 2026 TAGS: board of governors, CU200, divest mcgill, student activism Fabienne de Cartier https://www.thetribune.ca/news/divest-mcgill-celebrates-bogs-divestment-from-cu200-after-over-a-decade-of-activism-13022024/ 5/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM Divest McGill celebrates BoG’s divestment from CU200 after over a decade of activism - The Tribune Leave a Comment Your email address will not be published. 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Title A name given to the resource DIVEST McGill Subject The topic of the resource Environmental Justice, Divestment, Climate Action Description An account of the resource Since 2012, Divest McGill has been pushing for change through research, education, and mobilization. After 11 years, Divest McGill successfully lobbied McGill to to divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 by 2025. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DIVEST McGill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Admin and Sanctions (BDS) Beyond Divestment Board of Governors Boycott Climate Activism Divest McGill divestment editorial Israel Palestine https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/4f30c8d54849f6aa8c7b7aec034754fa.pdf?Expires=1792627200&Signature=h6-gs5Iu8PO6P-Ec2HxyOFyUkp3joQbaUjx6WqqIE6Uw7d4-PxYVamLqJinooYRoM3yAu6cnZiVnzhADSYigWCKioZ4Fff7zz69utv6FoitYXz%7ET0SmuzQ-Agi1AgIrtU1MtANp6YLBcXHKDtL6Cclg%7EyIcED2pk%7E%7EOEA84nIxCDbGRnrImxJl5wgt2myApeHGYEKN4MLCl09VfDD8fa5-hHZ9b2HW70tK6k1aY03XlwV-8Uhk0qZLqtgBHsXrVmq5M-WcZXaUROo91a72unjTLcYhuvN1oBR7xzKbVRl0Q91kWzMM2UFua1veOntJezR%7EqwqKHVuzVp2KZq3LtshA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 61228d41009f35a4d0bc2d733d7c0f83 PDF Text Text 6/17/26, 9:14 AM   Divestment from fossil fuels was the first step; divestment from genocide is the next - The Tribune About   Contact Get involved   News  Opinion  Sports  Features Creative  Student Life  Conferences A&E  On the Table  SciTech  About  Read the latest issue EDITORIAL, OPINION Divestment from fossil fuels was the first step; divestment from https://www.thetribune.ca/opinion/divestment-from-fossil-fuels-was-the-first-step-divestment-from-genocide-is-the-next-20242201/ Publish for free 1/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM Divestment from fossil fuels was the first step; divestment from genocide is the next - The Tribune genocide is the next The The Tri S by The Tribune Editorial Board — on January 23, 2024 The Tribune Editorial Board — Author 00:00 1 Following 12 years of mobilization from students and faculty, the Board of Governors (BoG) voted on Dec. 14 2 to divest from all direct holdings in Carbon Underground (CU) 200 fossil fuel companies. This is a 3 significant step toward greater environmental justice Falling From a… Hannah Frances Now Please D… Rahsaan Roland K… You're Gonna … Bob Dylan 05:04 04:23 02:55 and a well-deserved victory for Divest McGill, an organization whose central role in pushing McGill to Read the latest issue divest has been entirely neglected by the university. Since 2012, Divest McGill has carried much of the student and faculty activism on their shoulders, pressuring the university to divest from fossil fuels. Simultaneously engaging in disruption with students and conversation with the administration, multiple generations of McGill students have continuously called on the university to address its role in the climate crisis. Yet McGill’s announcement of their decision to divest makes no mention of Divest McGill, thus completely erasing student activism from their narrative. Although this commitment to divestment and the relentless student activism that led to it should be Publish for free celebrated, there is nothing radical or revolutionary about the university’s initiative. Following the path of Harvard and Concordia, McGill’s decision is part of the institution’s performative effort to protect its reputation and keep fueling its greenwashing machine. At other Canadian institutions, such as the University of British https://www.thetribune.ca/opinion/divestment-from-fossil-fuels-was-the-first-step-divestment-from-genocide-is-the-next-20242201/ 2/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM Divestment from fossil fuels was the first step; divestment from genocide is the next - The Tribune Columbia , the divestment plan has been set to take almost 10 years, not to be completed until 2030. On the other hand, McGill has committed to divest from its direct holdings in CU200 companies by 2025.  Now more than ever, the student body—this generation and the next—must continue mobilizing to hold the university accountable to its commitment to sustainability. Divesting only from direct holdings is not enough—McGill must carry out the same initiative with its remaining indirect holdings in CU200 companies, and also other investments into companies that produce fossil fuels. But to truly commit to the goal of sustainability in which McGill prides itself, the university needs to acknowledge that climate justice and social justice only exist with each other. The announcement of divestment from fossil fuels occurred strategically after students overwhelmingly voted for the Policy Against Genocide in Palestine and its targeting of investments in companies that fund occupation and apartheid in Palestine. McGill cannot use divestment from fossil fuels as a distraction from student and faculty calls demanding divestment from companies complicit in the genocide of nearly 25,000 Palestinian people in Gaza. Instead, divestment from fossil fuels sets a fundamental precedent for other necessary and urgent forms of divestment. In 1985, McGill was the first Canadian university to take a moral, political, and economic stance through its investments and divest from corporations complicit in South African apartheid in response to student activism. This commitment to protect human rights must stand the test of time, and the university must stop co-signing https://www.thetribune.ca/opinion/divestment-from-fossil-fuels-was-the-first-step-divestment-from-genocide-is-the-next-20242201/ 3/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM Divestment from fossil fuels was the first step; divestment from genocide is the next - The Tribune murder and genocide by putting an end to their investments supporting both the Israeli regime and violence around the world. More in Editorial: The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) has a critical role to play in holding McGill accountable to their commitment to divest. With every policy presented by SSMU and voted on by the student body, students’ demands stand behind a united front and become 60 years after Gloria Baylis’ andmark ase, Canadian egal ystems till fail to edress ystemic acism harder for the university to ignore. Although the April 7, 2026 policy also demanded that McGill cut ties with university’s administration and its governing structures have an overwhelming amount of control over student governance—and has time and again bypassed student democracy—the SSMU President is the sole undergraduate voice sitting on the BoG representing students’ demands. In 2021, SSMU adopted the Divest for Human Rights Policy along with several other student organizations, which played a significant role in pressuring the university to divest from fossil fuels. The companies that enable violence against Indigenous peoples in the Americas, Palestinians, Yemenis, and Uyghurs. SSMU must keep its commitment to this McGill hields sraeli nstitutions at the expense of ts students March 31, 2026 policy and pressure the BoG to implement every single demand for divestment. The step that McGill took last December is a major victory for student activists, but not the end of the fight. 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Read the latest issue CU 200 companies include the world’s top 200 coal, oil, and gas reserve owners, ranked by the carbon emissions content of their reported reserves. Divestment will be implemented in 2024, and completed in 2025. This comes after 12 years of student and faculty mobilization, primarily through Divest McGill.  Zahur Ashrafuzzaman, BA ’23, a former member of Divest McGill, explained the work that the student group has done in the past decade to advocate for divestment in an interview with The Tribune. They shared that since its founding in 2012, the group has organized highly publicized events at the university, submitted extensively researched briefs to the BoG, and Publish for free circulated petitions. “It’s been a long time coming [….] It further validates the importance of all the work everyone has been doing over the past decade. It’s beautiful to see,” Ashrafuzzaman said. “It is a community effort from https://www.thetribune.ca/news/mcgill-divests-direct-holdings-from-carbon-underground-200-fossil-fuel-firms-16012024/ 2/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM McGill divests direct holdings from Carbon Underground 200 fossil fuel companies - The Tribune everyone involved, for so many years, so many graduation cycles.”  Another member of Divest McGill, Lola Milder, U3 Science, shared that the divestment came after the group’s September 2023 presentation to the BoG, where BoG members committed to voting on divestment by December 2023. While Milder shared that she was excited by the decision, she expressed a sense of ambivalence surrounding whether McGill would follow through on this commitment.  “I think we’ve seen so many other universities across Canada commit to divestment, but then fall short of their commitments, like Concordia, which had to renew their commitment last year because they were basically sitting idle on their commitment to divest,” Milder said.  Divestment was one of eight commitments approved by the BoG, with another initiative consisting of allocating ten per cent of the MIP to sustainable investment strategies as per United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. McGill media relations officer Frédérique Mazerolle described this action as the most important out of all of McGill’s commitments.  “We are moving from investing five5 per cent of our portfolio in sustainable investments to 10 per cent. These are investments that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which address not only climate change, but such goals as alleviating poverty and advancing sustainability—we are furthering our steps in tackling global challenges,” Mazerolle wrote. Darin Barney, a professor in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies, was a member of the BoG from 2017-2019 and resigned from his position https://www.thetribune.ca/news/mcgill-divests-direct-holdings-from-carbon-underground-200-fossil-fuel-firms-16012024/ 3/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM McGill divests direct holdings from Carbon Underground 200 fossil fuel companies - The Tribune as governor in 2019 in protest of the BoG’s handling of Divest McGill’s petition to the Board to divest from its endowment in fossil-fuel companies. While Barney celebrated the BoG’s decision to divest, he highlighted the need for McGill to divest from the remaining 0.4 per cent of indirect holdings in fossil fuel companies. “Beyond that, McGill should continue and intensify its efforts to decarbonize the operations of the University in all it dimensions, including by providing enhanced material support and recognition for low-carbon scholarly practices in research, publication, teaching and administration,” Barney wrote in an email to The Tribune.  Greg Mikkelson, an ex-professor at McGill who resigned over the university’s lack of divestment in 2020, called for McGill to lobby their peers at other universities to ore in cGill: likewise cut their ties with oil and gas companies. He also asserted that the university needs a stronger democratic representation of students and staff on its BoG.  PHR members aza olidarity ncampment head of akba nniversary rotest “The fact that McGill’s corporate-dominated board took ay 13, 2026 divestment will inspire McGill to divest from other cGill mmunity embers press ncerns so long to go along with divestment—despite overwhelming support on campus from students, faculty, and staff—cries out for a democratic overhaul of that board,” Mikkelson said in a written statement to The Tribune.  Ashrafuzzaman also expressed hope that the fossil-fuel socially unjust endowments, including companies that support the Israeli state.  “What comes to mind is investments in companies that support the Israeli occupation and apartheid in https://www.thetribune.ca/news/mcgill-divests-direct-holdings-from-carbon-underground-200-fossil-fuel-firms-16012024/ 4/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM McGill divests direct holdings from Carbon Underground 200 fossil fuel companies - The Tribune out McGill hletics’ rmer artnership th terRent EIT Palestine. McGill is invested heavily into companies like ril 26, 2026 and alumni to celebrate the divestment. A date has not Lockheed Martin […] and various other companies that are heavily implicated in the ongoing genocide,” Ashrafuzzaman said.  Divest McGill plans to bring together students, staff, yet been decided. ack sterhood at cGill rgeted with nline racist arassment Facebook Share on X LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link Share this: ril 7, 2026 TAGS: divest mcgill, Divestment, Fossil fuels, mcgill Jasjot Grewal Leave a Comment Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Message https://www.thetribune.ca/news/mcgill-divests-direct-holdings-from-carbon-underground-200-fossil-fuel-firms-16012024/ 5/8 �6/17/26, 9:14 AM McGill divests direct holdings from Carbon Underground 200 fossil fuel companies - The Tribune Name * Email Address * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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We must acknowledge the five Comments feed people he enslaved, Jack, Sarah, Marie-Louise, WordPress.org and Marie Potamiane, and one whose name has not been uncovered, who do not receive the same recognition. It is essential to acknowledge McGill’s inextricable ties to slavery and colonialism, and its continued impact on journalism, especially as it has been used to justify relations of domination, erase racial and settlercolonial injustice, and conceal stories that need to be told. 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Title A name given to the resource DIVEST McGill Subject The topic of the resource Environmental Justice, Divestment, Climate Action Description An account of the resource Since 2012, Divest McGill has been pushing for change through research, education, and mobilization. After 11 years, Divest McGill successfully lobbied McGill to to divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 by 2025. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DIVEST McGill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/2024 Title A name given to the resource Dishwashing after the Divest Victory Party Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Divest McGill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived HEIC Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Divest McGill Description An account of the resource Attendees of the Divest McGill victory party doing dishes together after the celebration. 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Title A name given to the resource DIVEST McGill Subject The topic of the resource Environmental Justice, Divestment, Climate Action Description An account of the resource Since 2012, Divest McGill has been pushing for change through research, education, and mobilization. After 11 years, Divest McGill successfully lobbied McGill to to divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 by 2025. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DIVEST McGill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/2024 Title A name given to the resource Divest Victory Party Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Divest McGill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived HEIC Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Divest McGill Description An account of the resource Students, staff, Divest McGill members and alumni, Divest McGill supporters, community members, and others gather in the Arts building to celebrate the University's announcement of divestment from fossil fuels. Climate Activism Divest McGill divestment https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/b5ce2e2ca8b8711717b88ce186ee6bfe.pdf?Expires=1792627200&Signature=sJ3crG8jZuRiAkrkJWCR381zLYsNYtIRUCVoxDCWOAa0RzPzlyDSUlXOLec%7EEB-gRdyLv5RUohL1TH2sraFUq5vRGEnEPFg-nhhJkCkjkH4xjh6aeD0j65u9KEzW4S5YIsPeBW8k3BaVfhfd8b4Me7DjXXjSK1KI%7EWcZIfZqyOvkBuAkL2w9J4UwI6pgtZm%7EOiI-gFSNYwkAikuQOm7OJRBoe1PBDqWGik-YYlGovXNbDRRtHtrPqZA2OCwSt4Rkyy-0ooeeZN3GiFN8VyD7IbO1C3Xca8Q23twy7KvIy40YL3XHp6bWZs-m1fQJO3Kzly-XjgRovxIvq8dggzKZ8A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a759009cbd98f76096ddbcc2680c2c9b PDF Text Text Welcome to DIVEST 101 Get to know Divest McGill! Winter 2023 �Intros What brings you here? What are you looking for on campus, and from Divest McGill? �Land Acknowledgment ● Divest McGill organizes on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka territory, known as Tio'tia:ke in Kanien'kéha and Mooniyang in Anishinaabemowin. ● To learn about the territories upon which youʼve lived and their first inhabitants, check out the world map at native-land.ca. ● If youʼre able, pay some rent through relevant donations. A few suggestions: Tio'tia:ke (Montréal): The Native Women's Shelter of Montreal, Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke Wetʼsuwetʼen territory: Gidimtʼen Checkpoint Secwepemc territory: Sqeq-petsin Occupation Camp, Tiny House Warriors Six Nations territory: The Land Defenders of 1492 Land Back Lane Legal Fund Anishinaabe territory: Stop Line 3 Fund �Threats to the livelihood and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples are not limited to the past. �Divestment is a force for Indigenous solidarity and land protection. TC Energyʼs Coastal GasLink pipeline invades Wetʼsuwetʼen territory. Article from Dec. 2021 rally on campus. �What is divestment? For an institution, to “divest” means to withdraw investments from a specific industry, and redirect that money into a more responsible and ethical investment portfolio. More than shuffling money around, fossil fuel divestment is a political statement attacking the power and legitimacy of this colonial, extractive industry, threatening their continued operation. Divestment is crucial in the economic transition away from fossil fuels. �What does divestment mean at McGill? 1. In order to divestment to take effect, the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR) must recommend divestment. 2. CAMSR is one of the committees under the Board of Governors (BoG). The BoG is the universityʼs highest governing body. Of the 25 voting BoG members, only 8 are elected (either directly or indirectly) by the McGill community. The BoG is fundamentally undemocratic. �Unsurprisingly, oil & gas arenʼt the only harmful only things McGill has its money in… Curious about a deeper breakdown of investments? Check out mcgillinvests.in for the whole portfolio. Our work aligns and overlaps with the Divest for Human Rights Campaign & Students for Palestinian Human Rights. (Nov 2021 Investment Data) �Divest McGillʼs Campaign Goals 1. McGillʼs complete and transparent divestment from the top 200 fossil fuel companies (globally, by carbon reserves). 2. Mobilization of our supporters in solidarity with Indigenous and other marginalized students on campus, in so-called Montreal, across so-called Canada. 3. Education and mobilization of the McGill community (faculty, staff, and students) in support of bold, justice-oriented climate action like carbon neutrality and pipeline resistance. �We didnʼt come up with divestment! Nor are we alone in this fight! We belong to a movement! + SO MANY MORE! �Who's with us? Divest McGill has received endorsements from: Governing Bodies ● ● ● McGill Senate SSMU (Student Society of McGill University) PGSS (Post Graduate Student Society) Unions and Employee Associations ● MAUT (McGill Association of University Teachers) ● MUNACA (McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association) What groups havenʼt been tapped? How can we reach them? Schools and Faculties ● Faculty of Law ● Faculty of Arts ● Faculty of Education ● Faculty of Agricultural Sciences ● McGill School of Environment Campus Press ● Le Délit ● The McGill Daily ● The McGill Tribune �What to expect — How we organize We build shared power through non-hierarchical structures and solidarity with other groups and projects. That looks like: ● Rotating roles during meetings and projects ● Using the consensus model for group decision making ● Committing to, and consistently reflecting on our commitment to, climate justice and collective action. ● Supporting new members through peer mentorship ● Creating and maintaining systems for the exchange of knowledge & skills. ● Using working groups to accomplish projects and embrace different skill sets (Communication, Escalation, Outreach, Education, Democratization). �2012 2015 Divest starts as a working research project of the SSMU VP External. - Second CAMSR petition - Faculty of Arts endorses Divest McGill 2016 2013 - Divest McGill submits its first petition to CAMSR! Signed by 1200 - Community members - First sit in SSMU passes its first - Diploma returning motion to take action on divestment. ceremony �2017 disrupting an attempt to pass an unfair change to the mandate of the committee advising on divestment 2018 McGill Senate endorses Divestment! 2019 2020 - Blockading James Admin Pandemic organizing Metro Boycott Mass student walkout, giant climate strike, “Paid by McGill” video �#PaidbyMcGill �2021- 2022: Where are we now? �2021- 2022: Where are we now? �What do you want to see this year from Divest McGill? And how can we make that happen? �The way we see it? “In order to divest McGill, we have to democratize McGill.” - Greg Mikkelson, former tenured McGill prof who resigned over McGillʼs third refusal to divest Source: McGill Daily �THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? CLARIFICATIONS? Stay in the loop: @Divest McGill on Facebook & Instagram divestmcgill.com, divestmcgill@gmail.com Join our mailing list: �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DIVEST McGill Subject The topic of the resource Environmental Justice, Divestment, Climate Action Description An account of the resource Since 2012, Divest McGill has been pushing for change through research, education, and mobilization. After 11 years, Divest McGill successfully lobbied McGill to to divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 by 2025. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DIVEST McGill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/2023 Title A name given to the resource Divest 101: Winter 2023 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Divest McGill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Powerpoint Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Divest McGill Description An account of the resource Presentation slides introducing Divest McGill to potential new members, highlighting the intersectionalities of the campaign with Indigenous solidarity, other McGill investments, democratisation of the university, etc. It also contains a timeline of action by Divest McGill since its inception in 2012. Climate Activism colonialism Divest McGill divestment Indigeneity Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)