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October 22, 2022
As the culmination of the second encampment, Fossil Free Penn stormed Franklin Field during Penn's homecoming football game at halftime, demanding divestment, justice for UC Townhomes, and PILOT payments. Over 70 Fossil Free Penn protestors held the field for 50 minutes before Penn Police began arresting protestors. 19 people were arrested, including 17 Penn students. |
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September 14 - October 22, 2022
Fossil Free Penn held a larger encampment focused around, in addition to divestment, pressuring Penn to save the UC Townhomes and pay PILOTs (Payments In Lieu of Taxes) to Philly public schools. Lasting 39 days, it was the longest known protest on Penn's campus. During the encampment, Fossil Free Penn held a press conference regarding Penn administration's mistreatment of protesters, met with administration to discuss terms of divestment, and ran multiple teach-ins from other community activist groups. |
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April 19-24, 2022
Fossil Free Penn encamped for several days on College Green. Over 70 different students slept in the encampment. 11 students were referred to the Center for Community Standards and Accountability, but no students received disciplinary action. In this time, Fossil Free Penn also held a Climate Justice rally. |
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February 13, 2020
Fossil Free Penn spearheaded "Fossil Fuel Divestment Day," which was an international day of coordinated divestment actions, including blockading that semester's Board of Trustees meeting. |
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November, 2019
Fossil Free Penn sat in College Hall every Friday from 12-4pm as part of our campaign called “Fossil Free Fridays |
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September 20, 2018
The Undergraduate Assembly voted in support of divestment 17:1. This vote demonstrates "ongoing student support" constitutionally required by the Trustees to consider divestment of its endowment. |
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September 17, 2018
Fossil Free Penn demanded divestment from coal and tar sands in a second proposal for divestment, citing the financial risk and social injury caused by these investments. |
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November 3, 2017
60 students marched to a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to demand divestment in a silent protest. Read more. |
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October 29, 2017
On College Green, Fossil Free Penn hosted Divestfest, an event focused on education and building a community aligned with the goal of fighting for climate justice and divestment of Penn's endowment from the fossil fuel industry. |
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Source: Kelly Heinzerling, The Daily Pennsylvanian
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September 28, 2017
Students silently protested a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Read more. |
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March 30th, 2017
After a multi-day, overnight sit-in in College Hall to demand divestment, 130 students flooded College Hall in a show of support. 69 were cited by the university for disciplinary action. Read more. |
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November 10th, 2016
About 30 Penn students staged a sit-in in College Hall to demand a meeting with Penn President Amy Gutmann and Head of the Board of Trustee's, David Cohen. The students remained in the building until demands were met. Read more. |
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December 2, 2015
We held a rally on College Green before heading over to the University Council Open Forum, where FFP members and supporters spoke promoting divestment. At the Open Forum, Wharton Graduate alumnus ('89) Brad Goz spoke about the financial benefits of fossil fuel divestment. Read more. |
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November 11, 2015
The University Council Steering Committee debated and accepted the divestment proposal and makes plans to create the Ad Hoc committee on divestment, as charged by the Trustees in the procedures. November 2, 2015 FFP's fossil fuel divestment proposal is submitted to the University Council Steering Committee, in accordance with the official Guidelines and Procedures to consider divestment proposals. Read more. |
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October 28, 2015
We held a rally outside of the ARCH building with powerful speakers. Then, we marched over to Houston Hall for a silent protest outside a University Council meeting, encouraging dialogue about divestment in preparation for submission of the divestment proposal. Read more. |
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February 23-27, 2015
The undergraduate referendum passed with more than double the votes needed. 33% of undergraduates voted with 87.8% favoring. (Only 15% of undergraduates with 50% favoring needed) Read more. |
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December 10, 2014
We submitted the petition for undergraduate referendum to the Nominations & Elections Committee according to the Fair Practices Code. The referendum reached more than 650 signatures. Read more. |
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October 28, 2014
Penn students responded to President Gutmann's launch of Climate Action Plan 2.0. Read more. |
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September 25, 2014
Building on PCM's momentum of climate justice, Fossil Free Penn met for the first time and established demands for our own university. Read more. |
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