Climate Justice UBC

SFU350 and Climate Justice UBC pressure universities to stop funding fossil fuel projects

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer SFU350 is a student organization campaigning against climate change and working to realign SFU’s investments to reflect sustainability and integrity. SFU350 and Climate Justice UBC (CJUBC) are partnering to launch the Community Reinvestment Campaign. They hope to push both universities to reinvest their funds into local climate solutions, centre the needs of marginalized communities, and give economic ownership back to local communities. In an interview with The Peak, students from both groups elaborated on the campaign.  Community Reinvestment Campaign leaders Rachel Cheang and Sarah Salloum said, “As students of UBC and SFU, we share…

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