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<p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:150%"><span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-382400dd-7fff-b917-7ca0-a9c85235c0ca">Dear Undergrads,</span><br>
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<span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-e216b79a-7fff-974d-ad96-85a7963682f4">Tonight at 8PM, UA Council will discuss</span> the official stance of the undergraduate body on divestment from fossil fuel companies. <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/uacouncil" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">Council</a> is the UA’s legislative branch and thus it consists of representatives from each of the living groups (dorms, FSILGs, and off campus) who ultimately represent you. In the past, the UA has used these official policy stances to grant credibility to its advocacy efforts. As one example, this past summer, the UA took the official stance that MIT should <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2020/mit-and-indigenous-peoples-day-0925#:~:text=With%20the%20endorsement%20of%20Academic,and%20voices%20in%20our%20community." style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day</a> and successfully used this vote to advocate for the change to administrators.<br>
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<span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-e216b79a-7fff-974d-ad96-85a7963682f4">A couple weeks ago, MIT Divest brought a resolution calling on MIT to divest onto the table (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iMcBlDcUoZuxmzngilWD2wpNXmSJbaCvSEYEyURkGzE/edit" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">attached</a>), and tonight, Council will be deliberating and potentially voting. You should have already received communications about this vote from your Council representatives, but on top of that, if you would like to voice your opinion on whether or not MIT should divest from fossil fuels, we strongly encourage you to </span>reach out to your Council representative today and come to the Council meeting tonight from 8-9 PM ET. You can find the name of your Council representative <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/uacouncil" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">here</a> and the Zoom information for the meeting at the bottom of this email.<br>
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<span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-e216b79a-7fff-974d-ad96-85a7963682f4">If you are interested in learning more about divestment, we have also compiled some resources that you can look through:</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae">An </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DVPbmbCXtDfilLCcJxrZqTwrkeb2BtWT/view" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">infographic</a> briefly summarizing divestment at MIT</li>
<li dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae"><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2015/debate-fossil-fuel-divestment-0410" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">Spring 2015 debate hosted by MIT on the pros and cons of Fossil fuel Divestment</a></span></li>
<li dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae"><a href="https://medium.com/mit-divest/a-list-of-articles-written-by-mit-divest-in-the-tech-7c6104184414" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">Three articles written by MIT Divest on the pros of ‘divestment’ over ‘engagement’</a></span></li>
<li dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae"><a href="https://climate.mit.edu/posts/response-request-information-mit-administration-regarding-institutes-relations-fossil-fuel" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">Maria Zuber’s (VP of Research at MIT) response to divest</a></span> (Spring 2020)</li>
<li dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae"><a href="https://governorswindenergycoalition.org/mit-opts-for-fossil-fuel-engagement-over-divestment/" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">Article about MIT opting for fossil fuel ‘engagement’ over ‘divestment’</a></span></li>
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<span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae" style="font-size:16px">Thank you all. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to </span><a href="mailto:divest-questions@mit.edu" style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">divest-questions@mit.edu</a><span style="font-size:16px">.
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<span id="gmail-m_-4181563232433425670docs-internal-guid-bdfcba46-7fff-f61d-4269-213f466754ae" style="font-size:16px">Best,</span><br><span style="font-size:16px">
Fiona Chen</span><br><span style="font-size:16px">
She/her/hers</span><br><span style="font-size:16px">
UA Officer on Governance</span><br>
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