[bioundgrd] FW: MIT Divest - Sign the Petition

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Seiji Engelkemier <seijieng at mit.edu<mailto:seijieng at mit.edu>>
Subject: [Request to Fwd] MIT Divest - Sign the Petition
Hello,

Would you mind forwarding the email below to your departmental email list? If that's too broad, would you mind forward this to your undergrad and grad email lists?

I'm part of MIT Divest, and we're trying to get MIT to take more substantive action on climate change. We're asking the senior administration and corporation to divest from fossil fuel companies for the reasons listed below. We'd like to share our message and get signatures to show campus-wide support.

Sincerely,
Seiji Engelkemier






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Sign the Petition<https://mit-divest.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8cce2da69a8d9413c149893b0&id=924301a248&e=5ba6c3cbbe>



My name is Seiji Engelkemier, and I am writing to you on behalf of the MIT Divest<https://mit-divest.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8cce2da69a8d9413c149893b0&id=fb054edacc&e=5ba6c3cbbe>. We've seen that MIT's current efforts on climate change weigh in far below our potential as a global leader in science and technology, especially for a defining issue that will lead to the suffering of hundreds of millions of people.

We want to see MIT move away from this muted role to take a strong stance on climate change by being a leader in the global effort to divest<https://mit-divest.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8cce2da69a8d9413c149893b0&id=dda420ebb2&e=5ba6c3cbbe>. Our fact-based effort has identified the unacceptable harm that fossil fuel companies have inflicted through:

  1.  Irresponsible development of new fossil fuel reserves
  2.  Climate disinformation
  3.  Anti-climate lobbying
We are asking for your support. We believe that our endowment should not support companies that are spreading disinformation for profit. As of September, more than $11 trillion globally have been committed for divestment from fossil fuels. If students come together, we have the power to tell the MIT administration to be more resolute on climate change action.

Demonstrated support from MIT students is crucial to the success of this endeavor. Will you support our campaign by signing the petition below?Would you like to do more by sharing our petition with your peers?



Sign the Petition



If you would like to learn more, here is an op-ed<https://mit-divest.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8cce2da69a8d9413c149893b0&id=f7d030b1c7&e=5ba6c3cbbe> by Owen L. who's a first year graduate student in Biological Engineering and a member of the MIT Divest campaign.
Regards,
Seiji Engelkemier
Member of MIT Divest Outreach










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