We’re campaigning to divest Philly from nukes. The following 5 financial institutions manage the city’s assets: Strategic Income Management, Lord Abbet High Yield, Fiera Capital, Ariel Capital Holdings, and Northern Trust. In total, these asset managers have over $11 billion invested in nukes. We’re urging the Philadelphia Board of Pensions to instruct these asset managers to exclude theĀ top nuclear weapons producers from its holdings. This divestment is of particular relevance, in light of the recent entry into force of the international nuclear ban treaty on January 22, 2021. It is timely for Philadelphia specifically, given the recent introduction of a City Council resolution (210010, introduced on 01/28/2021 by CM Katherine Gilmore Richardson), calling on the City of Philadelphia Pension Board to establish and adopt environmental social governance criteria in its investment policy statement.
Join us on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 7:00pm-8:00pm Eastern Time for a special online info session for faith-based groups. We’ll discuss the divestment campaign in Philadelphia, and how faith communities can play a role in divestment from nuclear weapons. RSVP here!
The War Machine refers to the massive, global U.S. military apparatus that operates thanks to an alliance between the arms industry and policy makers. The War Machine prioritizes corporate interests over human rights, military spending over diplomacy and aid, preparing for combat over preventing wars, and profit over human life and the health of the planet. In 2017, the CEOs of the top five U.S. weapons manufacturers collected salaries that totaled $96 million, while U.S. communities continue to struggle to provide basic services as federal support is slashed.
Divestment is a tool for grassroots-driven change. Divestment campaigns have been a powerful tactic starting with the movement to divest from South Africa during the apartheid. Divestment is how all of us – anyone, anywhere – can take local action against the death and destruction of war.
215 Peoples Alliance
Amnesty International 112
Baltimore Nonviolence Center
Beyond the Bomb
Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition
Christian-Jewish Allies for Justice in Israel/Palestine, Greater Philadelphia
Brandywine Peace Community
CODEPINK
Environmentalists Against War
Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia Branch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Health Care For All Philadelphia
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Philadelphia Chapter
PA Voter Court Watch
Peacehome Campaigns
Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW!
Philadelphia Green Party
Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network (PRAWN)
Show Up! America
Solidarity
The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY)
United for Peace and Justice
United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia
Veterans For Peace
Extinction Rebellion Philadelphia
World BEYOND War
World Can’t Wait
Divest Your City Toolkit: Template for passing a city council resolution.
Divest Your School: University guide for student activists.