Why Pitzer Divested: by Don Gould, the Pitzer Boards Investment Committee Chair Actions like divestment are derided as purely symbolic, but the idea that symbolic is pejorative, thats completely wrong. When Rosa Parks took her seat on the bus, that was symbolic, but it made a difference. Acts of symbolism evolved from a dream to a possibility to a reality to an inevitability. We look back now and say, of course women have the vote, how could it be otherwise? The idea that we can as a planet come up with public policy on energy that helps mitigate the worst effects of climate change — we cant give up hope that we can achieve that. We have a fiduciary duty to do the opposite.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:00:01 +0000
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