Members of CJBC and a crowd of students gathered at the entrance of O’Neill Library for the protest on Tuesday night.
Opinions, Column
A Green New Deal Makes Economic And Environmental Sense
Last Tuesday, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Massachusetts’ own U.S. Senator Ed Markey took the ambitious steps to formally reintroduce their signature bill, the Green New Deal. With new Democratic control of both houses of Congress and the White House, it appears as though the most sweeping piece of climate legislation in…
Arts, Movies, Review
‘I Am Greta’ Shares the Journey of a Climate Justice Icon
Greta Thunberg demands change in Hulu’s latest documentary.
Metro, Newton
Newton Students Hold March for Climate and Racial Justice
More than 100 Newton residents, Newton North students, and activists carried signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “There is no Planet B” in a socially distanced protest Saturday morning.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Administration
BC Agrees to Conversations With Climate Justice
BC agreed to ongoing discussions with CJBC in response to its protest and list of demands, which called for fossil fuel divestment, among other actions.
News, On Campus
Olson Explains Fight For Climate Justice
Julia Olson spoke to a crowded room of Boston College students about her current lawsuit against the United States government on Oct. 24 at an event hosted by the environmental studies program, sociology department, and BC Law School.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: In Response to “Leahy Addresses Faculty at Convocation”
We, the members of Climate Justice at Boston College, read the August 29 article about Fr. Leahy’s convocation address with hope. We applaud Fr. Leahy’s stated commitment to BC’s “long-standing Jesuit Catholic heritage” and to meeting global challenges that Catholic universities, as Fr. Leahy notes, are uniquely positioned to help confront. Yet we also recognize…
News, Top Story, Administration
BC Hesitant About Fossil Fuel Divestment
After a non-binding referendum on the Undergraduate of Government of Boston College elections ballot asking if BC should withhold investments from the fossil fuel industry received 2,005 “yes” votes and 374 “no’s,” University Spokesman Jack Dunn said the school’s stance on divestment has not changed.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Administration
Without Naming BC, O’Malley Calls for Broad Divestment at Tuesday Rally
“Maybe next year at BC we can give up fossil fuels for lent,” O’Malley said.
News, On Campus, Administration
O’Malley Will Headline Divestment Rally on Tuesday
It’s unclear if O’Malley will call for BC to divest its endowment from fossil fuels.
