#divestment

#divestment

Local News Question 3 asks voters whether Somerville officials should divest from companies that "engage in business that sustains Israel's apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine." A nonbinding ballot question on whether Somerville should divest from companies supporting Israel's actions in Palestine passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night, unofficial results indicated. Question 3 asked voters whether Somerville officials should divest from companies that "engage in business that sustains Israel's apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine," The question passed with 11,489 votes, or 55.7 percent of the votes, according to unofficial election results. According to unofficial election results, 38.4 percent, or 7,920 people, voted against the question, while 5.8 percent, or 1,203 voters, left the question blank.

Berkshire's stake in the Tesla rival dates back to 2008, when it wrote in its annual report it owned a 10% stake in an "amazing Chinese company" named BYD, which was building the vehicle of "the future ... a new plug-in electric car." But according to a 10-Q form for Berkshire's energy arm filed for the period ending June 30, 2025, the Buffett-led company has reduced its stake to zero.

We will transform this space into a base for struggle, collective education, and resistance against the institutions that fund, legitimize, and profit from genocide,

We were furious and angry. CUNY has constantly tried to silence organizing for Palestine. [They] called the NYPD to brutalize Palestine protestors. And so this just seemed one more example of repression against our organizing for Palestinian liberation,

"We have been clear that while low-carbon energy has a role to play in a simpler, more focused BP, we will continue to rationalize and optimize our portfolio to generate value."

KLP, managing assets worth $114 billion, sold its holdings in Oshkosh Corporation valued at 19 million kroner and its investment in ThyssenKrupp worth 10 million kroner.

KLP Pension has excluded defense companies Oshkosh Corp. and ThyssenKrupp AG from investments due to their ties with the Israeli military and Gaza conflict.

If ever there was a moment that demands civil disobedience, it is the hour of genocide. We walk in the footsteps of earlier Stanford students who occupied this same plaza to end the Vietnam War and later to force partial divestment from apartheid South Africa. Now that baton passes to us. On October 20, 2023, Stanford students built the nation's first Gaza‑solidarity encampment.

"The Not On Our Dime campaign aimed to empower voters to decide on the use of tax dollars concerning companies involved in genocide or apartheid, reflecting deep community values."

The bombing, the killing, the massive violations of human rights have been an ongoing issue throughout, but the recent realities in Gaza are dire.

USF announced it will divest from four U.S. companies with ties to the Israeli military, a significant but limited concession to pro-Palestinian protesters.

"The hunger strikers say they were inspired by students at Chapman University in Orange, who launched a similar campaign in April. That strike ended after 10 days with no concessions from their university."