Tell the Universities:
Divest from the War Industry Now
RootsAction Network
(May 17, 2024) — Students across the country have risen up with a clear moral demand of their universities: Divest from weapons and war.
From New York to California, courageous activists have had enough of their tuition money and schools’ endowment funds being invested in corporations that profit from war, violence, and oppression, specifically the Israeli government’s brutal war in Gaza.
But whether it was war in Iraq in the 2000s or war in Gaza today, one thing remains clear: While we work for peace, the weapons lobby is scheming ways to grow their profits.
Weapons contractors and other war profiteers thrive on the kind of militarized crackdowns and violent suppression of dissent that we have recently witnessed on too many college campuses. They profit from a world order based on fear, division, and endless conflict.
But together, we can use this moment to build something different, and it starts, like it has time and time again, with following the lead of young leaders. Can you join alumni, donors, faculty, and community members across the country who care about peace and justice to go toe-to-toe with the weapons lobby?
