This is the culmination of a five year campaign across all 10 UC campuses, begun by the students. Now, if a majority of the entire Academic Senate agrees, it will go to President Napolitano and the Regents. The Regents may not agree to divest, but the size of the faculty vote will be a factor as well as media attention, which is growing.
If you are a member of the Academic Senate then please take a minute to vote yes on the divestment memorial, and encourage your eligible colleagues to vote.
If you are a student, staff, non faculty researcher, then please encourage your academic senate faculty colleagues to vote, and print the flyer available at our website (https://fossilfreeuc.net) for posting around your department.
Votes will be arranged separately at each campus, but in all cases will last at least 2 weeks, and be conducted during the month of June. The campuses now voting are: UCSD (June 4 to 19); UCR (June 6 to 20); and UCB (June 6 to 29).
"This would be one of the biggest moments in the seven-year history of the fossil fuel divestment movement. It would add momentum and weight to the fast-growing global movement to directly confront the forces that are directly responsible for the climate crisis." - Bill McKibben