divest
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Members of CalSTRS Divest say that such investments conflict with the fund’s own stated policies, which consider whether a company or industry makes a product that is highly detrimental to human health.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
"Law enforcement simply stood at the edge of the lawn and refused to budge as we screamed for their help," UC Divest at LA, a group involved in the encampment, said in a statement.
From BBC • May 1, 2024
Much of the divestment focus in Oregon is on fossil fuels, with groups such as Divest Oregon and 350PDX pushing for it to combat climate change.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021
“This is a massive victory for the divestment movement,” said Ilana Cohen, 20, a junior from New York who is active in Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit...38:
From The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh
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