Posts by Jen Ann Simmons
Wynne Furth: Climate Activist & Former City Attorney Calls for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Retired city attorney and long-time activist, Wynne Furth is also a direct beneficiary of CalPERS, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, which invests approximately $30 billion of its $400 billion,…
Read moreLynne Nittler: Youth Mentor & Former English Teacher Wants Teacher Retirement Fund to Divest
Retired secondary English teacher and life-long environmentalist committed to a low-carbon lifestyle, Lynne Nittler advocates for a society freed from its dependence on burning fossil fuels. Lynne: Why are we…
Read morePaul Trudeau: Climate Activist & Education Advocate Finds Purpose in Climate Action
Paul: “So we care about each other, we care about the world, there is a chance to turn this around, and now is the time to do it, I think…
Read moreLeonard Sklar: Geology Professor, CalPERS Beneficiary, & Divestment Activist
Professor of Geology Leonard Sklar, advocates for his pension fund, CalPERS, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, to divest from fossil fuels because on climate change, finance and geology are…
Read morePaula Buel: Retired Teacher Urges Teachers to Mobilize for CalSTRS Divestment
Career California school teacher Paula Buel recently spoke with a friend in the northwest U.S. forced to make sudden, heart-wrenching decisions about her horses during a wildfire evacuation, one example…
Read morePark Guthrie: Grade School Teacher, CalSTRS Member, Wildfire Evacuee
At one school community in northern California, students and educators have adapted to five climate-related emergencies in four years (four forest fires and a flood), all causing mandatory evacuations and…
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