Power_to_the_People (he/him)This happened here last Friday:
"...The Board of Aldermen approved an ethical investment resolution—“Ensuring Ethical Investment of City Retirement Funds”—that ties both pension and city dollars to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) human-rights investment standards. The vote was 10-1-3."
https://www.thenorthstar.com/p/st-louis-just-became-the-largest
The local #NotAnotherNickel coalition was yuuuge in this effort! Our #DSA chapter, too!
Proud of my town right now!
🌆 St. Louis Just Became the Largest City in the US to Ban Investments in Companies/Countries Involved in Human Rights Abuses
A 10-1 vote made St. Louis the largest U.S. city to adopt AFSC’s human-rights investment standards—real divestment, not platitudes. Let me break it down...