Divest Fest!

Written By David Le Page

Our team is about to hit Rocking the Daisies, and this is what we'll be asking festival-goers to do for the divestment cause –  here we list five quick ways you can take action right now to push South Africa towards a more safe and prosperous future and away from the deadly fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – that threaten our climate, our health and our savings. HOW MANY ACTIONS CAN YOU TICK OFF?

Five quick and easy divestment actions (1–2 minutes)

Please work your way through this list of fast, easy actions.

1. ACTION: SIGN PETITION

Sign our “We Are Ready to Divest!’ petition

For a safer climate and secure future, tell the biggest SA investment managers – Allan Gray, Coronation, Investec, Old Mutual, Stanlib and the Government Employees Pension Fund – to offer funds divested from coal, gas and oil.

2. ACTION: SIGN PETITION

Are you a University of Cape Town student, staff member or alumnus? Sign our petition calling on UCT to divest

3. ACTION: SIGN PETITION

Are you a Stellenbosch student, staff member or alumnus? Sign Fossil Free SU’s petition calling on SU to divest.

4. ACTION: GET NEWS UPDATES

Sign up for the Fossil Free South Africa newsletter to get news and updates on our progress in divesting South Africa and abroad.

5. ACTION: DONATE

Become a once-off donor via Snapscan or register as a repeat donor to Fossil Free SA. Even just R20/R50 helps out. (You can read more about our young organisation here.)

And three Tweets!

  • Tweet: @Investec We are Ready to #DivestNow! Give us fossil-free investments for a safer climate & secure future

  • Tweet: @OldMutualSA We are Ready to #DivestNow! Give us fossil-free investments for a safer climate & secure future

  • Tweet: @Stanlib We are Ready to #DivestNow! Give us fossil-free investments for a safer climate & secure future

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