Ben Brady PO ’25 argues that Pomona College’s upcoming ASPC referendum gauging student opinion on Pomona College’s investments in Israel is an opportunity for students to take part in galvanizing a broader societal shift.
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OPINION: What Pomona’s referendum will do wrong
Emilio N. Bankier PO ’27, Leo Kalb Bourke PO ’25 and Noah Rinsler PO ’26 argue that Pomona College’s upcoming referendum vote on whether Pomona should divest from “the apartheid system in the state of Israel” has been unfairly presented to students through biased language and a loosening of ASPC senate rules.
Pomona students to vote on divestment from the ‘apartheid system within the state of Israel’ via ASPC referendum
Between Monday, Feb. 19 and Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) will host a vote on a student-led referendum regarding Pomona’s investments in Israel and whether Pomona should disclose their holdings and divest — sell their holdings — from “the apartheid system in the state of Israel.” The referendum, which was proposed by Divest Claremont Colleges and endorsed by 34 other on-campus student organizations, will be held via a confidential ballot system sent to students’ email addresses.
Anonymous email calls for removal of ASPC officer regarding pro-Palestine Instagram story; Claremont Faculty for Justice in Palestine chapter announced
The name of the ASPC VP of Finance has been omitted for safety concerns. As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 28,000 as a result of Israel’s escalating attacks, tensions at the Claremont Colleges have heightened in response. Rafah, a city on the Southern Gaza strip, was once designated a
Divest 5C files legal complaint against Pomona College
On Monday, Oct. 30, Claremont’s Divest 5C filed a legal complaint against Pomona College. In their complaint, students called on California Attorney General Rob Bonta to review Pomona’s investments and force the administration to divest its endowment from fossil fuels. 41 faculty and staff members signed in support of Divest
“Educating and Mobilizing”: Divest 5Cs takes a stand at NYC climate justice conference
On Saturday, Sept. 16, co-leader of Claremont’s Divest 5Cs Gianna Hutton González PO ’26 gathered alongside 70 other students in New York City for a youth climate justice conference and march to end fossil fuels. The conference was hosted by Fossil Free Research, a pro-divestment organization of a national coalition
Pomona sells its mineral rights, prompting student concerns about fossil fuel extraction
Pomona College sold its mineral rights for an undisclosed amount on March 18. The holdings were accumulated roughly over the past 50 years and were located across 14 states in the U.S.
Pomona students approve ASPC referendum on fossil fuel divestment and disclosure
Nearly nine in ten Pomona College students believe the school should move toward complete divestment from fossil fuels, a March 29 referendum revealed. 88 percent of students voted in favor of a resolution to divest on the ballot, while 96 percent of those who voted agreed that the Board of Trustees’ Investment Committee should disclose the percentage of Pomona’s endowment that remains invested in fossil fuels.
Students call for Pitzer to divest from investment manager BlackRock
Pitzer students are protesting for divestment from financial manager BlackRock.
5C student activists push Pomona College to divest from funds tied to fossil fuels
Student activists have rekindled the Claremont Colleges’ fossil fuel divestment movement this semester and are focusing their attention on pressuring Pomona College to divest its endowment from fossil fuel interests.