Take action on climate change at the University of Auckland by marching to demand Vice Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon actively support divestment from oil, coal and gas companies.

For over two and a half years, the Vice Chancellor has held back progress on divestment by refusing to support the call for the University Foundations to stop financing fossil fuel companies.

We are marching to demand action now - as the leader of the University, McCutcheon has to choose which side he’s on: our future, or the fossil fuel industry’s?

WHAT: protest march through the University, gathering in the Quad. There will be placards, chants, songs, and speakers from the broad support base of this campaign.

WHEN: gathering from 12pm, with the march leaving the quad at 12:30pm. Things will wrap up by 1:30pm.

WHY: Around the world, institutions are stepping up and cutting their ties to an industry that is fuelling runaway climate change. Here in New Zealand, both Victoria University and Otago University have made divestment commitments, but despite a petition of over 3000 students, staff and alumni, the endorsement by AUSA and 22 other students associations and clubs, UoA has refused to act on divestment. Instead, it is pouring millions of dollars into fossil fuel extraction through the investments of the University of Auckland Foundation.

Climate change is an ever-present emergency, but UoA is profiting from it, and acting like divestment belongs at the bottom of their priority list. It’s time to act #ForAllOurFutures

March with AUSA, Fossil Free UoA and your fellow students and staff to demand action from our Vice-Chancellor.