On June 11 of this year, our team met with a representative from CalSTRS as a step towards scheduling a meeting with the Chief Investment Officer. As requested, we provided CalSTRS with a list of equities (now updated in this comprehensive report) that are complicit in the Gaza genocide and Israel’s illegal settlements.

On August 1, 2025, we received an official letter from the CalSTRS Public Affairs office declining any future meetings with us.

CalSTRS needs to hear from its members that this decision to shut down dialogue is unacceptable.

In effect, CalSTRS suggested we must invest in genocide to “balance achievable investment returns” for our members. CalSTRS refuses to consider relinquishing even relatively small investments, such as $79 million in Palantir Technologies or $7 million in Elbit Systems.

Choosing to prioritize investment returns over the Palestinian people practical financial strategy. It’s a moral failure.

We insist that CalSTRS launch an internal investigation and assessment of equities detailed in this updated report, in accordance with CalSTRS’ 2024 Investment Policy for Mitigating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Risks. According to their website, companies on our list have not yet been engaged with.

It is unacceptable for CalSTRS to reject the voices of the very members CalSTRS claims to serve. That’s why they need to hear from YOU.

Take one minute to send a letter now to CalSTRS demanding that they take the demand that it reopen dialogue and divest from genocide seriously.

CalSTRS said that they are done with this conversation, but we are not. With your help, we will make this an issue that CalSTRS cannot ignore.

In solidarity,
CalSTRS Divest campaign team