Global Divestment Day - share your divestment stories

After months of planning, it's finally the day when communities worldwide will join their voices asking the institutions that represent, govern, and are subject to them to represent their values and defend their futures - by divesting from the fossil fuel industry. We're asking the health sector to divest - because you can stand for human and planetary health, or for the financial interests of dirty energy companies - not both.

Today we want to ask - why will you divest?

To mark Global Divestment Day, we're asking as many people as possible to share their divestment stories - who they want to divest (or have already got to divest), and why. Maybe you're a nurse who wants your College to move its money; maybe a doctor and you've already switched your own bank to one standing for a fossil-free future. Maybe you're involved in one of the hundreds of university, faith group, local authority or other divestment campaigns already taking place worldwide. What have your successes been? What challenges do you face? And what does it mean for health?

One way of making your case clear is demonstrated by the great start to Go Green Week made by the medsin national committee an branches from Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Sheffield. We joined forces to make the health case for divestment, which you can see in this video. If you enjoyed it, please share widely!

Whatever you do, have a great Global Divestment Day!