Cambridge college to cut ties with arms companies following student protests

Cambridge college to divest from arms firms after Gaza protests

Cambridge University's King's College has announced it will be divesting from arms firms, following pro-Palestine protests and encampments on the campus. The college said its governing body had voted to "adopt a new responsible investment policy", which it added was "prompted by the occupation of Ukraine and Palestinian territories". Students had protested on campus for months, demanding that the university end its "complicity" in Israel's war o…

Cambridge college cuts ties with arms industry amid pressure from pro-Palestine students in UK

Almost year of sustained campaigning going on from student activist group King's Cambridge 4 Palestine, alongside broader Palestinian solidarity movement - Anadolu Ajansı

Cambridge college to cut ties with arms companies following student protests

The occupation of Ukraine and Palestinian territories prompted ‘discussions’ about the relationship between King’s investments and its val ...

King's College Cambridge divests from arms and apartheid after major student campaign

King’s College, Cambridge has become the first Oxbridge institution to commit to wholly divest millions from the arms industry as well as companies complicit in the illegal occupation of Palestine by the end of the calendar year. King’s College Cambridge: finally divesting The announcement was made in an email to all students by Provost Dr Gillian Tett after a vote by the Governing Body last night. It follows almost a year of sustained campaigni…

Dartmouth committee unanimously votes against advancing divestment proposal

The Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility unanimously voted against advancing a divestment proposal from Dartmouth Divest for Palestine - claiming the proposal "does not engage sufficiently with counterarguments" and lacks "compelling evidence" of community support. The proposal failed all five of the College's criteria for "completeness," a metric that determines whether the proposal will be advanced.The 55-page document, initially subm…