The Harvard Law Record Op-ed: “Top Five Myths About Prison Divestment”
Ismail Buffins and Paul Clarke penned a new op-ed in the Harvard Law Record, busting the top 5 myths about HPDC and prison divestment! Check it out here! Myth #4: Divestment would significantly damage the endowment’s profitability. The Facts: In recent years, national media has covered how Harvard’s endowme
REUTERS: “JPMorgan backs away from private prison finance”
Even JP Morgan knows its wrong to profit off of prisons, why doesn’t Harvard? NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has decided to stop financing private operators of prisons and detention centers, which have become targets of protests over Trump administration immigration policies. “We will no
March 9: Op-Ed Writing Session!
People like to read about all the many, many reasons Harvard should divest its endowment from the prison-industrial complex. For example, divestment as a feminist issue, divestment as a public health issue, divestment as an economic issue, and many others. There are many winning arguments for why Harvard should
Harvard Crimson: “Prison Divestment Advocates Rally, Deliver Petition to Harvard President Bacow”
The Harvard Crimson covered our rally on Friday, keep up the pressure! The rally was organized by the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign, a pro-divestment organization founded in 2018, and the Harvard Organization for Prison Education and Advocacy, along with campus groups including Act on a Dream, the Black St
Harvard Crimson Op-Ed: “Harvard’s Endowment Is Political, We Know That Already”
On Thursday, The Harvard Crimson ran an op-ed authored our very own Amanda Chan. Bacow claims that the endowment cannot be used to enact social change. He argued Harvard is already a leader in responsible investment, and that he receives many too divestment requests to comply with all of them. And above all, Ba
