Divestment
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Councillor Update, February/March 2023
There has been a slight delay to my monthly update this month as it’s been very busy both on a ward level and South Lanarkshire wide – but all good stuff, so read on! Contact me if I can help you with anything – a reminder that I don’t have surgeries in order to leave more time for community work, but I’d love to meet when and where it suits you or can come and visit your group. You can also Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates. Local Business (East Kilbride East) First up, Long Calderwood Parent Council and I have been working on an application to…
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South Lanarkshire Council Passes Divestment Motion
Today, Wednesday 28th September 2022, Cllr Kirsten Robb (Scottish Green Party, East Kilbride East), presented a motion to the full council calling for South Lanarkshire’s money to be invested for positive change and not contribute to the climate and ecological crises (the full text of the motion can be found here). The motion, which was supported by the majority of councillors, asked the council to write to Strathclyde Pension Fund calling on it to divest from fossil fuels as soon as possible and for the council to develop a Responsible Investment Policy of its own. This summer many of us witnessed the catastrophic events of climate change on our own doorstep…
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South Lanarkshire Council Can Show Climate Leadership
This Wednesday (28th Sep, 2022), Cllr Kirsten Robb, will present a motion to the full council calling for South Lanarkshire’s money to be invested for positive change and not contribute to the climate and ecological crises (full motion text available here). The motion asks the council to write to Strathclyde Pension Fund calling on it to divest from fossil fuels as soon as possible and for the council to develop a Responsible Investment Policy of its own. We Can’t Do This Without You! We are asking you to email your councillors to ask them to support the motion. You can find your councillors here. We’ve created an email to make…
