Massive vote for SAVE’s fossil fuel divestment by VSU Student Government Association

When at first they didn’t succeed, SAVE tried again and won. Next: VSU Foundation again. -jsq

RESOLUTION #14432
Support of S.AV.E. Fossil Free Divestment Campaign

Date: March 4, 2014

Authored by: Senator Candicee Childs, Freshman Senator, Public Relations Chairman & Student Representative of
Faculty Senate Environmental Issues Committee
Senator Tamera Dunn, Graduate Senator

Be it enacted by the Senate of Valdosta State University (VSU) here assembled, that:

WHEREAS, the Students Against Violating the Environment (S.A.V.E.) organization has presented a divestment campaign for the VSU Foundation to the Student Government Association in October 2013, resulting in the request for additional clarity and information to be gathered regarding their campaign, and

WHEREAS, the SAVE organization has obtained support from the Faculty Senate Environmental Issues Committee for their divestment campaign for the VSU Foundation in November 2013, and

WHEREAS, the SAVE organization has also obtained unanimous support from the voting representatives of the Faculty Senate in November 2013 for the VSU Foundation divestment campaign, and

WHEREAS, the SAVE organization held multiple forums to address the SGA request for additional education opportunities for students, staff, faculty, administration, and interested community members regarding the divestment campaign for the VSU Foundation, and

WHEREAS, the SAVE organization addressed the SGA voting membership in February 2014 with additional information regarding the VSU Foundation divestment campaign and answered questions, and

WHEREAS, the Senators of the Student Government Association voted in favor of the SAVE organization’s divestment campaign by a vote of 23 in favor, 6 against, and 5 abstaining in March 2014, and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT this resolution indicate the support of the Student Government Association for the SAVE divestment campaign to the VSU Foundation, and

Adrienne Fry and Danielle Jordan on learning the news, by Michael Noll FINALLY, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Student Government Association President distribute this resolution upon passage and signage as deemed appropriate.