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John, Chase and Wells Fargo banks are funding oil pipelines.
Stand for a Livable Climate
Friday November 22, 2019
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Chase & Wells Fargo Banks
Wisconsin Ave. at Water St.
The week of November 4, 350 Milwaukee delivered letters to:
Chase - Jamie Dimon(CEO), 6 board members, Dave Beres (Executive Director, MKE)
Wells Fargo - Charles Scharf(CEO), 8 board members, Tony Nguyen(WI Region President)
The letters included three requests:
- Stop all funding of the fossil fuel industry and fossil fuel pipelines.
- Divest from any bank investments in the fossil fuel industry.
- Support, fund and invest in safe, clean, renewable alternative energy development such as solar, wind, geothermal and storage batteries.
- Nov. 18, 2019 - An assistent at Chase Bank NY, called to say the letters arrived and were being forwarded to Jamie Dimon and the board members.
- Nov. 8, 2019 - 350 Milwaukee members delivered letters to the front desks of Chase (Dave Beres, Executive Director, MKE) and Wells Fargo (Tony Nguyen, WI Region President) banks in Milwaukee.
Chase ($63.9 Billion 2018)
& Wells Fargo ($61.4 Billion 2018)
are the 1st & 2nd LARGEST
funders of Fossil Fuel companies in the WORLD!
 European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing
- The Guardian , November 15, 2019
EU’s lending arm to become first ‘climate bank’ by ending financing of oil, gas and coal projects after 2021
We have signs and banners, but feel free to bring your own
Global Climate Strike
Friday, December 6
SAVE the Date to join us in Downtown Milwaukee
Plans are in the works - details will be coming
SE-Wisconsin youth are driving this strike!
(A coalition of YCAT, NextGen, Sunrise Movement, Extinction Rebellion, Conservation Voters)
Tuesday December 10, 2019
5:30 - 7:00 pm
350 Milwaukee Monthly Meeting
Urban Ecology Center, Riverside Park
1500 E. Park Place, Milwaukee
Due to scheduling changes by the Urban Ecology Center, our meeting time has been moved up for December. We are sorting out options for future meetings.
Divestment & Socially Responsible Investing
We'll also have updates on our Bank and We Energies campaigns.
You can find information about our past meetings at our
Website on the Meetings tab
2020 Democratic National Convention
Milwaukee WI
Monday, July 13 - Thursday, July 16
There will be protests
and 350 Milwaukee will be active!
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