Family Weekend a Key Moment for SDC in Fight to Divest Pitzer From Blackrock

By: Jack Friedman As parents descended on Pitzer for Family Weekend, one group of students utilized the opportunity to garner support for their upcoming Senate resolution. The Students Demand Change Coalition (SDC) has been fighting to get Pitzer to divest from the investment management company, BlackRock.  Conversations about Pitzer’s involvement with BlackRock began last September after a student called attention to the ethics of the … Continue reading Family Weekend a Key Moment for SDC in Fight to Divest Pitzer From Blackrock

Students Demand Conversation about BlackRock

By Hezekiah S. and Maya L. Pitzer’s Core Values have been called into question by students investigating the involvement of Pitzer trustee, Robert Fairbarn, in the investment management company, BlackRock. Conversations about the Fairbarn’s role in the company began after the Pitzer Free Wall was painted with a statement about Fairbarn, “profiting from concentration camps.” According to their website, BlackRock is one of the biggest … Continue reading Students Demand Conversation about BlackRock