Students and Allies Sit-In at Yale Investments Office to Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment and Cancellation of Puerto Rico Debt

Interview with Mary Claire Whelan of Fossil Free Yale and Bibiana Torres of Despierta Boricua, conducted by Scott Harris

Mary Claire Whelan discuss their group’s recent protest action demanding that Yale University “cancel their holdings in Puerto Rico’s debt and divests from fossil fuels,” resulting in 48 arrests of students and community members for their participation in non-violent civil disobedience.

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