Three Saturday protests demand TIAA divest from fossil fuels, land grabs
New York City TIAA has an image of social responsibility, but they are investing in many companies that are at the root cause of climate change. We demand this stop, said Molly Ornati, a Brooklyn resident and one of the organizers of a rally at TIAA s Upper West Side branch office at 108th and Broadway on Saturday morning, April 17th. The protest, one of 3 organized by the TIAA Divest from Climate Destruction campaign Saturday, confronted the $1.3T investment giant with three primary demands on Saturday: divest from all fossil fuels, defund Line 3 (a tar sands pipeline being built across Anishinaabe land in Minnesota), and stop land grabs, especially in Brazil, which lead to human rights abuses and deforestation.