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After months of student protest, Reed declines to divest from Wells Fargo

January 02, 2018 / PSU-AAUP

OregonLive
By Lizzy Acker
December 19, 2017

After nearly three months of a student occupation of administrative offices, Reed College announced today it will continue to work with Wells Fargo, against the protester's wishes.

The student group Reedies Against Racism pitched tents in the offices and hallways of Eliot Hall in October, after demanding that Reed divest immediately from Wells Fargo, listing concerns such as investment in "private prisons," as well as "the Dakota Access Pipeline, the fossil fuel industry, and companies that profit from the Israeli Occupation Crimes."

Read the full article at the OregonLive website here.