Stories from the

Divestment Student Network

Orange Square

Why do I care?

What is it?

Why am I involved?

WHY A YOUTH NETWORK?Why is it important to have a network of students, led by students?

Building & Sustaining Student Power

Shifting Youth Power to work for Climate Justice

• Divestment as a solidarity tactic

• Frontline Solidarity working group

• Changing our political analysis towards collective liberation

Beyond Divestment

• Divestment as a tactic, not a movement

• What can 300 campuses do, together, to make concrete change for climate justice?

• Beyond graduation

WHAT IS THE NETWORK?

The DSN Assembly

EXERCISE:

Using A Network of Students Working on Climate and Environment

Get into small groups (2-4) to discuss questions

Questions

1. How could being part of a national network of students help your campaign? (3 minutes)

Debrief: What are some themes that came up?

Questions

2. If you could be in a room with students from around the country, what would you share? What questions would you ask of other students? What discussions would you want to have? (3 min)

Debrief: What are some ideas that were shared?

Questions

3. If we committed to work together for the next 3 years, what would be possible?

• What should our goals be?

• What strategies could we use to achieve them?

(5 min)

Debrief: What are the most exciting ideas? Themes?

WHAT NEXT?

What are we going to

do about it?

Join A Working Group

Questions?