Our guest blogger is Rachel Fauber, Campus Progress Action Grantee and Campaign Director of Towson Energy Activists.

 

The Towson Energy Activists(TEA) are very proud to have just become part of the Campus Progress community and already have begun working for progressive changes when it comes to the environment. On November 14th, TEA paired with local Baltimore Rising Tide for a coal financers day of action in the financial district of the city. Students, young people and community activists, held huge banners, flyered, chanted and engaged in a mass action of shutting down Bank of America and Citibank accounts (video).

 

These two institutions are the two leading funders of the coal industry, and thus complicit in the worsening of the climate crisis. This was a high intensity, exciting and reenergizing action and launched TEA and the Maryland Student Climate Coalitions(MSCC) push for comprehensive, equitable community changes and strong bold state legislation when it comes to climate change. TEA will continue their work with the MSCC at a large state gathering this weekend at University of Maryland Baltimore County where plans to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act (HB 712, SB 309 - PDF) will be developed. Stay tuned for an update after the summit for detailed next action!

 

 

--Rachel