Divest from War and Occupation
Take your Pension Investments out of War
Last summer, a citizens' group put forward Seattle Ballot Initiative 97, which would have taken Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) funds out of investments in illegal war and occupation - companies such as Halliburton.
A judge ruled that only the SCERS board can take this action. So we are asking current and former city employees to tell the SCERS board that you don't want your money invested in war. Here is what you can do:
If you have funds in SCERS:
- Sign our online petition to the SCERS board. It will take 30 seconds to do. Click on the link to the right.
- Contact the SCERS board directly. Go to a meeting or contact them via email. For more information, check out the SCERS web site at http://www.seattle.gov/retirement/
- Send us your contact information, so we can keep you up-to-date on the status of the campaign.
Everyone:
- Tell your friends and co-workers about this campaign, especially if they are invested in SCERS.
- Join the campaign! This is a volunteer-run grassroots initiative. For more details, click on the volunteer button to the left.
