While the grass in parks and gardens may be parched, our WS-Divest grassroots campaign is thriving!
Pre the May elections, we kept Palestine high on voters’ and party agendas with the use of the PSC Pledge for Palestine campaign.
Post the elections – with a far-more progressive WSCC administration to work with – we’ve been advancing our cause with councillors, some of whom prior to the elections were already firm friends.
Thanks to everyone who completed the WS Pension Committee’s recent Consultation document. Due to the efforts of WS-Unision, the consultation included questions that enabled a critique of the WS LGPS investment policies, once again highlighting that WS currently invests in companies enabling Israel’s genocide and illegal occupation.
The pension committee’s “rulebook” is its Investment Strategy Statement (ISS) currently in draught form and under discussion. The first past of this draught was discussed at the last pensions committee meeting but not yet those parts most relevant to our campaign. These are due to come under the spotlight at the next pensions committee meeting on the 6th November. Not forgetting though, that there is a full council meeting prior to this on the 16th October, both these “events” providing an opportunity for our campaign to make its mark.