Michelle Marcus
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About Michelle Marcus
Michelle Marcus is a climate justice organizer residing on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh territories. She is a coordinator of the Divest Canada Coalition and divestment and reinvestment campaigner with Climate Justice UBC.
Marcus graduated from the UBC BSc environmental sciences program with a minor in international relations in 2021. While at UBC, she co-led the fossil fuel divestment campaign and co-chaired the UBC Climate Emergency Task Force.
Time for universities to reinvest in our communities
A new campaign urges the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University to use their money divested from fossil fuel companies to back projects with social and environmental benefits to local communities.