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...direct action and dialogue are paying off as banks begin to set green goals. HSBC has promised to cut carbon emissions, for instance, while Bank of America has pledged to shun investments in logging operations in the world's most sensitive forests. Even more important is the introduction of new industry standards such as the Equator Principles, which "promote responsible environmental stewardship and socially responsible development" by evaluating the threats projects pose to forests, natural habitats and indigenous populations. Thirty major private banks, including U.S. giants Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, and European powerhouses ABN Amro, Barclays, HSBC...
Admittedly, this technique of protesting is new and radical for Harvard, particularly Harvard post-Living Wage sit-in. But the concept of a political endeavor that has a direct effect and also uses creativity should be praised, honed to perfection, and used again...
...don’t believe there is a correlation between Senior Gift and overall class giving in future years,” the Development Office spokesperson wrote, adding later, “We haven’t observed any direct correlation between senior giving and alumni giving, so we can’t say for sure how senior giving affects alumni giving...
...most powerful supporters. When King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference had moved into Birmingham to stage a civil disobedience campaign, the liberal clergy objected to King’s tactics. At the time, the civil rights movement was focused on the courts. King’s direct action was considered radical, dangerous, and possibly harmful to the cause. The more conservative leaders of the movement feared that King would turn public opinion against integration by making civil rights activists look like a gang of law breakers...
...weeks than I’ve spent discussing torture. But, to be honest, I wasn’t really talking about torture before the protest, and neither were my friends. Any discussion I’ve heard of this issue in the last two weeks has been a direct result of the protest...