SF Bay PSR’s Divestment/Investment Task Force has been steadily pushing the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which manages pensions for 1.6 million workers, to divest from fossil fuels. READ our most recent letter sent to the CalPERS board before their Nov 15–17 meeting, written by Dr. Robert M. Gould, past-President and current member of ...
Governments: commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP26, Oct-Nov, 2021 SF Bay PSR and many other PSR chapters joined more than 222 organizations to endorsed this joint call to action organized by the Conflict and Environment Observatory. The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations. ...
SUPPORTED: Win Without War and Public Citizen letter In opposition to Biden Administration’s proposed increases to the Pentagon budget, PSR signed on to Public Citizen's letter, and the letter received coverage in Politico: Fresh Appeal to Cut the Pentagon Budget. April 2021
SIGNED: Budget proposal authored by California Can’t Wait Coalition which would dedicate $200 million annually to local public health departments to begin rebuilding workforce and infrastructure before the next public health crisis and make strides toward health equity.
SIGNED: letter by Trust for America’s Health. As Congress considers the Administration’s request for additional COVID response funding and looks ahead to recovery, it is vital to strengthen the public health system for the immediate response as well as the long-term. Please join this organizational sign-on letter to congressional leadership in support of sustained funding for ...
