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The #fossilbanksnothanks CONTEXT, HIGHLIGHTS and NEXT STEPS THREAD.
Context 1: If you saw different numbers flying around, that was because the Banking on Climate Change report looked at global banks and was written in USD but many CDN orgs converted into CAD. (Pic in USD)
Context 2: Climate orgs are mad at bank policies, not bank employees. If you work for a bank, we know you probably didn't set those policies, but you have a bit more power over them than we do, so we need to help out and push from within! READ MORE: https://climatepledgecollective.org/2021/01/29/employees-of-cdn-banks-lets-chat/
HIGHLIGHT 1: @toronto350's lovely eviction notices.
HIGHLIGHT 2: @QuitRbc's Leo the Lion Mascot who made about a million branch visits in Montreal.
HIGHLIGHT 3: @Price_J_Matt 's Op-Ed about a child's first bank account in the Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/01/29/banking-on-the-future-of-our-children.html
FLASHBACK HIGHLIGHT: @Gasp4Change delivering 1000!! hand-written Christmas Cards to branch managers in Ontario!
If you missed the action, you can still help send a message to banks in 3 ways.
ACTION #1 Sign @leadnowca's petition to RBC: https://act.leadnow.ca/rbc-divest-FF/?source=tw
ACTION #2: Send an automated letter to Bank CEOs with @ForOurKidsTO / @ForourkidsO / @forourkids_vyr https://www.forourkids.ca/letter_to_ceo
ACTION 3: Sign Up for Bank Switch, contact your own branch manager or customer service and tell them you plan to move your money to the cleanest CDN bank in April 2021. This one takes a little more effort, but we believe it will scare the banks the most! https://actionnetwork.org/forms/bankswitch
