Written:
Meet the Social Media Activists Changing the Narrative on Climate Change. Charlotte Hilton Andersen. Readers Digest. July 2022.
Group asks competition watchdog to investigate alleged ‘greenwashing’ by RBC. Rosa Saba. Toronto Star. April 2022.
Environment lawyers file complaint with Canada's Competition Bureau, allege RBC misleading public about climate action. Tiffany Crawford. Vancouver Sun. April 2022.
‘They pretend we don’t exist’: Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs insulted after RBC cancels in-person meeting last-minute. John Woodside. National Observer. April 2022.
Banks’ charitable donations called a smokescreen for fossil fuel investments — and a turnoff for young customers. John Woodside. National Observer. February 2022.
Op-ed: Big banks risk their reputation with youth by betting on fossil fuels. Evelyn Austin. Now Magazine. February 2022.
Ontario Student Ensures Banks get Climate Change Memo. Patricia Lane. National Observer. July 2021.
Takin’ it to the bank. National Observer, Zero Carbon with Chris Hatch. June 2021.
Canadian Banks Have an Outsized Impact on Global Fossil Fuel Financing. Michelle Gamage. The Tyee. May 2021.
Op-ed: RBC won’t fund a livable future. My generation will pay the price. Evelyn Austin. National Observer. April 2021.
Listen:
Investing in a low-carbon future: Your savings and the path to greener banking. CBC Listen. December, 2021.
Episode 3 - Banking on a Better Future. Divest Canada Podcast. May 2021.
Episode 785 - Fighting for Life. Green Majority Radio. October, 2021.
Episode 5 - Holding Banks Accountable. NewsNow. May 2021.
Episode 12 - Fridays for Future Toronto and Dr. Leanne Keddie. Sustainably.eco. June, 2021.
Network Wide Youth Organizing:
Students protest lack of RBC divestment strategy outside Ivey. Western Gazette. Andy Yang, Hannah Alper. April 2022.
Toronto climate strikers keep plans low-key in wake of trucker convoy, COVID-19. Morgan Sharp. National Observer. March 2022.
Unpacking Canada’s fossil fuel industry. ‘Its a recipe for climate chaos’. The Queens University Journal. Kirby Harris. November 2021.
RBC doesn’t care about Indigenous reconciliation or the climate crisis. The money proves it. The Queens University Journal. November 2021.
Climate Protest takes place outside QFA’s Road to CEO: David McKay calls on protestors to ‘get informed’. Sydney Ko, Aysha Tabassum. The Queens University Journal. November 2021.
Why young divestment activists are closely watching cop26. National Observer. Camilla Bains. November 2021.
Divest McGill protests RBC’s investment in fossil fuels. Anoushka Oke. The McGill Tribune. November 2021.
Climate Justice UBC organizes protest against RBC, CEO David McKay. Samuel Wallace. The Ubyssey. November 2021
Climate protesters in Waterloo urge RBC to divest of fossil fuels at Uptown RBC branch. Leah Gerber. The Toronto Star. October 2021.
Climate activists target banks funding oil and gas in global day of action. Morgan Sharp & Jesse Winter. National Observer. October 2021.
Solidarity protest against Line 3 held outside RBC. “RBC funds climate crisis,” organizers say. Abigail Popple. McGill Daily. September 2021.
Climate Protest Scrubbed Out. NewsNow. April 2021
Opposition:
Commentary: Why Canadian Universities and Banks Should Follow Queen’s and RBC and Resist Oil and Gas Divestment Activists. Energynow Media. December 2021.