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@eqat.bsky.social
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EQAT is Quaker Friends and friends of friends, working today to build a just and sustainable economy through nonviolent direct action. www.eqat.org

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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Learning Edges: Growth and Mentorship (Virtual) New Folks Welcome! Register: bit.ly/4AiTIRk Tuesday, October 6, 2026 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET Join us for our October General Meeting where we will discuss skills we can learn/sharpen and what we can teach others as we plan our upcoming trainings.
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 28/07/2026
📣 Our new report finds that the Trump admin’s energy + AI “dominance” policies + hostility to renewables will make it even harder for working families to afford their energy bills. Thanks to Trump, the wholesale price of fossil gas could DOUBLE over the next decade, outpacing inflation every year.
Line graph comparing projected nominal average Henry Hub natural gas prices from EIA and Rystad Energy against a 2% inflation baseline from 2025 to 2040.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Check out this video of our action at Vanguard along with @risestjames.bsky.social, @afsc-org.bsky.social, and a letter signed by 30,188 of you. If you couldn't join us that day, you can feel as if you were there with us! 📹 by @ctcsky.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fhp...
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Petition to Vanguard - Stop Bankrolling Polluters
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Why is Michael excited about where EQAT's going? It's our focus on training in these times. Hear about how we build people, leaders, and community for the long haul, and then help us offer much-needed and free trainings by donating at secure.everyaction.com/ff3fcrWPHUmX...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In heat emergencies, we know what we gotta do! 👀 July 15: collective action -- demand change for a better future 👀
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
That time when we tried to deliver a letter signed by 30,188 people, organized by @foeus.bsky.social, only for a Vanguard rep to say they couldn't take it... So then we mailed it to CEO Salim Ramji and CIO Greg Davis! 📹 by @ctcsky.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/vLUj2...
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Vanguard - We'd Love To Meet With You
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Together, we're fighting for equality, air quality, and quality living, as Nolan from CRCQL talked about when we went to Vanguard. Hear what he has to say about "confidants, constituents, and comrades" at www.youtube.com/shorts/liFOE... 📹 by @ctcsky.bsky.social
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Vanguard - We Are All Fighting For Quality of Living
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
For Dwight, former board member and friend of EQAT, participating in EQAT has been about getting to the root of our collective purpose and vision. Listen to what Dwight has to say and then please donate any amount to support EQAT's work into the future! secure.everyaction.com/ff3fcrWPHUmX...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We went to Vanguard headquarters during its annual employee celebration to make some noise! We wanted to make sure employees hear that now's the time for Vanguard to invest in a future we can all celebrate. Read all about it: www.mychesco.com/a/news/socia... (1/3)
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We greeted Vanguard employees arriving to their annual “Partnership Day” celebration. With our voices and our instruments, we expressed: Vanguard’s investments are actively harming communities and ecosystems. (1/3) 📷 by Rachael Warriner
person playing trombone while others sit on bench in front of Vanguard sign5 people carrying Vanguard Invests in Climate Destruction bannerperson playing tambourine while another person holds umbrellacrowd of people with Vanguard Invests in Climate Destruction banner
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Anna, co-clerk of EQAT's board, has really been on her learning edge, as we call it! Listen to her share about how EQAT supported her to push herself, and then, if you can, please support EQAT's work of developing volunteers' skills at secure.everyaction.com/ff3fcrWPHUmX...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Outside of petrochem investor, Vanguard, Jack from @risestjames.bsky.social painted a picture of what it's like living close to petrochem plants -- like, polluting flares and pressurized pipelines dangerously close to elementary schools. 📹 by @ctcsky.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JulW...
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Vanguard - Let's Talk Investment
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We went to Vanguard with @afsc-org.bsky.social, @risestjames.bsky.social, and more friends to call on the asset manager to turn its ship around from toxic investor to truly responsible steward of its customers’ futures. 📹 by @ctcsky.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SYq...
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Vanguard - We'd Like to Talk
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
On Thurs 6/11, 12 - 2pm, we're going to Vanguard HQ to make some noise. We want to make sure employees hear that now's the time for Vanguard to invest in a future we can all celebrate.
Graphic with four photos of people with instruments at a protest and green text that says "Come make some noise! Thursday, June 11 at 12:00 pm Vanguard HQ, Malvern, PA eqat.org/events" Photos by Laran Kaplan & Rachael Warriner
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🪧 Happy Earth Week! 🪧 Enjoy the Trees 🪧 Meanwhile... 🪧 Vanguard Fuels Climate Crises! 🪧 eqat.org/never-vanguard This is what drivers saw on a series of signs as they passed through the neighborhood of Vanguard President and CIO, Greg Davis, and approached beautiful Chanticleer Garden.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If you've been thinking of applying but haven't gotten around to it yet, now's a great time! Applications submitted through this Sunday will receive full consideration. See original post for more information and the link to apply.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Vanguard is the #1 toxic investor, investing $182 billion in 34 major petrochemical expansion projects in the U.S. 💸 As this research was being released nationally and shared in a press conference in TX, we went to Vanguard’s HQ in PA to bring the research and our demands to its front door.
A person speaks into a microphone and gestures with papers in their other hand as they stand in front of a half dozen people holding signs. Photo by Rachael WarrinerA person speaks into a microphone while facing a group of other people holding a banner that says "Invest in our communities." Photo by Ray BaileyA person stands in the foreground while, behind them, a crowd of people listen to something out of the frame. Photo by Ray Bailey
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
@breakfreefromplastic.org, @ciel.org, @foeus.bsky.social, and @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social released new research that Vanguard invests $182 billion in 34 major petrochemical expansion projects, which are expected to emit 98,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually! 🤢
A banner that says “Vanguard: #1 toxic investor” near a sign that says “Vanguard Malvern West Brennan Boulevard.” Photo by Ray BaileyA crowd of about 50 people with banners and signs standing on grass near a sign in the ground that says Vanguard. Photo by Rachael Warriner
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
EQAT is hiring! We’re looking for a Campaign Director to lead our volunteer teams to be as powerful as possible in our spirit-led campaigning. Full-time, Philly region, base salary of $72,000 per year + benefits. Applications submitted by April 12th will receive full consideration.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This action comes right after people proteste #CERAWeek conference in Houston, saying enough to fossil fuels corporations and their financial enablers, like Vanguard. A report released by @foeus.bsky.social shows that Vanguard is #1 investor in 34 key petrochemical expansion projects in the US.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Yesterday we delivered a letter, with 30,188 signatures, calling on Vanguard to start investing responsibly. We were joined by @afsc-org.bsky.social, LA’s @risestjames.bsky.social and PA’s CRCQL, who shared how Vanguard’s investments are poisoning their air and making their communities sick
People holding signs that read vanguard poisons are and water Person speaking next to a sign that says vanguard invests in jet fuel polution
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Stop the Money Pipeline @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Check this out! From STMP and @eqat.bsky.social: Vanguard continues to cave to conservative pressure and refuses to acknowledge that climate change is a profound and systemic economic risk. #VanguardSOS buckscountybeacon.com/2026/03/opin...
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OPINION: Vanguard Caves to GOP Attorneys General, Sacrifices Our Climate Future in Legal Settlement - Bucks County Beacon
Vanguard has essentially agreed to abandon any future measures to fight climate change.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New op-ed from EQAT's Communications and Research Manager, Eve, and @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social's Campaign Manager, Nancy, in the @buckscountybeacon.com!
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🚨 Fiona Greig, global head of investor research and policy at Vanguard‘s Investment Strategy Group, was presenting at the US Monetary Policy Forum this morning in NYC. So, we greeted attendees as they arrived for Greig’s panel. #VanguardSOS
Two activists hold signs in the lobby of InterContinental Barclay Hotel protesting Vanguard’s fossil fuel investments. Photo by Eve Gutman
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The recent settlement in the case between Vanguard & a group of state attorneys general just underscores the chasm between Vanguard's values & action. Claiming passivity while financing fossil fuel expansion puts its customers’ futures at risk -- period. Read all about it: eqat.org/press-releas...
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Recent Vanguard Settlement Underscores Chasm Between Asset Manager’s Values and Actions
Claiming passivity while financing fossil fuel expansion puts its customers’ futures at risk February 27, 2026 In response to yesterday’s settlement in the case between Vanguard and a group of Republi...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
EQAT Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Lina, recently led a nonviolent direct action tactics and strategy training in CT for over 80 open, curious, and experimental people. It was a pleasure – thank you to Don’t Destroy Our Future and Wilton Friends Meeting for cosponsoring the training!
A photo of about a dozen people inside -- some are standing and some are sitting, one is pointing, one is speaking into a microphone, and are few are reading from sheets of paper. Photo by Lina Blount.
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Stop the Money Pipeline @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Workshop TODAY: Immigrant communities are facing detention + ICE raids + militarized policing. Authoritarians wants us isolated. We are stronger together. Join us + @npnewamericans.bsky.social @ndlon.bsky.social @afsc-org.bsky.social: 🗓 TODAY ⏰ 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT 🔗 stmp.link/jediworkshop3
A graphic that says Organizing Under Authoritarianism: Immigrant Justice 
Monday, February 23rd, 3pm PT / 6pm ET
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Did you know that over 1,700 institutions around the world have committed to divest over $40 trillion dollars from fossil fuels? That's close to half of global GDP!
In a group of people sitting and standing outside, two people hold signs that say "invest in our communities." Photo by Rachael WarrinerA person standing among other people outside holds a sign that says "I'm moving my money." Photo by Laran KaplanA person standing outside in front a stone building holds a small whiteboard that says "I pledge Never Vanguard." Photo by Billy Wu
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We’ve moved over $57 million out of Vanguard because of its inaction on climate change – and that number will keep growing until Vanguard makes serious changes. 📈 And now we've got stickers that we want to share with you! Here’s how you get one:
A red bumper sticker with white text that says "Vanguard fuels the climate crisis. eqat.org/vanguard-sos" on a black car outside. Photo by Eve Gutman
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
EQAT is 15 years old! 🎂🎈🎉 Couldn't make it to our anniversary party in Philly? Here are some highlight moments from our panel of EQATers through the ages: youtu.be/8830WKAbm_g 📹 Filmed by Anthony, edited by Ray, background music is "Partly Sage" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
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15 Years of Strategy, Spirit, and Song: A Celebration and Fundraiser for EQAT (*Highlights*)
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Eileen Flanagan @eileenflanagan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
People power matters.
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btorg.bsky.social @btorg.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This is big!!
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The NYC Comptroller has formally recommended to 3 public pension boards that they search for a replacement to BlackRock to manage their $42 billion in pensioners' savings because BlackRock is failing on investing for a safe and healthy future. We love to see it!
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Now's sure as good of a time as any to deepen or refresh our skills in spiritually-grounded nonviolent direct action! So, please join us on Sun 11/23 for our in person, interactive workshop at @friendsctr.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.com/e/building-s...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We're celebrating 15 years of EQAT and, as part of our community, you're invited! If you're near Philly, you can celebrate with us in person this Sun 11/9: secure.everyaction.com/ZUsgcSXWaUmA... And wherever you are, we invite you to donate: secure.everyaction.com/YtslO4jPaEmF... 🎂🎈🎉
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
📰 EQAT volunteer, Richard, writes in the @buckscountybeacon.com about his experience going to Vanguard to ask CEO Salim Ramji to meet with the #VanguardSOS campaign and what happened next. Read all about it: buckscountybeacon.com/2025/10/why-...
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Why Is the World’s Largest Fossil Fuel Investor Afraid of Peaceful, Grassroots Environmental Campaigners? - Bucks County Beacon
Police were dispatched to Vanguard’s Chester County campus last month to arrest 5 Earth Quaker Action Team advocates.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Yesterday, Vanguard had a shareholder meeting where it asked for permission to make 2 of its funds less diversified. Here's how we responded: eqat.org/press-releas...
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On Eve of Vanguard Shareholder Meeting, Campaigners Call on Vanguard to Do Better and Invest Sustainably
Shareholder Meeting is Rare Opportunity for Customers to Vote on Vanguard Funds, But a Missed Opportunity to Have a Meaningful Say on How Vanguard Invests Their Savings Malvern, PA — As Vanguard prepa...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Why’d we go to the fundraising gala of the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania? It wasn’t an action against the gala; we went to call out Greg Davis, President & CIO of Vanguard, who is also chairman of the board of CHOP. #VanguardSOS
Six people stand outside in front of a valet parking sign, holding red banners and signs about Vanguard's investments. Photo by Laran Kaplan
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ctcsky @ctcsky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Through song, signs, speeches and more - @eqat.bsky.social confronted Vanguard once again at its’ headquarters in Malvern PA on September 10, 2025. #EQAT #FossilFuelFreeInvestment #IndigenousRightsPolicy www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLYT...
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EQAT Persistence for Existence
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Thanks for your support of our work fighting mountaintop removal, working to power local green jobs, or pushing back on fossil fuel profiteers like Vanguard. We hope you can join us on Sun Nov 9 3-6pm in Philadelphia for our 15 year anniversary! secure.everyaction.com/ZUsgcSXWaUmA...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Earth Quaker Action Team is 15 years old – thanks to you! As part of our community, you are co-creators of what we’ve accomplished – and what we’ll achieve in the future. We’re honored to have been on this path with you, and we’d love to celebrate our joy, spirit, and hope together.
Graphic that says "EQAT is 15 Thanks to you!" and includes an image of a cake and photos from protests. Photos by Lisa Lake, Joe Piette, Laran Kaplan, and Engin Akyurt.
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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Hey Vanguard, PLEASE create a fossil-free target date fund. People want that. They're leaving your funds because you don't have this option.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A few of us decided to swing by Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji's apartment building one evening, to see if we could catch him on his way home. We didn’t get to talk to Ramji this time, but we’ll keep coming back until Vanguard makes courageous decisions – for its customers, for the planet, for all of us.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Persistence for Existence: We showed up 3 times in 1 day to ask to Vanguard, the world's #1 investor in fossil fuels, to turn its ship around from industry laggard to responsible investor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLYT... 📹 by @ctcsky.bsky.social #VanguardSOS #NeverVanguard @afsc-org.bsky.social
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EQAT Persistence for Existence
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
As we prepare to celebrate our own anniversary, we're also celebrating 10 years of Philly Thrive -- community leaders and environmental justice champions shaping the city’s future for a healthier, more equitable city for ALL (www.phillythrive.org).
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Persistence for Existence, we called it. After many months, literally thousands of contacts & no response yet, we walked up to the Vanguard executive office building & asked CEO Salim Ramji to meet with us. Vanguard responded to our request by having us arrested. eqat.org/press-releas...
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Five People Arrested at Vanguard Asking for a Meeting to Discuss the Dangers of Vanguard's Fossil Fuel Investments
Climate change is expected to cause a significant blow to Vanguard customers’ savings Malvern, PA – This morning, members of Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) arrived at the executive office building on...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In the morning, we went to Vanguard to ask to meet with CEO Salim Ramji. At lunchtime, we returned with more people to repeat our demands. And, in the evening, we visited Ramji’s home, to try to catch him as he was returning from work. We brought music with us, lifting our voices songfully.
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
In the morning, five of our F/friends went to the office building where Vanguard executives work to ask that CEO Salim Ramji meet with representatives of the #VanguardSOS campaign. Instead of speaking with them, Vanguard had the group arrested. eqat.org/press-releas...
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Five People Arrested at Vanguard Asking for a Meeting to Discuss the Dangers of Vanguard's Fossil Fuel Investments
Climate change is expected to cause a significant blow to Vanguard customers’ savings Malvern, PA – This morning, members of Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) arrived at the executive office building on...
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🚨Happening now🚨 After many months of 1,000s of people contacting Vanguard, 5 people went to Vanguard’s executive office building today to request that CEO Salim Ramji meet with #VanguardSOS campaign representatives.
[Alt text: People people in matching red shirts pose for the camera in front of a building that says “Vanguard Victory.” Photo by Lee Smithey]
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Earth Quaker Action Team @eqat.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Get ready with me — well, us — as we prepare to take spirit-led nonviolent direct action at Vanguard, world’s largest investor in fossil fuels! #VanguardSOS #Faiths4ClimateJustice #SunDayofAction #SUNDay
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