Students at the University of Manchester have voted in favour of a corporate ethics motion in their Student Union, demanding university divestment from BAE and other arms companies.
The almost unanimous vote by more than 300 students follows a series of recent protests against the university’s shares in the arms trade.
At several occasions during the past few months students lay on the ground on campus wearing T-shirts covered in red spots while the others posed with toy guns, distributed flyers and held up a banner painted with The University of Manchester logo and the phrase ‘Established to fund the arms trade.’
The vote obliges the Student Union to support a campaign demanding university divestment from the arms trade.
The University of Manchester holds shares in four arms companies: BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, GKN and Smiths Group. The University of Manchester is the fourth largest university investor in BAE System with 168, 000 shares.
At several occasions during the past few months students lay on the ground on campus wearing T-shirts covered in red spots while the others posed with toy guns, distributed flyers and held up a banner painted with The University of Manchester logo and the phrase ‘Established to fund the arms trade.’
The vote obliges the Student Union to support a campaign demanding university divestment from the arms trade.
The University of Manchester holds shares in four arms companies: BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, GKN and Smiths Group. The University of Manchester is the fourth largest university investor in BAE System with 168, 000 shares.
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