We demand the PERS Divest from investments related to private prisons & detention centers.

The Issue

According to research authenticated here, PERS is invested in private prisons and detention centers: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/11/private-prison-firms-profiting-trump-immigration-policy?fbclid=IwAR2ZbPZrqItsFWGyi6AYNi0RzpPiA7CUlhS9Xj-IZBWEtQralJumpgfLKwA

We cannot and shall not tolerate this! These investments are unacceptable and are an insult to public workers in Oregon. Furthermore, they are incongruent to the values professed by the workers and families who rely on PERS for retirement. Our dignity depends on rejecting these investments by divesting now.

Please add your name to send the message that we will not tolerate investments in private prisons or detention centers.

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The Issue

According to research authenticated here, PERS is invested in private prisons and detention centers: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/11/private-prison-firms-profiting-trump-immigration-policy?fbclid=IwAR2ZbPZrqItsFWGyi6AYNi0RzpPiA7CUlhS9Xj-IZBWEtQralJumpgfLKwA

We cannot and shall not tolerate this! These investments are unacceptable and are an insult to public workers in Oregon. Furthermore, they are incongruent to the values professed by the workers and families who rely on PERS for retirement. Our dignity depends on rejecting these investments by divesting now.

Please add your name to send the message that we will not tolerate investments in private prisons or detention centers.

The Decision Makers

Oregon State Treasury
Oregon State Treasury
Oregon Investment Council
Oregon Investment Council

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