#BoycottChevron for Human Rights and Planet Earth
Presented by UMKR, MFSA, and Fossil Free UMC
Chevron supports Israel's apartheid regime and its genocidal war against Palestinians while also bringing environmental destruction to countries around the world.
This webinar is to learn how and why United Methodists and many others across diverse justice movements are answering the call to #BoycottChevron.
SPEAKERS:
Sharon Delgado is the Convener of Fossil Free UMC and clergy in the California-Nevada Annual Conference. She is the author of The Cross in the Midst of Creation, Love in a Time of Climate Change, and Shaking the Gates of Hell.
Dov Baum is director of AFSC’s Action Center for Corporate Accountability, and a co-founder of Who Profits from the Occupation and of the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel.
Olivia Katbi is the North America coordinator for the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC); she is also a leader in Portland Democratic Socialists of America.
Leah Muskin-Pierret is the Manager of Congressional and Grassroots Advocacy at US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), and an activist in DC-Metro Jewish Voice for Peace and Collective Action for Safe Spaces.
Lisa Bender, Moderator of the webinar, is co-chair of the Steering Committee of United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR) and the chair of UMKR's Boycott and Divestment committee. This Webinar was recorded on March 12, 2025
RELATED RESOURCES
The Chevron Boycott on the UMKR website:
https://www.kairosresponse.org/chevronboycott.html
Includes information, downloads, and links for:
- Introduction to the boycott
- The AFSC FACT SHEET for the boycott
- USCPR resources on "How to Boycott Chevron for Palestine,"
including a TRAINING RECORDING, ACTION TOOLKIT, and more.
- the MAP OF CHEVRON LOCATIONS, Chevron-sponsored events, Chevron offices and partners, and Chevron products
- FLYERS and Stickers to use for boycott actions at Chevron locations and with UMC churches, etc.
- NEWS REPORTS and commentary about Chevron, its behavior throughout the world, and this boycott
- The UMKR CHEVRON BOYCOTT STATEMENT for United Methodists and allied people of conscience
Other sources with information about Chevron and the boycott:
AFSC page for the Chevron boycott:
https://afsc.org/BoycottChevron
BDS National Committee website on the Chevron boycott:
https://bdsmovement.net/chevron
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), on the Chevron Boycott:
https://uscpr.org/boycott-chevron/
AFSC website for economic activism, Investigate:
Items related to Chevron on the Fossil Free UMC website: