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Residents press Boulder council to divest from companies tied to Gaza hostilities; councilors note UN findings and public concern
Summary
Multiple residents urged the City Council to divest city funds from companies they associate with harms in Gaza and to adopt a ceasefire resolution; speakers cited recent international findings and urged urgent local action. Councilmembers acknowledged the comments and some indicated interest in humanitarian aid measures and follow-up.
A series of residents used the meeting’s open comment period to call on the Boulder City Council to divest city funds from companies they believe are complicit in harms in Gaza and to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire.
Speakers cited recent determinations by international bodies and civil society groups and asked the council to divest from companies including Microsoft and Caterpillar and to adopt a ceasefire resolution. Several speakers identified themselves as members…
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