It’s time to invest in an equitable, thriving future, y’all.
We need to divest from systems that don’t serve us and invest in futures that do!

The fossil fuel industry depends on continued extraction from and violence against the earth, and disproportionately creates collateral damage in Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities around the world. We are not “sacrifice zones” for the fossil fuel industry or for the theater. For far too long, United States theatres have given the fossil fuel industry a social license to operate - a pass on the harm they have caused people and the planet.

Not anymore.

We are launching a movement to end the grasp fossil fuels has over our communities and our theaters. Often arts institutions and artists accept funds that do not align with their values because “who else will give us the money?”

How can we fight for racial and climate justice and accept funds from industries that harm BIPOC and the planet? How can we pat ourselves on the back for being “progressive” or “antiracist” when we name our theaters after oil magnates and continue to accept sponsorships from fossil fuel companies?

We can’t.

Divesting is hard, and it is possible. Finding new sources of investment is hard, and it is possible. We arts workers have more agency and power than we think!

Groundwater Arts has joined the movement with Go Fossil Free and 350.org, and we are launching the Divest to Invest Campaign to move arts workers and institutions away from fossil fuels and towards a regenerative future.

Our first goal is for 500 arts workers to commit to one of the three campaign pledges by June 1, 2021.
Our second goal is for 100 theatres of all shapes & sizes to commit to one of the three campaign pledges by December 31, 2021.

Ready to sign the pledge? Click below!