Global Divestment Day – in pictures


By Sophie Yeo
On 13-14 February, citizens of every continent celebrated Global Divestment Day.
Campaigners wielded everything from glittery wigs to symbolic orange skins in an attempt to get their message across: the time has come to stop investing in fossil fuels.
Photos poured in from across the world of protests, street theatre and stock market invasions – to name but a few.
We’ve picked out the best of the bunch.
From Berlin hipsters to the Norwegian Sami, Europe demanded divestment.
Germany


Italy

Norway


Russia

Serbia

Sweden

Switzerland

UK



Ukraine

People in Oceania redefined style in the name of divestment.
Australia



Marshall Islands

New Zealand

Nelson Mandela turned up to support divestment in Africa.
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

South Africa

Across Asia, campaigners gathered from Dubai to Tacloban to persuade their leaders to divest.
India

Indonesia

Nepal

Philippines

Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Across the Americas, activists lit up the roads and braved the snow to call for divestment.
Canada


Mexico

USA





All photos courtesy of 350.org