Change Course

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A youth-led movement ushering in the end of fossil fuel financing https://linktr.ee/changecourseca

3 pictures first 2 of a tabling with flyers and a board, Pink highlighted text in white bold says UBC VANCOUVER. 3 picture a screenshot of an action network page that says: RBC OFF Campus UBCO: Call for transparency & accountability from the SUO. Smaller text says At the 2025 SUO AGM student organizers with RBC OFF CAmpus UBCO successfully passed four motions wherein the SUO committed to lobbying RBC to terminate the lease for its on-campus branch and disclosing contract content, meeting summaries, and internal discussions. Since then, the SUO has yet to publicly release any statement or updates about how they intend to address these resolutions. Help us demand transparency & accountability from the SUO by sending an email to kick #banksoffcampus.
3 pictures of a rally at Mcgill university first picture of snake black paper sculpture. 2nd picture of a student holding a banner that says” PIPELINES SPILL RBC KILLS MCGILL PROFITS.” 3rd picture of multiple students holding many longbanners and walking. Pink highlighted text in white bold says MGCILL UNIVERSITY.
3 pictures, the 2 top pictures of a teach-in and activities. First picture of a projector “ titles says BILL C-5 and PONIs and the 2nd picture 3 students putting posits on a wall. The top left Pink highlighted text in white bold says YORK UNIVERSITY. Picture below with multiple students sitting and 2 speaking in front of TV that says “ DIVESTMENT FOR A JUST TRANSITION” Pink highlighted text in white bold on the right says UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA.
2 pictures of a protest with students and workers holding banners. The first student and workers posing with banners that says “RBC CANADA WORST FOSSIL FUEL” “CLIMATE ACTION NOW” “Later is too late” in front of a RBC on-campus branch” 2nd picture below a interview of woman with a CBC journalist. At the top left Pink highlighted text in white bold says Lakehead university.
4 pictures first 2 pictures at the top are black and white leaflets glued on windows. Leaflet title “ No money for LNG! Solidarity with Land defenders” with Mark Carney face. Pink highlighted text in white bold says UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH. 2 pictures below of students smiling sitting down on table with small leaflets and banners that says “ Fuck banks” with a heart around it and another picture with projection with SFU350 and in blue “BANK DITCH TEACH IN” “March 20 2026.” In Pink highlighted text in white bold says SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY.
3 photos aligned horizontally First picture at the top of a banner drop with few protesters near on a railing the banner says : Rotman: Drop RBC for sustainability week. RBC is a climate criminal. 2nd picture a rally with a girl with curly blond hair and chanting on a megaphone behind her protestors follows her with banners one says” climate justice” the 3rd picture rally with multiple banners and one girl with black hair chanting in a microphone. Banners behind her say “existence resistance” “resist, resist resist..” “No fossil” text at the top right side of the graphic highlighted in pink “university of toronto”.
Graphic photo of a protest and a white banner that says Pipelines spill RBC kills ! Mcgill profits. On top of the pictures pink transparents squares at the top below the white change course logo a bold text says in black and highlighted in beige “ National” and in white “WEEK OF ACTION” Below the banner another pink box with white smaller text and in a shape in an arrow says From March 6th to 13th, nine campuses across so-called Canada united in solidarity with Indigenous Land Defenders—standing together to challenge Banks and Carney’s financing of fossil fuels. Below text highlighted in black says #Banksoffcampus #NoSubsidies
Students with faces blurred holding banners reading “RBC KILLS”, “respect Indigenous sovereignty”, and “aucun pipeline sur des terres volées ! Solidarité avec les peuples qui résistent! À bas PRGT”
Come say hi to us at the nest! And see your vision for the nest being mapped! There are also photos of a vision board, zines, and muffins
Photo of Heather, a curly haired blonde woman in a green sweater and beaded earrings, holding a sign reading “stop fuelling the climate crisis, stop funding all pipelines”, with other students holding climate action and RBC off campus signs in front of the on campus RBC
A CBC reporter has a mic out to a curly haired student in a green sweater, with other students holding climate action and RBC off campus signs in the background in front of the RBC on campus branch
Photo of “no money for LNG solidarity with land defenders” posters on a wall in the University of Guelph
Students and workers in front of an on campus rbc branch with banners and protest signs. ( RBC Canada worst fossil fuel, later is too late, climate action now)
The graphic features a bold pink box with bold black line around it at the center. Outside the pink box, in the background is a collage of black-and-white protest banners. In the box the main text is arranged as follows: In white bold text: JOINS US! TAKE ACTION. 3 white boxes: with black text in it: first one reads: Take our digital action, linked in bio second box reads: tag journalist, spread the word!, Boost our content everywhere.” Highlights in beige and black bold text on top of a partially obscured pixelated, black-and-white illustration of Canada’s Parliament building, glowing with a red aura, the text reads: # Banksoffcampus #NoSubsidies. In white change course logo below.
Pink graphic with bold black edge line: title says in black bold highlighted in beige: We demand In white text reads: Canada’s Big 5 banks: Commit to not financing LNG projects and all future fossil fuel extraction projects. Respect the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples in all financing decisions. Canada’s federal government and provincial governmentsStop subsidizing harmful LNGand fossil fuel projects. Below in white bold text with black highlights: NO SUBSIDIES! BANKS OFF CAMPUS! OUR MONEY OUR FUTURE! Respect Indigenous rights to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent on proposed projects
The graphic features a bold pink box with bold black line around it at the center. Outside the pink box, in the background is a collage of black-and-white protest banners. In the box the main text is arranged as follows: title in black bold text and highlighted in beige: STUDENTS ARE KICKING RBC OFF CAMPUSES” in smaller font in white: We have challenged major climate funders and the Big 5 banks—the greatest of them all, RBC. RBC branch leases have been terminated at” In a rounded beige box in black font says: - University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, University of Guelph, University of windsor.. Below in white “We are sending a strong message: RBC must stop funding LNG (liquefied) and fossil fuel expansion while respecting sovereignty to remain on campuses” Below are a few more picture in color hiding the end of the box.
The graphic features a bold pink box at the center. Outside the pink box, in the background is a collage of black-and-white protest banners.In the box the main text is arranged as follows: In white small font a paragraph text “ this week,” and in bold black with beige hilights “ students at nine campuses” nationwide are taking action in support of indigenous land defenders. For the past four years, students have been mounting pressure to kick major funders of fossil fuels—RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC, and Scotiabank—off-campus. Students are also urging the federal and provincial governments to uphold Indigenous rights and cease subsidies of extractive projects.” in white text. Below bigger all cap text behind a partially obscured by it, is a pixelated, black-and-white illustration of Canada’s Parliament building, glowing with a red aura the text : "NATIONAL" in black, bold, and highlighted with beige , "WEEK OF ACTION" in white. Change course logo in white.
The graphic features a bold pink box at the center, framed by a beige highlight along its edges. The words "BREAKING NEWS" repeat in black, bold text around the top edge of the box. Outside the pink box, in the background is a collage of black-and-white protest banners,Inside the pink box a faded map of Canada and a silhouette of Mark Carney serve as a subtle backdrop.In the box the main text is arranged as follows: "NATIONAL" in black, bold, and highlighted with beige , "WEEK OF ACTION" in white, bold text directly below #BanksOffCampus and #NoSubsidies in black, bold, smaller text, each highlighted with beige, "March 6 - 13" in white, bold text at the bottom On the right side of the pink box, there are nine logos representing student groups and the "Change Course" campaign.Below the pink box, partially obscured by it, is a pixelated, black-and-white illustration of Canada’s Parliament building, glowing with a red aura. Overlaid on this illustration is bold white text that reads: "9 campuses TAKING ACTION in solidarity with land defenders against Carney’s 'nation-building.'"
Meme of person yelling saying “every day I wake up to more of our government using “Canada first” nationalism to deepen investment in climate chaos and destroy our future”. He hits the wall and starts crying.
giant piece of art that is a map with smaller photos on: there's also an SFU 350 banner reading “climate justice now student power community solidarity”. The artist is sitting in front of the map and students are talking to each other and learning about the items on it. Text reads ”@sfu350 @changecourse_ca thank you thank you thank you to George for sharing your art acknowledge with us today!! If you missed us, go check out mapping in the tipping point while it's still up in the SUB today/tomorrow!”
Drawing of a cup reading solidarity economy, drawing of a post office Reading postal banking, stylized tree and water reading land back, pyramid reading cancel privatization, and a stop the zombie pipeline flyer Half out of frame
Classroom of people seated in small groups at tables, facing away from the camera to order a speaker wearing a face mask and standing behind a podium.
Five people with raised fists, with signs reading “CUPE hey YUFA harassment is a no go CUPE1281 says no” and a similar sign with wording partially obscured
Students banner painting at a folding table in front of 2 banners reading “RBC funds genocide”
STUDENTS ACROSS CANADA DENOUNCE FEDERAL BUDGET THAT BACKS FOSSIL FUELS, NOT THEIR FUTURES, AND RBC FOR CASHING IN ON A BURNING PLANET TORONTO, ONTARIO — In the wake of the federal budget, students at nine universities across Canada are demanding that the Carney government change course from funding climate chaos and war toward building a green, fair, and equitable future. They say both the government’s budget and the record of Canada’s big banks including RBC on fossil fuel financing are driving the same crisis, one that jeopardizes their futures, fuels the climate emergency, and violates Indigenous rights. Students are calling on Canada’s big five banks (RBC, BMO, TD, CIBC and Scotiabank) to stop financing fossil fuel expansion and respect Indigenous Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, particularly by rejecting new LNG projects such as the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT), which the Gitxsan and Gitanyow nations oppose. Recent federal and provincial legislation, including Bill C-5 and the creation of a Major Projects Office led by the former Trans Mountain board chair, will weaken environmental oversight, sideline Indigenous rights, in the guise of so-called “de-risking” destructive projects for banks as so-called ‘nation-building’ . This can pave the way for more climate-wrecking “carbon bomb” developments that threaten ecosystems and Canada’s emissions targets. Students are responding to the recently tabled 2025 federal budget, which pours billions into fossil fuels and weapons instead of protecting the people who will inherit this country. The government’s plan commits an additional C$9 billion for the military, boosting overall defence spending to roughly 2 % of GDP, while continuing to underwrite oil and gas expansion through subsidies and so-called “carbon management” incentives. The establishment of a Major Projects Office, tasked with fast-tracking large-scale industrial and energy developments, further signals that corporate and geopolitical interests …
White banner reading “RBC funds climate chaos land theft surveillance genocide” and red banner reading “RBC funds genocide” hung on the wall of a UCO building. Text reads “no PRGT! No CGL! No genocide! prGTFO! Standing in solidarity with other student activist and indigenous land defenders @climatejusticeUBC @sfu350 @changecourse_ca” with three burning heart emojis
Flyer featuring a picture of uOttawa with a graphic of flames, with bold text reading “the green Academy: courtesy of the bank burning the planet RBC funds optics not action”. There is a QR code captioned learn more with the CJCUO logo.
Six uOttawa students smiling and holding flyers, standing behind a grey folding table with more flyers.
Red textured background graphic. Bold textured black text with white outline reads “ STOP THE ZOMBIE PIPELINE” on the right cutout magazine lookalike reads in Black and white “Breaking News”. In the center open faded mouth in the background with Bold text in first Black reads STUDENT and in White text reads “ DAY OF ACTION” below in smaller font in white reads #BANKSOFFCAMPUS below the Change Course Logo in white. In the background traced in Black the Canadian Parliament building and over a text in Bold white reads “ Students on 9 campuses across “ Canada” Demand Banks divest from fossil fuels respond to Carneys’ “ Building Canada Strong “ budget We demands funds for a just transition!
Bold black text in a red parallelogram reads “ACTION ALERT” with smaller white text below reading “Tell Carney and the Banks: Stop Funding Fossil Fuels!” Above, white text highlighted black reads “The federal budget just dropped... and it includes more $$ for resource extraction.” Below is a picture of an Action Network email tool that also is titled “Tell Carney and the Banks: Stop Funding Fossil Fuels!” With a red and white email envelope graphic. There is also a red parallelogram outlined white with a bold white title reading “Steps” and smaller white text reading “1. Use the tool (linked in bio) to send a letter in minutes: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write-to-carney-and-banks 2. Add your own personal touch for a higher chance of receiving a response 3. Share and spread the word!” The background is a red-tinged photo of students holding signs at a UBC action, the signs visible say things like “LNG can’t be clean” and “Stop PRGT”. The Change Course logo is in the bottom right corner.