Resource Type: Campaign Tools

The Divest from Occupation campaign calls on Australian superannuation funds to divest from all companies listed on the United Nations Database of companies that are complicit in Israel’s illegal settlements. There are limited ways that the general public can meaningfully engage with their superannuation fund around issues like these. Using social media to call out…

Write to your super fund’s board to demand divestment from companies complicit with Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. Australian superannuation funds are investing billions of dollars into companies complicit with Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. Generally speaking, industry super fund boards are made up of representatives of both the unions and employer organisations from across…

Pass a motion in support of our Divest from Occupation campaign to get your industry superannuation fund to divest from businesses complicit in Israel’s illegal settlements. The below text can be used to assist you to draft your motion.This motion is most useful when your union is represented at the board level of the superannuation…

What is a super fund & how do they operate? In Australia, superannuation (super) is a compulsory retirement savings system. Your employer takes money from your wages and places it into a superannuation fund, who then invest and manage your money to provide retirement income later in life. Super funds will invest money into different…

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR SUPER FUND AT THEIR NEXT ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING. Hold them to account for their investments into Israel’s illegal settlements. Asking a question at your superannuation fund’s annual members meeting is critically important. You need to take every opportunity to remind your fund that you, as a member, will not tolerate your…