Boulder Councilwoman Adams Cites UN Report, Calls for Council to live City’s Values, Meet Fiduciary Responsibilities
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Statement: Boulder City Councilwoman Adams Cites United Nations Report, Calls for Council to Live City’s Values, Meet Fiduciary Responsibilities by Divesting from Businesses Profiting from Palestinian Genocide
Boulder, Colorado (July 29, 2025) – Boulder City Councilwoman Taishya Adams releases the following statement in response to misinformation offered by her council colleagues in a July 28 social media post:
“I will not dignify the misinformation shared by Councilmember Matt Benjamin and Councilmember Mark Wallach in an attempt to distract from the real work and conversations our Council has ahead of us. Let me be clear; injustice to any individual or group of people is wrong and must be followed by repair and restitution.
Our local actions have a global impact – right now, the Boulder City Council has an opportunity to match our actions with our values instead of creating an avenue for deeper divisions and mistrust.
My unwavering focus right now is on encouraging my fellow council members to vote on divestment from war criminals that are committing an ecocide and genocide with the help of our local tax dollars. In my July 25 written request to our Council Agenda Committee – which included Councilmember Matt Benjamin, as a rotating committee member – I asked to revisit our discussion on our City of Boulder Investment Portfolio based on new evidence identified in the July 2025 United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur report, From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide specific to the investments in Caterpillar and Microsoft. The report provides specific evidence of these companies' actions that misalign with our City of Boulder values. I believe it is critical that our City aligns our investments with our human relations and environmental values and goals – there is nothing incendiary about that.
Rather than put forth a perfunctory letter, I implore Councilmembers Matt Benjamin and Mark Wallach to agree to a discussion and Council action where we can also welcome Boulder’s community to speak during open comment. And, I will continue to be consistent in speaking out on injustices – including our city’s debt to tribal nations.”
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Contact: Betsy López-Wagner, López-Wagner Strategies, betsy@equitablecomms.com.
