The City Council of Medford, Massachusetts, has approved an ordinance divesting the Boston suburb from companies that contribute to human rights violations. On Thursday, Palestinian American Dina Alami joined fellow Medford residents who rallied at City Hall in support of the Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance.

Dina Alami: “We passed an ordinance at the Medford City Council that divests from fossil fuels, weapons manufacturers, prisons, detention centers and any company that violates human rights. So, this is very personal for me. What we know is that Medford has $12 million invested in a portfolio that includes Chevron, the world’s largest fossil fuel emitter, and Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer. Both are interconnected. Both harm human life, harm our planet. And for me as a Palestinian with family in Gaza, the weapons that we invest in are harming my family.”