They kicked off their divestment movement by delivering a letter to the president.

The Cornell Daily Sun reports.

Black Students United Calls for Prison Divestment

Twelve students from Black Students United — a student-run umbrella organization representing the interests of black Cornellians — entered President Elizabeth Garrett’s office Tuesday to submit a letter outlining demands for the University to divest its endowment from interests based in prisons and mass incarceration.

The letter launches the group’s public campaign to fight Cornell’s involvement with organizations related to the “violence of the prison industry and mass incarceration,” according to BSU.

Cornell’s Black Students United kicks off their movement for divestment from prison and massincarceration-affiliated companies by dropping off a letter in President Elizabeth Garrett’s office yesterday. (Michaela Brew / Sun Sports Photography Editor)

“Black students at Cornell and those on campuses across the world have a history of holding their universities accountable,” said Amber Aspinall ’17, political action chair of BSU. “We will continue that tradition.”