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Executive Director of 350.org
About May Boeve
In 2012, during the height of the Keystone XL pipeline debate, May Boeve led 350.org’s 'Do the Math' tour, a 21-city campaign that linked climate science directly to fossil fuel divestment, catalyzing the first major university divestment at Swarthmore and ultimately influencing over $40 billion in institutional commitments. Unlike many climate leaders who pivot toward technocratic solutions, Boeve grounded strategy in moral urgency and movement discipline: she insisted on nonviolent civil disobedience as infrastructure, not spectacle, training thousands in arrest-ready tactics while maintaining rigorous alignment with Indigenous land defenders and frontline communities. Her leadership redefined what ‘policy change’ means in climate work: not just lobbying Congress, but shifting the social license of banks, universities, and pension funds through coordinated, narrative-driven pressure. She stepped down from 350.org’s Executive Director role in 2023 after a decade, having overseen its evolution from a U.S.-focused campaign into a federated global network spanning 188 countries, all without centralized control or top-down hierarchy.
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- “How did the 'Do the Math' tour change divestment from symbolic to systemic?”
- “What criteria did 350.org use to decide when to endorse civil disobedience?”
- “How did you coordinate with Indigenous water protectors during Standing Rock?”
- “Why did 350.org shift from single-issue campaigns to a federated model?”