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… Tuesday, May 17, was not the first disappointment at the conference for delegates who support divestment and other tactics to pressure Israel over the occupation, which most of the world deems illegal. Over the weekend, a church committee rejected four divestment or investment screening resolutions related to the occupation. Resolutions to call … the United Church of Christ in 2015 and the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 2014 voted to divest from companies they consider complicit in the occupation. In January, the United Methodist …

… 5. Divestment from companies supporting Israeli-Palestinian conflict …  prepared by the United Methodist Kairos Response ask the Methodist denomination to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and Hewlett-Packard -- companies that profit from … of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Kairos Response isn't the only group encouraging divestment; an advocacy group called Fossil Free UMC is calling on the church to  divest from …

… blacklist companies (and, in the case of New York, individuals) that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which tries to impose economic pressure on Israel to end its … built illegally on occupied Palestinian land. Recently, the United Methodist Church divested from two Israeli banks and added three others to a no-investment list due to their ties …

… life, but I have disagreed at times not just with positions taken by the denomination (such as divesting from companies for allegedly profiting from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) but also …

… from the illegal settlements. Indeed, the legislation states prohibitions against "boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel" includes not just Israel itself but … but in all "in Israeli-controlled territories." While some activists calling for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions have been criticized for blurring the distinction between the Israeli …

… areas because there is access to certain schools," he said. Another contentious area is the divesting of schools under Catholic patronage to alternate patrons. In 2011, then-Minister for … intervening years, there has been criticism of the church over the slowness of the process of divesting with as few as nine schools divested so far. But the bishops have highlighted that it is not the church that is stalling, it …

… of policymakers at the national and lower levels and the start-up of green parish and divest/reinvest initiatives. It also expects to launch a young Catholic climate leaders program, …

… fracking and the Keystone XL transnational pipeline, and has led a push toward fossil fuel divestment. McKibben viewed the fracking fight as one of the best examples of resistance …

… efforts to boycott Israel entirely, such as those advocated by the BDS movement " (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions). Although the economic impact of the labeling guidelines is likely to … dilutes outrage when true anti-Semitism occurs and strengthens the sanctions and divestment movement. The efforts of those whose goal is to isolate Israel or make it a pariah …

… gathering at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, a Marianist school, that focused on divesting from fossil fuel stocks and reinvesting in renewable energy. More: " … Dayton divestment conference delves into ways to leave fossil fuels behind … encyclical on the environment, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care of Our Common Home.” As a part of this, divesting from fossil fuels, primary culprit in causing climate change, is pivotal.  It is a …

… gathered here at the University of Dayton in early November to delve into the concept of divestment from fossil fuels. The conference, titled “ Acting on Pope Francis’ Call: Divestment … to turn their beliefs about carbon-producing energies into actionable steps toward divesting to some degree their endowments from fossil fuels. The first session Friday morning … Loyola-Chicago climate conference discusses 'nuts and bolts' of fossil fuel divestment …

… particular the rise of natural gas and renewables as viable energy alternatives. Fossil fuel divestment efforts on college campuses and cities nationwide have largely honed in on coal . "The …

… They might suggest that Catholic dioceses, religious orders and the laity begin a process of divesting their stock portfolios from fossil fuels. And they might encourage preaching on the …

… up back in Ohio, where the University of Dayton will open Thursday a three-day conference on divestment . The first U.S. Catholic college to pledge to wean its endowment off fossil fuels , … and Loretto Sr. Maureen Fiedler, an NCR contributor whose community recently voted to divest from fossil fuels , as well as members of the Dayton community who played major roles in … Acting on Pope Francis' Call: Divestment and Investment in Care for Our Common Home​, Day 1 Speakers: Stephen Colecchi …

… rooted and solid place of an experience of the Good News in order to address the world’s rapid divesting from relationships and responsibility. What do you think, Gene Yang? Can you write a …

… is a global movement to stop investing in fossil fuel companies, including an effort called Divest Invest that has grown to 2,040 individuals and 436 institutions from 43 countries … $2.6 trillion in assets. Some churches and Catholic and other colleges and universities are divesting from investments in fossil fuels. Do you recommend that all Catholic organizations … Philippines some of the churches, dioceses, and other organizations have made that choice [of divesting] because of causes related to climate, to human labor, related to the preservation of …

… and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice. Nor have you been afraid to divest whatever is unessential in order to regain the authority and trust which is demanded of …

… and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice.  Nor have you been afraid to divest whatever is unessential in order to regain the authority and trust which is demanded of …

… and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice. Nor have you been afraid to divest whatever is unessential in order to regain the authority and trust which is demanded of …

… sessions conclude Friday. On Sept. 2, the Assembly sent a bill to Gov . Jerry Brown that would divest state pension funds from coal companies. Two days earlier, at the invitation of de León , …