Samantha Panchèvre
Search
Prisons and law enforcement are not the solution to our social problems
… communities." It is characterized by the privatization of public goods and services, divestment from social welfare, and investment in institutions of state violence. In this view, …
EarthBeat Weekly: World's hunger for gold deadly for miners, environment
… … Here's what's new on EarthBeat this week: … Forty-two more Catholic organizations pledged to divest from fossil fuel investments or continue their non-investment policy, bringing to more …
Nuclear weapons are illegal: 50 nations ratify historic UN treaty
… rights during the transition process? What if the churches called for complete financial divestment from all institutions involved with the nuclear weapons complex? What if the churches …
42 Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels, bring total to over 200
… the United Reformed Church — and the human rights-focused American Jewish World Service also divested, making this the largest joint divestment announcement by faith institutions to date, according to organizers . In May, another 42 faith organizations in 14 countries announced their intent to divest. Both joint announcements were the result of a campaign by the Global Catholic Climate …
EarthBeat Weekly: Looking back at a year of EarthBeat
… Development Goals. Creighton University president rejects student recommendation to divest from fossil fuels (Feb. 20): Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson initially opted not to act on a November student referendum calling for full divestment, though the university later approved a partial divestment plan , though students press for more. How the University of Dayton divested from fossil fuels — and what happened to its bottom line (July 14): The Ohio-based …
Pope: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor
… need to commit themselves to the integral care of the common home." The pope recommended divesting from stock in "companies that do not meet the criteria of integral ecology and …
EarthBeat Weekly: Church awareness of Amazon destruction increasing, but still not enough, indigenous leaders say
… new in other climate news this week: … The Church of England Pension Board this week finished divesting its portfolio of all holdings in Exxon Mobil Corp., because "the oil giant failed to …
EarthBeat Weekly: Following in St. Francis' footsteps as Season of Creation ends
… this week: … Matthew Taylor reports in The Guardian that Cambridge University plans to divest from fossil fuel investments by 2030 and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero …
Election 2020: How seven climate-conscious young Christians are deciding their vote
… in the Green New Deal, as well as the recently passed Great American Outdoors Act, while divesting from activities that harm the environment. As for how this election has her feeling, …
Prophetic voices for climate action: learn from other young people of faith acting for climate
… Movement in Kenya and The Malawi Creation Care Network. Aaron Salzman, United States, Catholic Divestment Network and Laudato Si' Generation member. Luiz Filipe Fialho, Environmental Activist …