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EarthBeat Weekly: Parish survey -- What are you doing to address climate change?
… and more. From the UK, Independent Catholic News reports on the first English dioceses to divest from fossil fuels. From Kentucky, WFPL Radio reports on the efforts of the Sisters of …
Amid year's violence, Catholic leaders decry shootings, urge policy changes
… conference's socially responsible investment guidelines to encompass the gun industry. Divestment from gun manufacturers "would send a strong signal," he said. Dominican Sr. Judy …
Africans call for more action on climate at Religions for Peace summit
… to NCR on the sidelines of the panel, Bo said he hoped the Catholic Church in the U.S. divests from fossil fuel. "Instead of using petroleum, they should move towards alternative … like they're doing in many countries now," he said. When asked if the church in Myanmar has divested from fossil fuel, Bo said that the smaller countries need "the support of the Catholic …
American Jews split over Trump executive order on combating anti-Semitism
… intended to help fight anti-Semitic incidents, it may be aimed particularly at the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which protests Israel's settlement policies and has led to …
On Capitol Hill, Jesuit students deliver 58,000 Catholic signatures in support of Senate climate bill
… University came to the Teach-In in search of advice and inspiration after an effort to divest the Omaha, Nebraska, school's endowment from fossil fuels came up short just days … by Creighton president Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson's decision not to enact a nonbinding divestment referendum supported by 86% of students who voted. The students called the school's … this legislation outlined the clear moral, scientific, and financial arguments supporting the divestment of Creighton’s endowment from fossil fuels. We especially believe that our call for …
Notre Dame's Jenkins charts insider's path on climate crisis
… University President and Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson to reject a student proposal to begin divesting from fossil fuel companies, Jenkins noted that, as a native of Omaha, Nebraska, where … is located, he took particular interest in the news. Notre Dame has also rejected calls to divest. "I just don't see the force of the divestment argument," Jenkins said, noting: "It's symbolic ... but it's not clear to me that …
Boston College students and faculty push to reject Koch funding – and Koch values
… financial ties with fossil fuel companies can be compared to the international anti-apartheid divestment campaigns of the 1970s and ’80s. "As a historian of Africa … I’m particularly committed to this new divestment movement and think it has all the ethical force of its earlier counterpart," she … president's inauguration, arguing that the institution should reject Koch Foundation funding, divest fossil fuels and allow its faculty to unionize. Over a thousand students signed a letter …
EarthBeat Weekly: Time for a veggie Thanksgiving
… The students at Jesuit-run Creighton University in Omaha urged the school’s administration to divest its endowment from fossil fuel investments, a request the administration rejected. You’ll …
Copy Desk Daily, Nov. 14, 2019
… isn't just an option, it's the only way to be church … . "Creighton University will not divest from fossil fuels, as the Jesuit school's administration declined to act on a non-binding … Brian Roewe reports: … Creighton University president rejects student recommendation to divest from fossil fuels … . Want to keep updated with the latest news from the National Catholic …
Creighton University president rejects student recommendation to divest from fossil fuels
… Brian Roewe … Creighton University will not divest from fossil fuels, as the Jesuit school's administration declined to act on a non-binding … who voted* on the issue. "We have decided at this time that implementing a policy of total divestment from fossil fuel companies as outlined in the recent nonbinding student referendum … a review of the university's investment guidelines. The decision came in response to a vote on divesting the school's $568 million endowment that students overwhelmingly passed eight days …