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Campus Notebook: Fordham taken to court over club; Newman cancels LGBT exhibit
… granting recognition. Students for Justice in Palestine is associated with the "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions" movement, which advocates penalties against Israel for actions the … run contrary to the mission and values of the University." He added, "The call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel presents a barrier to open dialogue and mutual learning and …
Religion scholars turn activist in the shadow of Trump
… was originally planned to feature both supporters and opponents of the controversial Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, which orchestrates economic, political and social pressure on …
US Catholics join pope in press for more ambitious climate action at COP23
… So far, approximately 60 Catholic organizations and religious orders have made public their divestment intentions. CIDSE published in COP23's final days a report aimed as assisting …
Morning Briefing
… day of St. Francis. The saint’s hometown is honoring him by joining other Catholic groups in divesting from fossil fuel companies . We have two previews of this week’s by-invitation-only …
Assisi diocese among 40 Catholic groups to divest from fossil fuels
… three dozen Catholic groups in marking the patron saint of ecology's feast day (Oct. 4) by divesting from fossil fuel companies. In all, 40 institutions from 11 countries on five continents announced Oct. 3 their intentions to divest. The joint announcement, coordinated by the Global Catholic Climate Movement , is by far the largest since the network of 400-plus member organizations formed a divestment working group in the wake of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for …
Michael Crosby, reformer in boardrooms and basilicas, dies at 77
… Capuchin friar believed deeply in the prospects of engagement over other strategies, such as divestment, that maintaining, and building, a relationship with companies over time could lead to …
NCR teamwork on display in 31 awards received
… a worldwide commitment, including a willingness to address difficult issues, such as divestment from fossil fuels. … Summary of awards: … First: 13 Second: 9 Third: 4 Honorable …
Theologians blast Paris Agreement withdrawal, call for creation care
… capitalist political economy." Catholic Theological Society of America members also discussed divesting from fossil-fuel-producing companies, with the board gathering input from members to …
ExxonMobil shareholders push through climate resolution
… groups, including numerous religious and Catholic efforts, have pushed for widespread divestment from fossil fuels. So far, 27 Catholic institutions have divested from fossil fuels, among them more than a dozen religious communities. Twenty of the … have both divested their endowments from fossil fuels in some capacity. While Daly credits the divestment movement with educating about climate change, she doesn't endorse it, believing to …
Catholic theologians to explore ecology at annual meeting
… encyclical on the environment. During the four-day meeting, CTSA members will also consider divesting from fossil fuel-producing companies. "Our investment policies must not betray the … the issue since 2013. The report will serve as a starting point for a conversation about divestment on Friday. Earlier this year, the CTSA also took a stand against Trump's executive …