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… local campaign called Stop Banking the Bomb and took action April 24 to encourage PNC bank to divest from nuclear weapons. Members of the Association of Pittsburgh Priests , which described … own blood. ICAN in particular has a campaign called Don't Bank on the Bomb that encourages divestment from nuclear weapons worldwide. Although it has had some success, Survil pointed out … While religious orders are quicker to change, Survil added, dioceses are slow to consider divestment, and he wouldn't be surprised if many priests' retirement funds were partially …

… aid agencies, three German banks and more than 30 other Catholic institutions are planning to divest at least part of their financial portfolios from the fossil fuel industry. The divestment announcement by the Global Catholic Climate Movement April 22, Earth Day, is part of a …

… … Erin Lothes … This week, an international coalition of Catholic institutions announced its divestment from fossil fuels. These include Caritas Internationalis (a Vatican-affiliated … the greater good of a fossil fuel-free world, they made the tough but courageous decision to divest. With help from professional advisors, the sisters shifted assets from fossil fuels to … that maintains the minimum shares needed to support shareholder engagement and reinvests any divested shares in clean energy keeps the lines of dialogue open, while also making a clear …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… occur as rising student activism aimed at changing Israeli policies via the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions Movement is stirring a fierce counter-reaction from advocates for Israel. …

… and middle-class Americans, such as earned income tax credits and child tax credits. It divests from America’s future by cutting or eliminating education programs, grants for higher …

… organizations, including five religious orders and an archdiocese in Italy, … planning to divest from fossil fuel corporations in an action timed to send a message to the upcoming G7 …

… Catholic organizations, including five religious orders and an archdiocese in Italy, plan to divest from fossil fuel corporations in an action timed to send a message to the upcoming G7 … Francis' two-year-old encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Joining the divestment movement were the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters and the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of … Si' has stirred up action for Earth … " (June 16, 2016) Each organization pledged to begin divesting as soon as possible. It is expected to take up to several years before full divestment …

… as contrary to the university's "mission and values," including support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel. After Students for Justice in Palestine was …

… up goods and privileges in the cause. Churches bewailing exploitation and at the same time divesting themselves of what protects them from standing with the exploited. Bankrolling counter …

… himself." At Loyola University Chicago in 2014, the student government voted to recommend divestment of endowment stockholdings in Caterpillar, United Technologies Corporation, Raytheon … and elsewhere.) Loyola's president, Jesuit Fr. Michael Garanzini , insisted that calling for divestment from multinational corporations supporting the Israeli occupation was "felt as … pressure the student government to oppose a measure that simply called on the university to divest from companies supporting what the United Nations and virtually the entire international …