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… the transition to a low-carbon economy toward achieving the 1.5 degrees goal, and to divest trillions of dollars in fossil fuels and reinvest them in renewable energy. "If we … Society of North America, which on Nov. 10 became the first Muslim institution to publicly divest from fossil fuels. During the Global Catholic Climate Movement webinar, the Rev. Fletcher …

… ordained in 1507, dates to the 14th century. (Wikimedia Commons/GFreihalter) Within days, he divested himself of all possessions and pounded on the door of one of Erfurt's most austere …

… In a way, implementation of Laudato Si' , as well. Ideas covered the possibility of church divestment, ingraining the encyclical into liturgical life, and the potential of the Catholic … between faith and creation care. More: " … On Francis of Assisi feast day, Catholic groups divest from fossil fuels … " (Oct. 4, 2016) A long-overdue step for the church, Insua said, takes …

… Brian Roewe … Seven Catholic groups based in five continents announced Tuesday intentions to divest their financial interests from fossil fuels, the largest and broadest joint declaration to … setting up the global accord to address climate change to enter into force. In addition to divestment commitments made, student groups on five Jesuit college campuses in the U.S. planned … in others “that generate a measurable beneficial social or environmental impact.”   Along with divesting, SSM Health joined the Healthier Hospitals Initiative and committed to increase …

… Movement anticipates a major announcement at the season’s end of religious congregations divesting from fossil fuels. On the one-year anniversary of Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ , four Pacific-area religious orders announced their divestment intentions. Global Catholic Climate Movement will host a Sept. 7 webinar on divestment. More: “ … Year-old Laudato Si' has stirred up action for Earth … ” (June 16, 2016) …

… 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 …

… of Congress of both major parties have referred to efforts to use such tactics as boycotts, divestment and sanctions in opposition of such policies as "anti-Semitic." In many cases, such …

… under Israeli occupation. On Saturday, Unitarian Universalists also considered a resolution divesting from Israel at their General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio. There, 54 percent of delegates … to the adopted report as "pugnaciously flawed." Call for the "prayerful study" of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and opposition to BDS. The approval of this overture trumped a …

… movement … Laudato Si' has inspired a lay movement … 4 Australian Catholic religious orders to divest from fossil-fuel companies … Pope Francis has little good to say about capitalism but has …

… discussion for Catholic agencies. One door he's opened wider is the issue of fossil fuel divestment. A favorite citation of activists has been Paragraph 165, where Francis states the … being discussed much in the mainstream pre-encyclical, Gold said. Trócaire has committed to divesting their stock pension plans from fossil fuels in the next two years and is engaging Irish … divestment conversation. On Thursday, four Pacific-area religious orders announced they will divest from coal, oil and gas companies. According to Global Catholic Climate Movement, the …

… stemmed from the encyclical, such as parishes reducing energy use and waste , religious orders divesting their portfolios from fossil fuels, academic institutes hosting multi-disciplinary …

… Sahara." The intent was to push the U.S. government to undermine the international boycott and divestment campaign against companies supporting the occupation. As with the Israeli-occupied …

… in push for overtime, union options … Bloomberg report questions effectiveness of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel: … Israel Boycott Is Failing When Measured by …

… and practices align with the denominations's Social Principles, but  rejected proposals  to divest from fossil fuel companies or companies that profit from Israeli military activities in …

… over child abuse, implying that legal solutions were not by themselves enough and radical divestment of some kind might be necessary. "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe …

… 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 …

… churches to work together to create housing for immigrants and refugees, among others. … 5. Divestment from companies supporting Israeli-Palestinian conflict … Four resolutions  prepared by the United Methodist Kairos Response ask the Methodist denomination to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and Hewlett-Packard -- companies that profit 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 …