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Samantha Panchèvre
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Samantha Panchèvre is passionate about social justice and sustainability. As a climate change activist, she helped organize the student-led campaign that resulted in Georgetown University divesting its endowment from fossil fuels. She graduated in 2019 from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service where she studied international affairs with a focus on energy and the environment.
University of Dayton divests from fossil fuels
… approved a new investment policy for its $670 million endowment that will begin the process of divesting from coal, oil and other fossils fuels. Currently, about 5 percent, or $34 million, of … for civil discussion and positive change that benefits our planet.” In the past year calls for divestment have become more vocal on college campuses, in large part due to a nationwide campaign … in their practices -- an argument e spoused by several universities challenged by students to divest. At Dayton, Curran said they were realistic about the impact the shareholder route …
Morning Briefing
… urged the gay community to be brave and open-minded as it works to eliminate oppression. … Divestment vote by Presbyterian Church … strains long ties with Jewish community. Also, Israel's …
What Should the Presbyterians Do?
… General Assembly is meeting in Detroit and one of their agenda items is to discuss divesting from Israel. Ugh. What they should do is NOT listen to Archbishop Desmond Tutu whose …
Morning Briefing
… prelates, … Francis asks forgiveness for clergy graft … Methodist Church Pension Board Links Divestment to Firm’s Role in Israeli Prisons … Guadalupe, Mexico -- On Facebook priest professes …
Morning Briefing
… Communist Party. Detroit: Archbishop Desmond Tutu is … calling on Presbyterians to choose divestment … from the Israeli occupation. PP-header_with-outline.jpg Looking for a little …
We all engage in collateral damage to the earth
… has emerged. Its members range from college students pestering their administrations to divest endowments in fossil fuel companies, to groups pushing legislation or litigation to take …
An end to the reign of 'Old King Coal'?
… announcement. In addition, groups like GreenFaith are urging religious organizations to divest from stocks in fossil fuels. The grassroots 350.org has planned a massive rally Sept. 20 …
Scholars explore Catholic path to fossil fuel divestment
… Brian Roewe … Why should Catholic institutions consider divestment from fossil fuels? That question stoked a 40-minute discussion Monday night among scholars during a webinar exploring Catholic perspectives on divestment and reinvestment. Hosted by the interfaith group GreenFaith, the webinar was sponsored … missions by pulling their investments in fossil fuels. In the webinar, Demeo called divestment “a moral issue.” “The Catholic faith community such as our colleges and universities …
An Earth Day roundup of Catholic ecology news and commentary
… dark skies and starry nights … by Sr. Joan Chittister … Pope Francis urged to back fossil fuel divestment campaign … Thomas Berry's legacy unfolds like the universe … Franciscan scholar: … ‘We …
Reclaiming the mystical interpretation of the Resurrection
… mind and brain." He argues: For millennia, contemplatives have known that ordinary people can divest themselves of the feeling that they call "I" and thereby relinquish the sense that they …