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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.
Calls for fossil fuel divestment continue to burn
… Prize winner and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu became the latest voice to join the calls for divestment from fossil fuels , as well as the use of boycotts and sanctions common in the … After reviewing relevant Catholic teaching on responsible investing, Demeo argued that divesting from fossil fuels wouldn't handicap university endowments, nor should such a scenario …
Morning Briefing
… aghast at today's GOP … Loyola University Chicago student president vetoes measure encouraging divestment from Israel … Two church leaders urge Senate to pass Smarter Sentencing Act … …
Loyola University Chicago student president vetoes measure encouraging divestment from Israel
… University Chicago's student government president vetoed a resolution that would have endorsed divestment from companies that do business in Israel. On March 18, Loyola University Chicago's … students at University of California, Irvine passed a measure recommending that the university divest from companies making profits in Israel, with the University of California, Berkeley …
Black clergy seek to bridge ‘green’ gap
… Luther King Jr. that challenge the fossil fuel industry. As churches were once urged to stop divesting in businesses supporting apartheid in South Africa, he encourages congregations to divest from oil, gas and coal industries and invest in clean energy instead. In early March, he’s … drafted Yearwood to lead a Black History Month webinar to discuss “eco-leadership and divestment” with African-American churches. “We have found that the best ways to engage …
Loretto Sisters continue objections to new pipelines
… GreenFaith . They sponsor everything from “preach-ins” on climate action to ideas on how to divest from fossil fuel stocks. Meanwhile, the Loretto Community and two other local …
Ruling may force Ireland to revamp Catholic school monopoly
… oversupply of Catholic schools at primary level,” said Drumm, though he added that a “blanket divesting” from church-run schools would only harm the education system. Atheists like Donnelly …
Judge gives green light to Legion inheritance lawsuit
… At another point, she disputes the Legion's "theory" that the general intent of a donor "divests his executor of standing" to bring action against a perceived fraud. Such a theory "leads …
Preview our Nov. 8 Colleges & Universities Special Section
… and we will contact you when it is available. … subscribe-now.jpg sample-button_match2.jpg 1-divest.jpg … A call to divest from fossil fuels … Citing Jesuit values and Catholic teaching, students join nationwide …
A church that requires a different kind of bishop
… has been made of Pope Francis' job description for diocesan bishops. They should live simply, divested of royal trappings and unafraid to smell like the sheep. Bishop Álvaro Ramazzini Imeri …
Why Am I a Zionist? Part I
… A few weeks ago, I had a brief debate with my colleague Claire Schaeffer-Duffy on the issue of divestment from Israeli companies. Rather than engage in the usual discussion about Israel and …