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  • Divestment Summit in Cal-Nevada Brings Action for Divestment

    Divestment Summit in Cal-Nevada Brings Action for Divestment

    Watch the Summit Here See the various speakers at the following times on the video, or find the separate presentations at the YouTube link above: 00:00 – Intro 2:51 – Bishop Sandra K. Olewine 11:55 – William Morris 1:25:47 – Jim Antal 2:12:26 – Jake Barnett 2:36:31 – Julia Frisbie 3:04:00 – Daniel Cohn “The Read more

  • A Model Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution for Annual Conferences

    A Model Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution for Annual Conferences

    This post is a Model Resolution on Fossil Fuel Divestment from Fossil Free UMC and the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, with a substitute resolution to present as an amendment or substitute if Resolution 1 is strongly opposed and likely to fail. Resolution 1:   Divesting From Fossil Fuels as an Annual Conference. In addition, Read more

  • Watch Fossil Fuel Divestment Summit

    Watch Fossil Fuel Divestment Summit

    Watch the Summit Here See the various speakers at the following times on the video, or find the separate presentations at the YouTube link above: 00:00 – Intro 2:51 – Bishop Sandra K. Olewine 11:55 – William Morris 1:25:47 – Jim Antal 2:12:26 – Jake Barnett 2:36:31 – Julia Frisbie 3:04:00 – Daniel Cohn The Read more

  • Watch the Boycott Chevron Webinar

    Watch the Boycott Chevron Webinar

    Presented by UMKR, MFSA, and Fossil Free UMC on March 12, 2025 Go the the UM Kairos Response Website to watch the recording:https://www.kairosresponse.org/webinar_12march2025_chevronboycott.html Ending Israeli occupation and genocide is a climate justice issue.  All over the world, struggles against colonialism and the destruction of God’s creation by corporations for the sake of profit are intrinsically Read more

  • “Divestment with Fossil Free UMC” Movement Cafe Video

    “Divestment with Fossil Free UMC” Movement Cafe Video

    Watch the Recording Here. Fossil Fuel Divestment is the focus of this first Movement Cafe of 2025. This conversation connects the dots as to why divestment is an important tool to fight climate change. Fossil Free UMC member Jaydee Hanson speaks about how divestment would help the United Methodist Church act on what it has Read more

  • Next Step for UMC Net Zero Agencies: Divest from Fossil Fuels

    Next Step for UMC Net Zero Agencies: Divest from Fossil Fuels

    By Sharon Delgado Published in UM Creation Justice Movement’s February 2025 Newsletter “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21). In the above passage, Jesus tells us to value spiritual treasures above our material treasures. This passage also reminds us that how we use or invest our material treasures expresses our Read more