For years, members of faith-based institutions have been asking if fossil fuel endowment investments are aligned with our faith's call to care for our common home. In this session, participants will hear three higher education voices from institutions that have decided to divest (at different levels) from fossil fuels: a student, a university trustee, and an investment officer. Drawing from their experiences, we'll aim to support faculty, staff, students, and parishioners looking to explore this question at their own institution.

About the Panelists:

Joe Gaffney graduated from Seattle University in 1967, with a degree in accounting which launched a 47-year legal career in tax and estate planning. Joe is a member of the Seattle University Board of Trustees, and a member of the socially responsible investment committee. He was an important leader in navigating the board’s decision to divest from fossil fuels.

Gabrielle Baker is a senior at Creighton University studying Environmental Science, Philosophy, and Spanish on the Pre-law track. She has served in multiple positions within the university’s student governments, currently as chairperson of sustainability. Gabby is a leader and advocate on issues of migration and environmental justice, actively involved in sustainability research.

Michael Barry is the Chief Investment Officer at Georgetown University, where he has overseen the university’s investment portfolios and coordinated the university’s Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility since 2011. Michael sits on the investment committee at Georgetown Prep, among many others and is a graduate of Fairfield University.

This video took place at the 2020 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. Learn more about the largest annual Catholic social justice conference in the U.S. and how you can join us in-person or virtually this fall at ignatiansolidarity.net/iftj

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