Brice Hansen, an undergraduate student at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, joins the podcast to talk about moving her campus towards ethical purchasing and procurement of the clothes and food that are sold on campus. Brice has had great mentorship from one of her professors, Dr. Elizabeth Pyne, and also from Grace Adams, ISN’s coordinator for the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA).

Steeped in the Catholic social thought that grounds this issue, Brice tells wonderful stories about growing a movement on campus to help the university align its purchasing with its Catholic values.

Explore the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance: ethicalcatholic.org

Read about all the sustainability efforts going on at Mercyhurst: https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2024/08/30/mercyhurst-university-adds-to-sustainability-initiatives-through-cepa-club/

Read about the Ignatian Justice Summit, which helped Brice and her peers form a vision for starting Mercyhurst’s ethical purchasing club: https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2024/08/09/ijs-cia/

Members of Education for Justice can access the Virtual IFTJ breakout session where Brice chats with Br. Ken Homan, S.J. about the ethical purchasing club journey: https://educationforjustice.org/resource/creating-a-community-filled-with-hope/

Voices for Justice landing page — https://igsol.net/vfj

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