Dear friends at .famvin, I hope you are well. Here's the article about the March for Life in Perú: The March for Life...
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#IamVincent Editorial: Is Herstory Invisible?
Herstory[1.Jane Mills, "Womanwords: a dictionary of words about women", 1992, ISBN 0-02-921495-5, p. 118] : history...
Step it Up for Gender Equality — U.N. Initiative
AIC's Natalie Monteza was Facebooking up a storm on International Women's Day (March 8). Guillermo Campuzano, C.M. --...
DepaulUK, graffiti artists, homeless housing
In the category of a creative approach to a problem... Depaul UK brings in graffiti artists for London street art campaign tackling youth homelessnessYouth homelessness charity Depaul UK has launched an awareness campaign involving a group of graffiti artists who will...
Liberals told to fix housing scheme, not attack it
The headline reads... "Liberals told to fix housing scheme, not attack it". The head of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has attacked Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, accusing him of “gleefully bagging” the Rudd government’s flagship social housing...
Patrick: A Prophet for Global Justice
Aidan Rooney CM draws attention to this insightful blog post about the real St. Patrick. St. Patrick is one of a handful of Christian saints, along with Mary, Valentine and Francis, that is celebrated in popular culture. His feast day is commemorated with supermarket...
“Voice of the Poor” becomes “Out of Poverty”
OUT OF POVERTY is now the title of the Western Region Voice of the Poor newsletter. It seems appropriate, because it indicates the goal of everything we do for the people we serve. Together with the new name, our team decided that the newsletter would have each time...
Thrown in jail for being poor
Unfortunately such reports are becoming more and more common. "Thrown in jail for being poor: the booming for-profit probation industry" "Many poor Americans face jail when they can’t pay steep fines for nonviolent crimes, like $1,000 for stealing a $2 beer. So...
“Vinnies” say “No” to austerity
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia has issued a timely reminder to members of the Senate Inquiry into the National Commission of Audit before its third public hearing held on February 18, 2014, that cuts to social expenditure will...
An app for Catholic social teaching
A new iPhone and iPad application from a Washington, D.C., think tank aims to spread Catholic social teaching through Church documents, news and commentary. So writes the Catholic New Agency. The Ethics and Public Policy Center said its free app is “a great resource...
I have no voice but yours…
In its role of advocating for the rights of marginalized groups in the community the St Vincent de Paul Society of Australia regularly makes written "submissions", or reports, to Members of Parliament, Government Inquiries and Independent Commissioners. The subject...
‘Serve, accompany, and defend the poor’
Catholic social ministers told: "Serve, accompany, and defend the poor." A message quite in line with the Pope's Lenten message and one which echoes in the hearts of the followers of Vincent and Louise. To “serve, accompany, and defend” the poor is the mission of...
