Systemic change
Does Eucharist Call For Confronting Sinful Structures?
by John Freund, CM | June 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
If You See Something Good, Say Something Good!
by John Freund, CM | June 12, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
It is all too easy to fall into the trap of sharing bad news. Rather… let’s SHARE GOOD NEWS! Affirm it, publicize it when we see it!
I Can’t Help Every Homeless Person!
by John Freund, CM | June 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Have you ever walked past a homeless person lying on his back on the sidewalk? Did it stir up any mixed feelings? Maria Shriver shares an incident in her life.
How are we followers of Vincent at doing dishes?
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
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What’s Your Take on Systemic Change?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
What’s your take on Systemic Change? I thought I would ask you to share what you think is the state of systemic change in the Vincentian Family.
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Under-utilized Ways of Being God’s Story-tellers
by John Freund, CM | Jan 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
How conscious are we of being both God’s story and God’s storytellers… and of the many ways we can tell God’s story to a world desparetly in need of Good News?
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Vincentians as Storytellers
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
Vincentians can be the storytellers to policy makers and others who may never “see” poverty in all of its forms.
International Commission for Systemic Change, Sao Paulo, Brazil
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 27, 2016 | News, Systemic change
Vincentian Family International Commission for Systemic Change, Sao Paulo, Brazil From April 19-22, the International Commission of the Vincentian Family to Promote Systemic Change held a two-day meeting in Sao Paulo and a two-day training for four Latin American...
Firefighters and Electrical Engineers
by Mike Clark | Apr 20, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
by Mike Clark – When I explain my work in the field of collective impact and systems design, I have some go-to phrases, like:
Partnering for Justice #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 15, 2016 | Justice and Peace, News, Systemic change
Take back the night! Hundreds of students attended an event held by Niagara University April 7 in conjunction with the Take Back the Night national movement, which aims to end sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. Partnering with local and national...
Uncomfortable with systemic change?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
Uncomfortable with systemic change? It is no secret that many people are uncomfortable with systemic change. It seems to be so hard to get a handle on. On the other hand there are others who are comfortable with what they think is systemic change. Actually what they...
Eradicating Poverty Requires Shift From Charity To Justice
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2016 | Systemic change
Will donating to a food bank alleviate hunger pangs? Absolutely. But it can never eradicate hunger itself. Charity gives, but justice changes. It's time to place the latter above the former. Glen Pearson, Director of the London Food Bank and former Member of...
From treadmills to ladders – systemic change
by John Freund, CM | Mar 30, 2016 | Systemic change
Some time ago famvin posted an animated short story to illustrate systemic change. In it, treadmills were transformed into ladders. Systemic change - an animated short story The image and the text stay with me. "Systemic Change is about transforming structures (the...
Systemic Change Meeting Includes UN NGO Reps
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 24, 2016 | News, Systemic change, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
At the Bronx Campus of Mount Saint Vincent College, on February 26, representatives of several branches of the Vincentian Family met to discuss ways to more effectively work together to help people living in poverty improve their living conditions through Systemic...
Eucharistic underpinnings of Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2016 | Systemic change
Our ability to go and do likewise in imitation of Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet is the “criterion by which the authenticity of our Eucharistic celebrations is judged.”
Vincent and Gandhi – transformational leaders
by John Freund, CM | Mar 16, 2016 | Systemic change
Systemic change requires transformational leaders. They work with people to identify the needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed members of the group.[1]" Both Gandhi and Vincent de...