by Giuseppe Turati | Jan 21, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
“An historic encounter:” that’s what it was called by Joe Agostino C.M. (the Vincentian Family Office Coordinator) and Aidan Rooney CM (Coordinator of .famvin, the web and social media services of the Family), the two organizers of the meeting. And...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
One of the most effective ways our Vincentian Family NGOs can effect change at the UN is through sponsorship of side events. The UN is bombarded with concerns about global issues. Far more effective than repetitive complaints are creative solutions, which can be...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 7, 2017 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
The 2017 North American Vincentian Family Gathering (VFG) is a multi-day conference to build community, conversation, and systemic change around the realities of migration in North America. Our Goals are to: Deepen our relationships and strengthen effective...
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Humbly, I dare to share with you my five wishes for the beginning of this year, five small reflections on how I would like us to grow even more as a Vincentian Family and as Vincentian People, during the next twelve months: 1. Let’s keep up collaboration. The...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 18, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Social entrepreneurship is a strategy for systemic change. With some clear ideas on social entrepreneurship, Alastair Wilson writes in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, There are huge opportunities for universities to make immensely valuable contributions to the...