Advocacy
From the front lines of Affordable Care Act
by John Freund, CM | January 21, 2015 | Justice and Peace | 0 Comments
Working as an outreach coordinator at Mercy Neighborhood Ministry, I see the Medicaid gap grow wider and wider every day through the individuals I meet…there are still so many that do not qualify for lower premiums.
Budget battles and the poor in Ireland
by John Freund, CM | January 21, 2015 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Budget battles and the poor in Ireland
Recollections of Sister of Charity who was at Selma
by John Freund, CM | January 19, 2015 | Justice and Peace | 1 Comment
Recollections of Sister of Charity who was at Selma
Sisters of Charity NGO Facebook page
by John Freund, CM | January 18, 2015 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Sisters of Charity NGO Facebook page
Vincent de Paul Society – support Criminal Justice Reform
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News
United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul National President asks support for Criminal Justice Reform Dear...
How do Irish Vincentians speak up for the marginalized?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 22, 2015 | News
How do Irish Vincentians speak up for the marginalized? John-Mark McCafferty is Head of Social Justice and Policy with...
Vincent De Paul Society USA election strategy 2016
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincent De Paul Society election strategy 2016
You don’t have to be communist to stand for the poor
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
"You don't have to be a communist to stand up for the poor" So writes John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent Paul Society National Council of Australia. In a piece for EurekaStreet he continues "Helder Camara, the Archbishop of Recife in Brazil,...
DepaulUK, graffiti artists, homeless housing
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2014 | Justice and Peace
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...
“End Hunger Fast”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This Lent, remember those who go without food – and help us tackle hunger This is the appeal from the Church Poverty website in the United Kingdom. The following contains much food for thought (pun intended) for people outside the United Kingdom and seems to enter...
Liberals told to fix housing scheme, not attack it
by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
“Voice of the Poor” becomes “Out of Poverty”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
Ten insights into Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2014 | Pope
Rome Reports offers a powerful series of video moments it considers highlights and insights into Pape Francis' first year. The text below is even more powerful when viewed with appropriate video clips illustrating its choice in RomeReports. 1- HELP As he introduced...
Thrown in jail for being poor
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2014 | Justice and Peace
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
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
Global Homeless Day 5-5-2014
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Since so many in the Vincentian Family are working to address the immediate effects and the long term solcutions to homelessness this new even should be of interest. Would you like to draw attention to the problems homeless and poor are suffering in your area and give...