Advocacy
Help Homeless People While Socially Distancing?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | April 30, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
by John Freund, CM | February 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
Bl. Rosalie Rendu: Serving and Advocating for Persons in Need of Health Care
by Famvin Media Resources | February 7, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
In addition to caring for the sick poor in their homes, Blessed Rosalie collaborated closely with the civil authorities responsible for the assistance of those who were poor.
Speaking the Truth to Power at Any Age
by John Freund, CM | September 25, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Profiles in courage from the present and the past, young and old.
Help Homeless People While Socially Distancing?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 30, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
What can I do in this time of social distancing? The highly committed and knowledgeable folks at Invisible People...
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
Bl. Rosalie Rendu: Serving and Advocating for Persons in Need of Health Care
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 7, 2020 | Formation
In addition to caring for the sick poor in their homes, Blessed Rosalie collaborated closely with the civil authorities responsible for the assistance of those who were poor.
Social Media: A Powerful Tool for Advocacy?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 7, 2017 | Formation, Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
Social media might be a powerful tool, and Dr. David K. Rehr, Law Professor at George Mason University, questions whether or not there is evidence to support social media's "advocacy efficacy"! I am certain that advocates will be able to point to successful social...
How Hard is it to Make a Telephone Call?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
What holds us back from lifting the phone and speaking for those who do not know how to negotiate our system?
When St. Vincent spoke the truth to power…
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2017 | Formation
When St. Vincent spoke the truth to power… and what we can do today! Vincent’s courage in speaking the truth to power While Vincent is best known for his practical works of charity, he also served as an advocate for the poor before the highest authorities, at times at...
Notice from the SVDP USA
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 5, 2017 | News, Social, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The SVDP USA changed their advocacy platform last month to "VoterVoice." Many in the Vincentian Family are accustomed to "CapWiz," and now when you go to the CapWiz link you get a message with only this information: The SVDP writes The new link is:...
Seeing Better and Systemic Change
by Jim Claffey | Aug 23, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
In his wonderful new book Vincentian Meditations, Tom McKenna has a chapter on “seeing better.” He asks “what does standing under Vincent’s influence do to an individual?” And one response is that one can see better. That can mean many things but it might would...
Intersections
by Jim Claffey | Jun 28, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
“Those on top, like politicians and church leaders, talk a lot about peace, but not about justice, because speaking of peace sounds good to others on top and to the naïve on the bottom, but to speak of justice sounds bad to those on top because it opens the eyes of...
Bullfights and Systemic Change
by Jim Claffey | Jun 14, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
It caught my eye immediately. A statue on his desk—a bullfight scene. But not what you would expect. This one was strikingly different—here the bull was sitting on the matador holding him down! Talk about the unexpected. A paradigm shift? No, a complete reversal! We...
Systemic Change Seminar: Lucena City, Philippines
by Jim Claffey | May 31, 2017 | News, Systemic change
Recently, Ana Maria Escano, our SC coordinator for the Philippines, gave a 2-day seminar at Sacred Heart College in Lucena City, a Daughters of Charity Institution located 4 miles from Manila. The 58 participants of this seminar were the staff of the different Social...
Advocacy and Systemic Change
by Jim Claffey | May 10, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
“Speaking truth to power….Making our voices heard---" Advocacy: the process of supporting a cause or proposal, pleading or arguing in favor of an idea or policy. Advocacy is active, not passive, and can take many forms. But for Vincentians it means taking the...