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Sr. Carol Jean Willie has updated her effective presentation on Vincentian Family involvement in Systemic Change. This...
Articles for Change
Systemic Change – Vincentian Family India
The Vincentian Family in India will grapple with Systemic Change in a 3 day seminar featuring key members of the...
“Big Questions” – Vincentian questions – DePaul University
"In Bangladesh, the camera crew slept on mats in huts, side-by-side with villagers who are using micro-lending to pull...
What is your Lenten question?
Carolyn Woo, President & CEO Catholic Relief Services... "What are you giving up for Lent?" This is a question we ask each other as Ash Wednesday approaches. A slightly different question that I like to ask myself is, "What are you going to do during Lent?" She...
Breaking the homeless cycle
Depaul UK in the North East is delighted to have been awarded £38,000 for a new service which will enable it to help young homeless people move out of homelessness accommodation and into private tenancies. The funding is has been awarded to three projects in the North...
Ten steps toward systemic change
Sr. CJ Wille, SC has drafted a list of 10 steps towards systemic change. Which steps cause you the most difficulties? Vision Have a holistic vision that addresses both individual and social needs, as well as spiritual and physical needs. Clearly articulate your hopes...
“Homeless … but not helpless”
A Place Like This! a powerful 90 second trailer "about a place where homeless never means helpless..." The St Vincent de Paul Society has teamed up with the prominent Australian agency George Patterson Y&R Sydney to produce a documentary offering a unique insight...
“Grasshopper theory of poverty” Sheila Gilbert
Meeting people in poverty face-to-face is the fundamental first action of Vincentians, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are called. Strengthened by prayer and reflection, they go two by two to relieve human need, always beginning with a personal visit....
Sisters of Charity Federation – Canadian Systemic Change News
Systemic Change efforts not a new reality for the four Canadian branches of the North American Sisters of Charity Federation. Since 2008, the Sisters of Charity Federation Maritime Project has been advocating for women and children with a focus on safe, affordable...
Showcasing systemic change
The CM Australia website reports that Changemakers Australia has launched a publication called Showcasing Change for a Better Future to encourage long term funding for social change. Changemakers Chair and philanthropist Jill Reichstein reflects on need for meaningful...
SVPD CEO hard hitting reactions to “Poverty in Australia”
Dr John Falzon, CEO of the National Council of the SVDP in Australia, had this to say of a report highlighting that 1 in 8 Australians lives in poverty. " The truth told by those on the margins is louder than the lies told about them. Our problem in Australia is not...
“Our Iceberg is melting” – Vincentian Family coping with change
On the surface, John Kotter's Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple story of a colony of penguins facing a dilemma. But contained within the story and the characters is a powerful message about the fear of change and how to motivate people to face the future and take...