Sr. Carol Jean Willie has updated her effective presentation on Vincentian Family involvement in Systemic Change. This...

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by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol Jean Willie has updated her effective presentation on Vincentian Family involvement in Systemic Change. This...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family in India will grapple with Systemic Change in a 3 day seminar featuring key members of the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
"In Bangladesh, the camera crew slept on mats in huts, side-by-side with villagers who are using micro-lending to pull...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
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....
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
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...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2012 | Vincentian Family
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...