by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2008 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society has elected Victorian Syd Tutton as its new National President. Mr Tutton, who has been an active member of the Vinnies for 36 years takes over from John Meahan, who has finished his term.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The Mirror Art Group (MAG) helps hill tribes – relocated from the mountaintops to the foothills of northern Thailand – fight poverty, unemployment, lack of education, malnutrition, drug abuse, trafficking of women and children, loss of land rights, withholding of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
The Great Wall Appeal is a web initiative of a member of the Congregation of the Mission that aims to connect poor people in rural China with the rest of the world. The Great Wall Appeal crosses the digital divide bringing people together to build a Great Wall of...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Moving from scavenging dangerous refuse heaps . . . to recycling trash into treasures. Urban waste disposal is an enormous problem – waste often piles up faster than cities can remove it. Changemakers.net celebrates a pair of social entrepreneurs in Bangladesh who...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2008 | Vincentian Family
A new biography of Abram J. Ryan C.M. (1838-1886) will soon be available. Fr Ryan, who was closely associated with the “Lost Cause” idealogy, was part of Niagara University’s early history, first as a student and then as a faculty member. He served...