by Beth | Nov 21, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The dire struggle to survive in the U.S. on near-minimum wage jobs is the subject of “Waging a Living,” a forthright documentary by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Roger Weisberg. Through sensitive, in-depth profiles of four workers, Weisberg drives home the...
by Beth | Nov 21, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to USA Today … As Hurricane Katrina donations reach near-record levels, some food banks in the USA are seeing bare shelves as they prepare for Thanksgiving and winter. Food donations are down 12% in Los Angeles, 30% in New York City and more than 50%...
by Beth | Nov 21, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Reuters carries a reprot on the shattered hope of people promised prosperity after pipeline development. … grinding poverty in oil producers like Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea show that petrodollars often do not translate into a better life for local people...
by Beth | Nov 19, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) – Scientists, health workers and politicians met Sunday in Cameroon to discuss new ways to battle malaria and increase awareness of the deadly disease, which kills thousands a day….”This is a turning point,” said the...
by Beth | Nov 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a different kind of “plunge” on November 9 SJU students were invited to experience something of homelessness by sleeping on the lawn at SJU and then reflecting on the experience with the help of a formerly homeless person.From the campus flier… A...
by Beth | Nov 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
HOUSTON — Catholic nuns are joining forces with motorcycle riders to help a group of needy youngsters. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Retreads Motorcycle Club have teamed up to sponsor The Nun Run, a motorcycle ride from Houston to Galveston. The...
