by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
From the Orlando Sentinel – Three arrested, accused of illegally feeding homeless, charged with violating an ordinance restricting group feedings in public parks. The ordinance requires groups to obtain a permit and limits each group to two permits per year for...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
June 3rd 2011 the United Nation’s raises issue of the Internet as a basic human right. This comes in the midst of political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, where we saw governments block Internet access of their countries. According to the report...
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Sir Richard Branson backs head of Virgin Australia in Vinnies CEO Sleepout. He has called for innovative solutions and a community based approach to solving the issue of homelessness. Sir Richard’s call comes as he throws his support behind Virgin Australia CEO, John...
by John Freund, CM | May 28, 2011 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to the website Spotlight on Poverty here’s the lesson from the recent political fight in Milwaukee: when democracy decides, paid sick days and working people win. A second lesson: when corporate lobbyists interfere in the democratic process, low-wage workers...
by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The “No Box Blogs” Project The concept is simple; to create a Blog for 30 homeless individuals worldwide, before the end of 2011. Starting June 6th, 1 Blog will be created for a homeless individual every Monday throughout the rest of this year. The reason is simple;...
by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The bottled water system! For an lively view of how the system works watch this YouTube video seen by over 1.5 Million people. So you think you are a savvy consumer… who pays thousands of times what a product is worth? “When you understand the system you...
