by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Imagine if New York City’s taps went dry. What would we do? Jennifer Connelly walks to New York’s Central Park to get dirty water for her family as millions of mothers in Africa do every day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhtjOnp2G8
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The new Vincentian House in Sydney will replace a much smaller one that in the past few months has been turning away a staggering 10 times as many families as it can take. Â “Alarmingly, we are also seeing families becoming homeless who were previously in the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
BBC One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, says the UN. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said the figure was a record high. Persistently high...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A fun activity to start a conversation about immigration with your leaders or allies. Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO} created this board game as a tool for grassroots organizations to use. Just click on the game parts below and print them out...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In “Shared Sickness” TB in the Ngobe Family Fr. Joe Fitzgerald, CM uses video as part of his  doctoral project to tell the story of how this disease affects the indigenous Ngobe people of Panama.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Systemic change is urgently needed when 130 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, about three million girls are at risk for FGM annually...
