by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
On this the third Anniversary of Katrina let us hold New Orleans, and all of the Gulf Coast, in our prayers in a special way. Our Vincentian Family Challenge has now reached $110,000 towards the goal of $200,000! Remember the Challenge ends on St. Vincent de... by sjs | Aug 28, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Even as it adjusted the recognized yardstick for measuring global poverty from $1 a day to $1.25 a day, the World Bank finds that the number of people living in poverty has increased. The World Bank figures show 1.4 billion people living on less than $1.25 a day as of... by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
BBC and CNN television will cover The Royal Ascot Goat Races begun 1992 is going international with appearances of it on BBC and CNN television. Price WaterHouse Coopers and Stanbic Bank will donate the proceeds to Salaama School of the Blind and Daughters of... by annaread | Aug 23, 2008 | Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
famvin.org has developed a wealth of resources on the topic of systemic change from a specifically Vincentian viewpoint. Some links we recommend: Systemic Change – an introductory article especially prepared for the Vincentian Encylopedia, which includes a... by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Milk Crate Theater is a creative approach to homelessness in Australia. Milk Crate offers its participants a way of taking complex and intense parts of their lives and exploring them in a creative way, and in a safe space. At Australia’s only theatre company solely... by sjs | Aug 18, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty is the theme of this year’s Blog Action Day, an annual day on which bloggers are invited to bring public attention to a particular social problem. This year, Blog Action Day is October 15. To find out more and to see a video explaining what Blog Action...
