by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years. Mark Gordon, in an article found on Aleteia, writes forcefully about how the Vincent dePaul Society of...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2014 | Systemic change
Three years in the making… creating a backbone for systemic change. “What if we changed that model to one where every organization shares mutual goals, collects common data, and communicates collaboratively?” (Ed. Note – what a radical idea! No...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 14, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
Vincentian Megaphone for Social Justice – Capwiz: SVdP’s On-line Voice of the Poor Recently the members of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul were asked, “Do you take to heart this statement from the Rule of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?” “Where...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
How do you get an education if you are homeless? High school for homeless breaking the cycle of addiction and poverty An article from the Sydney Morning Herald caught my attention “Concentrating on trigonometry can be a struggle for any teenager, let alone...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 6, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Vincentians and Systemic change This phrase “systemic change” has been discussed in recent years throughout the Vincentian Family. In 2006 an international committee was established by Father Greg Gay, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, to focus...