by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
(This marks the eighth in a series of ten Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.) The transformation that has taken place in AIC (Association of International...
by sjs | Jan 30, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus has written his second book, Creating A World Without Poverty. The book outlines his concept of a “social business” serving the needs of the poor, and is critical of those who call themelves social entrepreneurs, but who...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Nicolas Kristof writes about young social entrepreneurs making a difference around the world. He calls them “some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).” Read...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
(This marks the sixth in a series of 10 Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.) A large number of homeless people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Because of this, it...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 11, 2008 | Systemic change
According to Upton Sinclair, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.â€
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2008 | Systemic change
The blog Wilderness Wonderings has the following post… In a recent book entitled Deep Justice in a Broken World: Helping Your Kids Serve Others and Right the Wrongs Around Them, Chap Clark and Kara Powell, as well as other contributors such as John Perkins,...
