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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Interested in the numbers?
This week's post on systemic change makes it timely to mention a page with a number of links to current statistics about hunger. Visit the page: Hunger Facts.
Award cites “health, healing, and hope”
At a gala Friday night in Bedford New Hampshire USA Sister of Charity Florence Therrien was honored for her fifty years of service to children. "I wanted to give back to the kids because I knew how they felt," she said. She, herself, had grown up as an orphan at a...
Building on possibilities for food bank
A Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference in Longview Washington USA has reached the final stage of fundraising for an 8200 square foot warehouse. This will more than quadruple their existing work space. The newspaper article, linked here, is followed by comments...
Poor people as key to eradicating hunger.
Top down or bottom up? Poor people are not the problem but the key to eradicating hunger. Such is the belief of The Hunger Project, a global, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, The Hunger Project...
SSVDP radio station planned
The Society of St Vincent de Paul conference in Uniontown Pennsylvania USA is looking at launching a radio station. Read the story.
Journey of WYD Cross and Icon
At the Vincentian Family site for World Youth Day in Australia, there's a video about the cross and icon traveling around the world to the 2008 World Youth Day. Also, click through to the "Journey"; it's about the journey in Australia. Visit the site.
More about WYD…
While we're on the topic of World Youth Day, the Australians have made available a prayer card for the famvin celebration of World Youth Day. Hat-tip: TGW at News and Comments of Australia-Fiji site
Death Penalty Moratorium
The Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly yesterday adopted a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Read the resolution and the voting sheet indicating how various countries voted on the resolution.
$1.25 million (AU) for mental health
In an encouraging development, the Federal Opposition has announced its intention to commit $1.25 million dollars to the Sisters of Charity Outreach Group in Devonport, Tasmania. The money will be used mainly for trauma and family counselling. Story source
Thanksgiving with Brother David
Anticipating the US Thanksgiving Day next week, Brother David Steindl-Rast has published a new video about gratefulness. It will take a little while to load, but it's well worth a look.
