by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Dr John Falzon’s contribution to social work has been recognised with a nomination for the Human Rights Medal for being a passionate advocate of social justice and equality. Dr Falzon is St Vincent de Paul Society national chief executive “It’s very...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Hunger Games – A Walmart alert! – The Pulitizer prize-winning Guardian reports… Walmart heiress Alice Walton received a letter today, even if she hasn’t read it.“[It’s] not just Thanksgiving dinner that’s an issue. It’s dinner every night,” La’Randa...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Did our work change after the elections? The issues of the people we serve are still the same: generational poverty, job loss, minimum wage, homelessness, lack of documented status, etc. Inspired by the teaching of the Church, our advocacy will persevere, trying to...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 12, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace
Recommended reading from the November 10, 2014. The Social Justice Link of the Daughters of Charity Dear Sisters, from Sister Sharon Groetsch (St. Louis) This is an article from the NCR that every Daughter of Charity should read! Why doesn’t poverty play a... 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...