by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Cities across the country are shifting their compassionate energies away from the traditional handout approach to addressing homelessness, to a more corporate, management-by-objectives perspective that shows how an investment into ending homelessness will...
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
FAMVIN Australia, on behalf of the Vincentian Priests and Brothers in Australia, is holding a Social Justice Day on July 3rd this year. The Day will be held at De La Salle College Hall, Bland St., Ashfield (Sydney), from 9.00 am – 5.00pm. The theme for the day...
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, writes that according to a recent OECD report Australia has one of the lowest unemployment benefits in the developed world. Since the mid-1990s, people experiencing...
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2011 | Vincentian Family
From the website of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Australia When we speak about social justice we go to the heart of what the St Vincent de Paul Society stands for. We follow the teachings of the Scriptures: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for...
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The May 2011 Newsletter (pdf) of the Joint Newsletter of the Daughters of Charity Advocacy & Social Justice Committee USA provides an example of how one branch of the Vincentian Family is engaged in advocacy through education of its members. They treat a number...
