by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with representative of the NGO community and stressed that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can play a crucial role in supporting countries in transition as they work to build and strengthen their fledgling institutions with the...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A Daughter of Charity is advocating for stronger trafficking laws in Arkansa. Sister Mary Jo Swift, DC, traveled Arkansas in October to present to churches, youth groups and organizations about human trafficking and how to help its victims reports the Arkansas...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2011 | Vincentian Family
In the spirit of the above feature about the CAPWIZ tool of the Society of St. Vncent de Paul give voice to those who have no lobby and  reflect on these two CAPWIZ Alerts from the National Council of SVdP. 1. Capwiz Alert from the National President of the Society of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2011 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
With powerful lobbies spending enormous sums to ensure that the industries they represent are heard it is more important than ever to ask who is lobbying for the least among us? With everyone clamoring for a voice at the tables of power who notices the Dives...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Sr Pat Connolly DC writes the November feature for the Faith and Justice blog about the UNÂ Millennium Development Goals from the perspective of her work at the UN. The Center for FaithJustice, with roots in the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission, has...
