by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The March Newsletter of the Federation NGO is pack with information and pictures of their work at the UN. NGO-March-2011 (pdf) Reflections: Do you think Elizabeth Ann Seton would be pleased to see the Federation represented in this international forum? What issues...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Received from the Superior General … As you may know, El Salvador is facing a major lawsuit under the foreign investor provisions of the U.S.-Dominican Republic/Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). Pacific Rim Mining, a Canadian company that...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
So how could an iPad (or similar tablet) help a homeless person find permanent housing? The website Poverty Insights offers some suggestions how access to an iPad could be life changing. For many people who encounter homeless persons on a daily basis, a handheld...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Frederic’s E-Gazette, the electronic newsletter from the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, asks for swift action regarding the extreme budget cuts being proposed in the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. As Vincentians, we have a duty to...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
It is so easy. Click, click. Point. Tag. Retweet. “Click-activism”! Just a few motions with my index finger and I am changing the world.Press that “like” button. Join that Facebook group. In a fraction of a second, I am saving the environment from the...
