by John Freund, CM | Jun 13, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society New South Walves launched its report, Known Territory: A Study of Marginalisation and Homelessness in Katoomba. According to the note on the Australian CM site the Known Territory report gives a voice to those who often have none. “ The...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
It includes a report of the March 31-April 2nd program designed for the Sisters of Charity Federation leadership which included elements of our Vincentian charism and how it is integrated into the work of the Vincentian family at the UN. PDFÂ june-2009. Â The...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Those who are poor? The Catholic Climate Covenant asks “who’s under your carbon footprint?” in this hard-hitting Earth Day video. The impact of climate change falls heaviest on the world’s poor. The Union of Superiors General (USG) and...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2009 | Justice and Peace
“The Story of Stuff”, a 20-minute video presenting a brief, provocative way of drawing students into a dialogue about how buying a cellphone or jeans could contribute to environmental devastation , has become a sleeper hit in classrooms across the...
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2009 | Collaboration, Formation, Justice and Peace
The Vincentian Millium Partnership (VMP) collected 11,125 signatures asking the British Government for the compassionate and just treatment of asylum seekers in the UK. The Rt Hon John Battle presented our petition on 29th April in the House of Commons. I think St...