by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
184 Social Justice Organizations From 29 Countries sent a letter to President Obama… “request that you work to rapidly re-regulate the food and energy commodities futures markets to remove excessive speculation that has so clearly increased price...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Blogs are a powerful advocacy tool. The internationally successful “Blog Action Day” was October 15 2008. The topic was poverty. We’re going to work towards an international “Vincentian Blog Action Day” on the relationship of educational...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 16, 2009 | Featured, Formation, Justice and Peace, Social, Vincentian Family
That is the opinion of Sr. Margaret Fitzpatrick, SC in this weeks installment in the Lent for Systemic Change series. She is a Sister of Charity and President of St. Thomas Aquinas College in New York. She points out how the book can be used in various settings as a...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
“Young Vinnies” from the University of Sydney ended up raising over $10,000 in what was possibly one of the largest cross-campus appeals ever conducted! You should all be extremely proud! If you are interested in getting involved with more volunteering,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The keynote speakers at the North American Vincentian Family Gathering April 16-19, Allison Boisvert and Eddie Friel present insights into different but deeply inter-related dimensions of “systemic change†– the personal and structural. This week we feature...
