by Beth | Jun 29, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Keep the Live 8 Promise: Take Action At Live 8, millions came together with one message: make poverty history. 5 days later, G8 leaders made historic promises that could save up to 4 million lives every year. On July 15th, the G8 meets again: Sign a petition today...
by Beth | Jun 22, 2006 | Justice and Peace
A program called GRIST innovatively uses a video walking tour to tell the story of the blighted area of South Bronx in New York and at the same time inspire hope.New York’s South Bronx was once a getaway for the rich; now the defining landmarks of the community...
by Beth | May 31, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Manuel Sanchez of the SVDP in Los Angeles sent notice of exhibit which “Challenges an aesthetic and practical notion of the homeless paradigm in the Skid Row” at SPARC Gallery in Venice. SPARC is pleased to announce Urban Rays, an Urban Office of Offensive...
by Beth | May 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
CANBERRA – Welfare organisations, the Opposition and the Family First party have criticised the Budget as a pot of gold for the rich that ignores Australians on struggle street. While the Government’s latest round of tax cuts have been applauded widely,...
by Beth | May 10, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Local art students focused their creative minds on the impoverished to create pieces based on photographs of people eating meals at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room. The top 20 works in “Windows to the Soul: Putting a Human Face on Poverty in Marin County”...
