by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
A Place Like This! a powerful 90 second trailer “about a place where homeless never means helpless…” The St Vincent de Paul Society has teamed up with the prominent Australian agency George Patterson Y&R Sydney to produce a documentary offering...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Meeting people in poverty face-to-face is the fundamental first action of Vincentians, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are called. Strengthened by prayer and reflection, they go two by two to relieve human need, always beginning with a personal visit....
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Systemic Change efforts not a new reality for the four Canadian branches of the North American Sisters of Charity Federation. Since 2008, the Sisters of Charity Federation Maritime Project has been advocating for women and children with a focus on safe, affordable...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The CM Australia website reports that Changemakers Australia has launched a publication called Showcasing Change for a Better Future to encourage long term funding for social change. Changemakers Chair and philanthropist Jill Reichstein reflects on need for meaningful...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Dr John Falzon, CEO of the National Council of the SVDP in Australia, had this to say of a report highlighting that 1 in 8 Australians lives in poverty. ” The truth told by those on the margins is louder than the lies told about them. Our problem in Australia...
