by sjs | Dec 6, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The UNDP says that global warming threatens to “lock the world’s poorest countries and their poorest citizens on a downward spiral.” Although climate change will affect everyone, the poor will “face the immediate and most severe human...
by annaread | Oct 11, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Recently the weekly feature on systemic change spotlighted Seton Harvest, a Daughters of Charity project of community supported agriculture. The Sisters of Charity of New York also have a project; see their interesting blog.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The Holy See affirms that protecting the environment is a grave responsibility shared by every person, but also warns that two extreme attitudes should be avoided. Source and full text
by Beth | Sep 16, 2007 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Unless there isn’t enough of it or a health crisis causes reconsideration of diet, most people don’t spend much time thinking about food. But hunger and health — our own and that of the increasingly stressed land — are reasons to think about...
by Beth | Sep 11, 2007 | Justice and Peace
An innovative green product is gaining a toehold in environmentally conscious pet supply stores. “Dogma Dog Beds”, manufactured at the EcoFiber facility of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Eugene, Oregon, recycle cotton fiber and mattress materials and...
