by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Hunger Games – A Walmart alert! – The Pulitizer prize-winning Guardian reports… Walmart heiress Alice Walton received a letter today, even if she hasn’t read it.“[It’s] not just Thanksgiving dinner that’s an issue. It’s dinner every night,” La’Randa...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Nine Ways to a Food Waste-Free Thanksgiving… or Christmas – Food Tank highlights ways for eaters and consumers to cut down on food waste while enjoying holiday favorites this Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a good time to remember to be grateful for farmers,...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 21, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Pope Francis: ‘The hungry ask us for dignity, not for charity’ – Echoing sentiments Vincent de Paul would express, Pope Francis spoke passionately on behalf of the more than 800 million hungry people in the world today, and an estimated 2 billion...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Cincinnati Reds to ‘Strike Out Hunger’ with SVDP The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Reds and WLWT are partnering to Strike Out Hunger in Greater Cincinnati on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21. Fans who donate a minimum of three...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There will be a National day of fasting against hunger in Great Britain on Friday 4 April. Perhaps this is something other countries could emulate. Half a million people are going without adequate food in Britain. The End Hunger Fast initiative, which is being backed...
