by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Are you one in a billion? On this World Food Day 2010 Oct. 16 there have never been so many hungry people in the world – 1 BILLION. The theme of this year’s observance is United against hunger. Uniting against hunger becomes real when state and civil society...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
THE ATLAS OF WORLD HUNGER by Thomas J. Bassett and Alex Winter-Nelson represents a new look at hunger. The recurring message of the atlas is that despite the popular belief that hunger results from overpopulation, natural and manmade disasters, and ignorance of good...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 3, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
To the members of the Vincentian Family In English, take a look at this video (For those who wish to follow up the web link he referred to in the video is http://zafen.org) A los miembros de la Familia Vicenciana En espagnol, vea: video Aux membres de la Famille...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 30, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity of New York are launching a new volunteer opportunity at their Sisters Hill Farm in central Dutchess County, NY offering a volunteer week at their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) site in Stanfordville, NY, for those interested in learning...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2010 | Collaboration, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
What do 27 air mattresses, 19 young adults, 11 Sisters/Daughters of Charity, five and one-half bathrooms, 15 lbs of mashed potatoes, one parish food bank and clothing closet and three families moving back home have in common?
