by annaread | Oct 18, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On World Food Day Tuesday Healthy Food for All, an agency sponsored in part by the St Vincent de Paul Society, held a roundtable aimed an improving access to nutritious food in Ireland. Visit the Healthy Food For All website. by annaread | Oct 15, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
As mentioned in this week’s post on systemic change, October 16 is the date on which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations seeks annually to focus awareness on the problem of hunger. The FAO’s Web page on the theme, “The Right... by annaread | Oct 14, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
When the US dollar buys less abroad, the impact isn’t simply on tourism and international trade. The United Nations’ World Food Program feels the impact, too. Read a CBS report. 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 annaread | Oct 8, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The same things you have on your table, the manager of a St. Vincent de Paul Society’s food pantry in a New England town told her audience. Verna-Jo Carignan, invited to address an interfaith audience, explained how and why numbers of people served have...