by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2008 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New socio-economic maps presented on CNN reveal so much more than raw statistics and square miles. Click on the image at right to see the shape of world in terms of young girls not in school. The story has links to two series of such views of the “real”...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has released a DVD and Guide “Voice of the Poor Guide” They also now have a Supply Catalog and Order Form on-line at “SHOP†on the left top of the Home Page. You may send orders in by email, fax or regular mail....
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2008 | Featured, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Patricia de Nava, past President of the AIC, presented a talk at the LCUSA Assembly in San Antonio on “Systemic Change: A Process to change the unjust situations affecting the poor” The outline of her talk follows. What is Systemic Change? It is a...
by sjs | Aug 28, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Even as it adjusted the recognized yardstick for measuring global poverty from $1 a day to $1.25 a day, the World Bank finds that the number of people living in poverty has increased. The World Bank figures show 1.4 billion people living on less than $1.25 a day as of...
by sjs | Aug 18, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty is the theme of this year’s Blog Action Day, an annual day on which bloggers are invited to bring public attention to a particular social problem. This year, Blog Action Day is October 15. To find out more and to see a video explaining what Blog Action...
