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Catholic Perspectives on World Hunger
September 8, 15, 22, and 29, and October 6 and 13, 2008Catholic Perspectives on World Hunger - The seminar will examine the following topics: Catholic
church teachings on alleviating hunger; the extent and causes of hunger in the world; the United Nations
Millennium Project; what we can do to help. Meetings will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Parish
Library on the following Mondays: September 8, 15, 22, and 29, and October 6 and 13. Seminar leaders
will be Seminar leaders will be Professors Jim Bolner, Sr., and Greg Hussey. All meetings will be held in
the library in the parish administration building of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 2025 Stuart Avenue.
There is no fee and pre-registration is not required. For more information about the seminar please
visit http://bodoc.net/cathpers/hungerf08/hungerf08.htm or contact Jim Bolner, Sr., at 766.5987 or
jimbolnersr@cox.net. Note: Because of Hurricane Gustav, the September 8 meeting was cancelled.
Outline
September 8 -- Introduction - Defining Hunger - The History of Hunger - Catholic Perspectives on Hunger
September 15 -- The Extent of Hunger and Poverty -- The UN Millennium Project -- Domestic Hunger -- International Hunger
September 22 -- Causes of Hunger
September 29 -- Effects of Hunger
October 6 -- Catholic Initiatives and Programs Relating to Hunger -- Food Bank Programs
October 13 -- Summary and Conclusions
Resources
[Some of the materials below are in PDF (Portable Data Format) format. PDF files are accessible on all software platforms; if you are using an Apple computer, the built in Preview software will read PDF files. The Adobe PDF Reader is free. If you don't have it installed on your computer, just click on this link and install it.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
See also: http://bodoc.net/learn/pdfreader.htm.]Vatican Document (1996) on World Hunger
Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done
Hunger Facts (World Hunger Organization) [Text version.]
Poverty Facts and Statistics (Global Issues) [Global Issues has much information relating to hunger.]Hunger-Facts: Domestic--Hunger Persists in the U.S. (Word)
Hunger-Facts: Domestic--Hunger Persists in the U.S. (PDF)
Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars (Word)
Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars (PDF)Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice (Word)
Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice (PDF)
The New Economics of Hunger (Word)
The New Economics of Hunger (PDF)The Food Bank Program (Word)
The Food Bank Program (PDF)The World Bank: Food Price Crisis
Bee Wilson, "The Last Bite: Is the World's Food System Collapsing," The New Yorker, May 19, 2008.