January, 2013
PREDA-GALWAY RUN FOR FREEDOM .
January 28, 2013 ·
“If you have the freedom to run, why not run for freedom?” Support the PREDA-Galway Advocacy and Action For Exploited Children PREDA is a Philippines based children’s charity which strives to free children from adult prisons and child exploitation. Damien Dempsey, Catherina McKiernan and Ray D’Arcy led a strong field of entrants at last […]
Read More...CHEMICALS IN OUR FOOD ARE KILLING US
January 28, 2013 ·
by Fr. Shay Cullen If you love to live then you can live to love: your family, friends, neighbors, the poor and this wonderful (wounded) world and unspoiled universe. But you need to eat clean, unadulterated, purely non-processed food. That’s a mouthful of words but I write them with a conviction since I have witnessed […]
Read More...How can YOU help cut down on food waste?
January 23, 2013 ·
11 January, 2013 | Blog channel: GROW Did you see the headlines yesterday saying that almost half the world’s food is thrown away? According to a new report from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, between 1.2 and 2 billion tonnes of food produced around the world is never eaten. Instead, it’s thrown away by food […]
Read More...Top 100 Billionaires could end world poverty four times over.
January 23, 2013 ·
Oxfam: “Top 100 billionaires added $240 Billion of wealth in 2012 -enough to end world poverty four times over” “We can no longer pretend that the creation of wealth for a few will inevitably benefit the many – too often the reverse is true.” ~Jeremy Hobbs – Executive Director, Oxfam International It’s amazing how many […]
Read More...Canadian kills 2, shoots self in Cebu courthouse
January 23, 2013 ·
Jhunnex Napallacan Inquirer Visayas 11:00 am | Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 CEBU CITY, Philippines—A physician and a lawyer were killed while a female prosecutor was wounded when a Canadian national went on a shooting rampage inside the Palace of Justice about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the authorities said. Police said the suspect, identified as John Pope, […]
Read More...January 22, 2013 ·
Bernadette Pendergast, Galway Bay Fm, Declan Varley, Galway Advertiser, Fergus McGinn, Monroe’s Live, Galway, James Moran, The Western Hotel, Galway.
Read More...SAVING THE CHILDREN FROM DRUGS, POVERTY, AND PROSTITUTION
January 18, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen When I first came to the beautiful Philippines as a missionary in 1969, I got to know and love the friendly, kind, Filipino people and I knew I would be happy here. But Missionary life is full of challenges and taking a stand for the downtrodden and the oppressed and fighting for […]
Read More...CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE
January 10, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Ferocious storms, tornados, incessant rains, floods, bitterly cold winters and drought-ridden summers are the extreme weather conditions that are being experienced all over the world. Climate change is upon us, we can feel it. New York was devastated by hurricane “Sandy”. In Tasmania, Australia, drought and forest fires, the worst in […]
Read More...PH 7th Most Dangerous for Reporters
January 10, 2013 ·
January 4, 2013 Last year was one of the deadliest on record for journalists, with 141 killed in 29 different countries. Six were members of the Philippine media, making the country the 7th most dangerous place on earth for reporters. The Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which fights for the protection of journalists, said the […]
Read More...THE TIPPING POINT THAT HAS BEEN REACHED
January 4, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen There are certain tipping points in history that caused global upheaval and social unrest and political change. A tipping point is when a situation generates so much pressure of human emotion, anger and frustration, it causes an irreversible social reaction that affects a nation, a region or the human race and […]
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