Social Justice and the Power of Compassion

Meaningful Involvement of Organizations Improving the Environment and Community

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Social Justice and the Power of Compassion looks at how a single person, or a small organization, working at the grassroots level can make great strides in helping the marginalized and disenfranchised. Marguerite Guzman Bouvard weaves the personal stories of the founders and directors of such organizations as the Polaris Project, MADRE, and the Harpswell Foundation to show how they have dealt with social problems of many kinds that have been invisible for too long. From dealing with climate change to giving housing and giving medical care to the homeless these people and their organizations have created models that have been replicated around the country and successfully given widespread attention to these important issues.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-07-11
Mått161 x 237 x 34 mm
Vikt744 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor382
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442266803

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Marguerite Guzman Bouvard, is a resident scholar with the Women's Studies Program at Brandeis University. She is the author of books in the fields of political science, psychology, women's studies, and poetry, including Mothers of Adult Children (Lexington, 2013), The Invisible Wounds of War; Coming Home from Iraq and Afghanistan (Prometheus, 2012), and Revolutionizing Motherhood: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002), and has edited two anthologies, all connected by a concern for human rights and the human condition.

IntroductionChapter 1: David Milarch and the Archangel Ancient Tree ArchiveChapter 2: Adam Seligman and the Creation of the Cedar ProgramChapter 3: Dr. James O’Connell and Medical Care for the HomelessChapter 4: Sister Lucille MacDonald and the Emmaus Homeless ShelterChapter 5: Sam Polk and GroceryshipsChapter 6: Wendy Young and Kids In Need of DefenseChapter 7: David Crump and Trauma LoveChapter 8: Jodi Rosenbaum and More Than WordsChapter 9 Derek Ellerman and the Polaris ProjectChapter 10: Yifat Susskind and MADREChapter 11: Alan Lightman and the Harpswell FoundationChapter 12: Vidya Sri and GangashaktiChapter 13: Eric L. Adams: Racism and Criminal Justice

Social Justice and the Power of Compassion is a timely book that shows us how physicians across the country are concerned about gun shot wounds as a health problem, providing trauma care for the wounded, and also how to treat the homeless who suffer from so many illnesses. This book reveals how it is possible to help the marginalized and the traumatized so that can re-enter society as productive citizens. It also demonstrates that a caring relationship with a physician is a powerful form of healing.