Social Justice And The Power Of Compassion

Download or read book Social Justice and the Power of Compassion written by Marguerite Guzman Bouvard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.