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No room at the table : earth's most vulnerable children / Donald H. Dunson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dunson, Donald H.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Children--Social conditions.
Physical Description:
ix, 141 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Place of Publication:
Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2003]
Summary:
Donald Dunson tells the stories of our children -- from New Orleans to the Sudan. Each chapter profiles three or four individuals as it probes an issue affecting the world's children, including hunger and poverty, war, sexual exploitation, homelessness and the universal need for love. No Room at the Table concludes with a list of resources for involvement and action. It is an eye- and heart-opening work.
Contents:
Introduction: A Child's Face 1
Chapter 1 Growing Up with the Rebels 13
Chapter 2 Slow Death by Exploitation 39
Chapter 3 Children Who Never Play 55
Chapter 4 To Feed a Hungry World 75
Chapter 5 Scenes from the Refugee World 87
Chapter 6 AIDS and Preventable Disease
Our Children in Jeopardy 105
Chapter 7 Children Denied a Place at the Table 127
Acts of Solidarity with Children 139
Prayer for Peace for the Children of God 141.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1570754918
OCLC:
52197406

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