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

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