2008年全球陷入經濟風暴之中，所引起的危機，不只是「市場失靈」，幾乎接近「市場崩潰」。各國政府雖然推出各式各樣的救急措施，但也多是頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳，甚而只是鋸箭療傷，不僅顯現「政府失靈」，簡直可說是「政府失能」。
冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。以美國為首所引發的此次經濟危機，其實可以說是自1980年代的“雷根主義”就開始，因為它強調，以市場替代政府；解除管制以致於完全放任；由老闆精神演變成市場新階級(CEO貴族)；由多元資本和自由理念到寡佔和統治的資本主義，當利潤成為企業和社會唯一的指標時，企業倫理和社會倫理就拋諸腦後，當倫理不能成為企業和社會的規範時，貪婪會是正常，驕傲和嫉妒會是動力。推行30年，得到今天的結果，一點也不意外。
理論上，第三部門是「政府失靈」和「市場失靈」的另一選項，實務上，非營利組織(NPO)還追求傳統美德和社會正義，因此重新建立社會倫理道德和公平正義，NPO肩負有很大的責任。
也許有人會說，NPO勢單力薄，缺少資源和能力，如何能擔負如此重任？我理解這種看法，但還是比較樂觀，有兩本書可以與大家共勉。
第一本書是Paul Hawken的Blessed unrest(2007)(看不見的力量)。著者強調社會的生命力，社會就像自然大地，生生不息地孕育出不同的生命(植物、動物、細菌和微生物)，社會生命力也孕育出不同的文化和社會，使社會多元又多樣，無組織或有組織；非營利或營利，驅動我們社會向多向好。最重要的是，它有免疫系統的功能，當社會受傷或生病時，這種生命力量可以治癒我們的社會，在書中的描述和舉例中，可以清楚的看到，成千上萬的NPO或NGO，就是這種生命力的代表，只是我們忽視了它。(所以書名才翻譯成“看不見的力量”)
第二本書是Bill Mckibben的Deep economy(2007)(在地的幸福經濟)。今天的經濟危機，源自雷根主義 (或者說是源自雷根主義的偏差實踐)，如果想用相同的思維去救它，例如刺激消費，不會有用，甚至可能惡性循環，例如AIG高級管理階層依然百萬美元分紅。Deep economy是不同思維之一，以社區或地區為主體，以每個人都能感覺到和經驗到的範圍，不無限擴大慾求，只追求適當的需求滿足。在地經濟可以從農業和有機食物開始，它可以減少化肥和農藥，減少運輸的能源消耗。它可以使大眾吃的健康，它可以建立人與人間的友誼，它可以使每個家庭和個人感到自我的存在和價值。在地經濟主要推動和實踐者，也是有組織或無組織的NPO。
由於篇幅有限，僅簡約介紹這兩本書，希望大家能去讀它，相信您會得到助益。
天主教社會慈善福利基金會 執行長 高明瑞 副校長
2011年10月30日 星期日
向社工致敬
當初只是為了修課必須的服務時數來到華遠，但卻就這樣待了好久，需要的時數也早早就超過了。會想要繼續服務的原因，除了與小朋友產生的感情，再來就是社工了吧！
還記得第一個學期的服務，自己本身也有學校課業要兼顧，每當考試日期將近，壓力漸增，卻還是得到課輔班來，如果當天小朋友又不受控制，心情就大受影響，甚至會有埋怨。不過這時候社工會拿出一個小小的信封，塞得鼓鼓的，一打開裡面是一些糖果還有幾張手寫的小卡，為我們在課輔班以外的課業加油打氣，這時候才發現原來自己的心情是有人知道的。
一開始不覺得社工扮演著重要的角色。只是在我們輔導小朋友的過程中提供協助罷了，確實身陷戰場的是我們呀！不過大家漸漸熟悉以後，有機會了解到社工的工作內容，才發現他們是背後默默的一群。不單單要了解每位小朋友的狀況，發揮愛心熱忱主動在課內課後關心他們，還積極努力跟志工建立關係、培養感情，盡所能得去使這樣的團隊是和樂且目標專一的，同時也用這樣的愛心去感染小朋友們。
如今與社工們都成為了朋友，我想這樣的感情是無法割捨的。縱使有太多感受、想法沒有辦法寫下來、說出來，因為這樣的感覺說出來就露骨了，但若不表示，對方永遠不會曉得，所以不免俗還是要向社工們致敬──你們辛苦啦！華遠兒童服務中心--志工
還記得第一個學期的服務，自己本身也有學校課業要兼顧，每當考試日期將近，壓力漸增，卻還是得到課輔班來，如果當天小朋友又不受控制，心情就大受影響，甚至會有埋怨。不過這時候社工會拿出一個小小的信封，塞得鼓鼓的，一打開裡面是一些糖果還有幾張手寫的小卡，為我們在課輔班以外的課業加油打氣，這時候才發現原來自己的心情是有人知道的。
一開始不覺得社工扮演著重要的角色。只是在我們輔導小朋友的過程中提供協助罷了，確實身陷戰場的是我們呀！不過大家漸漸熟悉以後，有機會了解到社工的工作內容，才發現他們是背後默默的一群。不單單要了解每位小朋友的狀況，發揮愛心熱忱主動在課內課後關心他們，還積極努力跟志工建立關係、培養感情，盡所能得去使這樣的團隊是和樂且目標專一的，同時也用這樣的愛心去感染小朋友們。
如今與社工們都成為了朋友，我想這樣的感情是無法割捨的。縱使有太多感受、想法沒有辦法寫下來、說出來，因為這樣的感覺說出來就露骨了，但若不表示，對方永遠不會曉得，所以不免俗還是要向社工們致敬──你們辛苦啦！華遠兒童服務中心--志工
2011年10月26日 星期三
轉個身遇見愛
轉個身遇見愛 程河靜 黃燕珍 夫婦
這次我們夫婦接受台灣青年日工作坊的邀請，為青年們分享愛是什麼？
以下分享一二。
*愛是更瞭解對方
河靜： 記得我們第一次約會是在師大操場的升旗台，那天晚上我們談了很多，好像對對方非常感興趣，這是我第一次與女孩子有如此特殊而滿足的心靈交會，原來對交朋友自卑的我在受重視關懷下我心中充滿了愛，我更加認識燕珍是位善體人意有自己思想及信仰的女孩，這更堅定我繼續追求燕珍的勇氣。
燕珍：和河靜的約會大部分是星期六、日，所以常常和社團或教會活動相衝突，但我不願為了和異性交往，而放棄自己喜歡的社團活動及教會活動，然而河靜不僅不會限制我反而主動進入我的生活和我一起參加活動。
*愛是真誠的
河靜：二年級我因運動傷害軟骨斷裂，在三軍總醫院住院的一個月期間， 那時剛認識燕珍不多久，我真的沒有想到，一位師大的女學生，來看望一位正在住院的軍校學生，這時我心中原有的慈悲心及良心，漸漸地在與燕珍的交往中被呼喚出來，我不再為追求卓越，來博得別人的讚賞與肯定。因為我已深切體驗到那是一段寂寞痛苦的路，不是我想要的；我知道我想要過的生活，是心靈相通、有充實內涵的人生。
燕珍：我與河靜的肢體語言常是擁抱，河靜下班進門口時，我們會擁抱對方，告訴對方很想他，河靜都比較晚下班，盡可能陪河靜吃晚餐，看他最喜歡的探索頻道，上教堂我們會坐在一起，當與天主有很深交會時，我們會握著對方的手、或用眼神看著對方，如同告訴對方我如何被天主所愛。
*愛是接納對方的一切
河靜：在與燕珍交往的過程中，我感受到被尊重及被接納的喜悅。尤其是我的字，從小就被爸爸稱為狗爬字，國文造詣又不佳，剛開始跟燕珍寫情書時，是一件沈重的負擔，但我多希望燕珍能瞭解我、認識我，最後我提起勇氣，向燕珍表達內心深處的感受，燕珍回信了，在信中沒有嫌棄我的字，她也誠懇地分享自己的想法與見解，我心中感受到被接納，這是從前未曾有過的經驗。
燕珍：每次一放假河靜就會到台北找我，因我剛領洗對信仰有很深的渴望，所以我會要求河靜陪我一起讀聖經，望彌撒，河靜不會因為相聚時間短而希望有其他的安排，因為他知道信仰對我的重要。
這次我們夫婦接受台灣青年日工作坊的邀請，為青年們分享愛是什麼？
以下分享一二。
*愛是更瞭解對方
河靜： 記得我們第一次約會是在師大操場的升旗台，那天晚上我們談了很多，好像對對方非常感興趣，這是我第一次與女孩子有如此特殊而滿足的心靈交會，原來對交朋友自卑的我在受重視關懷下我心中充滿了愛，我更加認識燕珍是位善體人意有自己思想及信仰的女孩，這更堅定我繼續追求燕珍的勇氣。
燕珍：和河靜的約會大部分是星期六、日，所以常常和社團或教會活動相衝突，但我不願為了和異性交往，而放棄自己喜歡的社團活動及教會活動，然而河靜不僅不會限制我反而主動進入我的生活和我一起參加活動。
*愛是真誠的
河靜：二年級我因運動傷害軟骨斷裂，在三軍總醫院住院的一個月期間， 那時剛認識燕珍不多久，我真的沒有想到，一位師大的女學生，來看望一位正在住院的軍校學生，這時我心中原有的慈悲心及良心，漸漸地在與燕珍的交往中被呼喚出來，我不再為追求卓越，來博得別人的讚賞與肯定。因為我已深切體驗到那是一段寂寞痛苦的路，不是我想要的；我知道我想要過的生活，是心靈相通、有充實內涵的人生。
燕珍：我與河靜的肢體語言常是擁抱，河靜下班進門口時，我們會擁抱對方，告訴對方很想他，河靜都比較晚下班，盡可能陪河靜吃晚餐，看他最喜歡的探索頻道，上教堂我們會坐在一起，當與天主有很深交會時，我們會握著對方的手、或用眼神看著對方，如同告訴對方我如何被天主所愛。
*愛是接納對方的一切
河靜：在與燕珍交往的過程中，我感受到被尊重及被接納的喜悅。尤其是我的字，從小就被爸爸稱為狗爬字，國文造詣又不佳，剛開始跟燕珍寫情書時，是一件沈重的負擔，但我多希望燕珍能瞭解我、認識我，最後我提起勇氣，向燕珍表達內心深處的感受，燕珍回信了，在信中沒有嫌棄我的字，她也誠懇地分享自己的想法與見解，我心中感受到被接納，這是從前未曾有過的經驗。
燕珍：每次一放假河靜就會到台北找我，因我剛領洗對信仰有很深的渴望，所以我會要求河靜陪我一起讀聖經，望彌撒，河靜不會因為相聚時間短而希望有其他的安排，因為他知道信仰對我的重要。
2011年10月25日 星期二
7月恩人名冊(感謝您！感恩！
※100.07.01~31(敬愛的兄弟姊妹們感謝您的支持與贊助，您的愛心
捐款如未指定單位本會全列入基金會帳戶，由董事長統籌管理)
※各位恩人如有疏漏錯誤敬請原諒！並感謝您來電通知，謝謝您！
※溫馨病人之友社100000張美容 ，3000林少琳、林興中
2000葉惠明，1200劉逢福、劉晉瑋、劉吳宜天
1000梁國傑、張寬和、呂慧慧、陳川明、高若蘭
1500文淑芬，500王仁武
※明愛會400蔡航生
※基金會1000周仲暄，300蔡紹方
※華遠兒童服務中心120000曾美君，100000高雄扶輪社
20000曾文哲，10000王國雄，3500謝瑞清
3000正合印刷、王素玲、顧月華、林雪青、李娟棱
2546黃麗玉，2000林愛貞、陳利惠、謝雪妙、李俊哲、陳昱廷
李俊德、劉美珠、郝筧英、李宏文、林佳蓉、李俊雄、李怡慧
1000許世孟，500丁榮欣，300蔡紹妤
捐款如未指定單位本會全列入基金會帳戶，由董事長統籌管理)
※各位恩人如有疏漏錯誤敬請原諒！並感謝您來電通知，謝謝您！
※溫馨病人之友社100000張美容 ，3000林少琳、林興中
2000葉惠明，1200劉逢福、劉晉瑋、劉吳宜天
1000梁國傑、張寬和、呂慧慧、陳川明、高若蘭
1500文淑芬，500王仁武
※明愛會400蔡航生
※基金會1000周仲暄，300蔡紹方
※華遠兒童服務中心120000曾美君，100000高雄扶輪社
20000曾文哲，10000王國雄，3500謝瑞清
3000正合印刷、王素玲、顧月華、林雪青、李娟棱
2546黃麗玉，2000林愛貞、陳利惠、謝雪妙、李俊哲、陳昱廷
李俊德、劉美珠、郝筧英、李宏文、林佳蓉、李俊雄、李怡慧
1000許世孟，500丁榮欣，300蔡紹妤
HELPING MIGRANTS: RISKY BUT REWARDING
HELPING MIGRANTS: RISKY BUT REWARDING
Fr. Ranulfo T. Salise, CS
The work for the protection and the promotion of the rights and welfare of the migrants, seafarers and the victims of human trafficking from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines is risky but rewarding. The Stella Maris International Service Center is the office for legal, para-legal and counseling intervention that shelter migrants and seafarers in distress striving to be faithful to its thrust.
Within the first floor of the five story building is the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) the office dedicated for the rest-recreation, bar refreshments, store for souvenir items, money exchange, internet service, phone service, crisis intervention in cooperation with SMISC, free shuttle services and most of all the coordination of liturgical and sacramental ministries within the harbor of Kaohsiung or on board a ship upon request. Both of these offices are under the mandate of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung for the care of the human and spiritual needs of the migrants and seafarers. (1 Home Away from Home)
The NGO work for the care of the human and spiritual needs of the migrant exposes the staff (3 Scalabrinian Father’s, Taiwanese, Filipino and Vietnamese case workers) of the center to all sorts of tensed and very often face to face encounter with abusive employers, opportunistic brokers and the perpetrators of human trafficking. The lobbying and advocacy works we do forced us to fight for the recognition of human rights and the common humanity we share. This advocacy work leads us even to the extent of breaking friendship for the sake of protecting migrants and often times the reception of a death threat. My experience tells me that NGO work for migrants is definitely not for the faint hearted and the weak in faith.
These natures of NGO work therefore demands that the academic and linguistic composition of our staff should be varied. The cultural background and NGO seminar-workshop skills acquisition of our staff should be seriously considered. These considerations will definitely make the services of our center and the crisis intervention to be consolidated, integrated and comprehensive.
In the course of our crisis intervention, some of us felt afraid but we are forced to be strong for the sake of the migrants. The SMISC for several years of its existence cascaded a unique feature into the NGO work through its pluricultural, interreligious and multi-linguistic approach in its services because of our sensitivity toward the complexity of people’s culture but also as a robust figure in research and lobbying advocacy for the protection and promotion of the rights and welfare of the migrants.
The residents of our shelter are both male and female from different sectors of migration namely: household service workers, entertainers, foreign spouse, seafarers and fishermen, factory workers, farm workers, caregivers and nursing home assistants. Most of them are victims of contract substitution, untimely or unreasonable repatriation, unpaid salary, illegal deductions, illegal work, maltreatment, discrimination, rape, sexual abuse/molestation, physical beating and finally the victims of human trafficking. (2 Risks and Demands)
Thus, the nature and the reason for their presence in our shelter call us (staff, apprentices, volunteer workers and collaborators) to be very creative but faithful in our ministry. The daily immersion into the life of our residents invites us to be constantly gentle and person centered in our counseling intervention schemes. The uniqueness of each one calls us to receive others in solidarity and to praise God who delights in difference. In His providence indeed he leads and provides for us.
The work that we do in the center do not only mean para-legal assistance, multicultural counseling, welcome and care through the shelter, socialization of our residents to ease down homesickness and distress; it also mean for us NGO workers opportunity oppose the logic of discrimination and the rejection of one’s neighbor and for us religious missionary priests to show that we do not only take care of our own. The center is in fact a venue of cultural exchange and at the same time the unique forum for modern evangelization which is no longer in the context of conversion rather in and through the dialogue of life. There is a daily interplay of “a help for a help” encounter of people in the center.
The final invitation then is what do we do with the available time and opportunity we have? We believe that our best is not enough. But this does not impede us to do more. Every time our residents come to bade goodbye, after being compensated, with a smile on their face, we feel so happy and that is for us a reward. When they return to our center after being transferred that is a confirmation that we have created a difference into the migrants life.
The experience of risk, the emerging forms of abuses and the uncertainty as to how far can we do charity is a constant challenge. The establishment of a blue print as how a crisis intervention should proceed is a long battle to wrestle with and often frustrating. Therefore, the ministry is not just risky, rewarding, relevant and urgent but it is for us emerging. We are very much aware that the establishment of a complete pattern of intervention is difficult and elusive but this does not impede us to do more and deepen our resolve. We are convinced that this is not our mission but it is God’s. Our experience tells us all these years that He will not abandon us. That is the most rewarding and worth trusting thing. (3 Rewards)
Fr. Ranulfo T. Salise, CS
The work for the protection and the promotion of the rights and welfare of the migrants, seafarers and the victims of human trafficking from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines is risky but rewarding. The Stella Maris International Service Center is the office for legal, para-legal and counseling intervention that shelter migrants and seafarers in distress striving to be faithful to its thrust.
Within the first floor of the five story building is the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) the office dedicated for the rest-recreation, bar refreshments, store for souvenir items, money exchange, internet service, phone service, crisis intervention in cooperation with SMISC, free shuttle services and most of all the coordination of liturgical and sacramental ministries within the harbor of Kaohsiung or on board a ship upon request. Both of these offices are under the mandate of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung for the care of the human and spiritual needs of the migrants and seafarers. (1 Home Away from Home)
The NGO work for the care of the human and spiritual needs of the migrant exposes the staff (3 Scalabrinian Father’s, Taiwanese, Filipino and Vietnamese case workers) of the center to all sorts of tensed and very often face to face encounter with abusive employers, opportunistic brokers and the perpetrators of human trafficking. The lobbying and advocacy works we do forced us to fight for the recognition of human rights and the common humanity we share. This advocacy work leads us even to the extent of breaking friendship for the sake of protecting migrants and often times the reception of a death threat. My experience tells me that NGO work for migrants is definitely not for the faint hearted and the weak in faith.
These natures of NGO work therefore demands that the academic and linguistic composition of our staff should be varied. The cultural background and NGO seminar-workshop skills acquisition of our staff should be seriously considered. These considerations will definitely make the services of our center and the crisis intervention to be consolidated, integrated and comprehensive.
In the course of our crisis intervention, some of us felt afraid but we are forced to be strong for the sake of the migrants. The SMISC for several years of its existence cascaded a unique feature into the NGO work through its pluricultural, interreligious and multi-linguistic approach in its services because of our sensitivity toward the complexity of people’s culture but also as a robust figure in research and lobbying advocacy for the protection and promotion of the rights and welfare of the migrants.
The residents of our shelter are both male and female from different sectors of migration namely: household service workers, entertainers, foreign spouse, seafarers and fishermen, factory workers, farm workers, caregivers and nursing home assistants. Most of them are victims of contract substitution, untimely or unreasonable repatriation, unpaid salary, illegal deductions, illegal work, maltreatment, discrimination, rape, sexual abuse/molestation, physical beating and finally the victims of human trafficking. (2 Risks and Demands)
Thus, the nature and the reason for their presence in our shelter call us (staff, apprentices, volunteer workers and collaborators) to be very creative but faithful in our ministry. The daily immersion into the life of our residents invites us to be constantly gentle and person centered in our counseling intervention schemes. The uniqueness of each one calls us to receive others in solidarity and to praise God who delights in difference. In His providence indeed he leads and provides for us.
The work that we do in the center do not only mean para-legal assistance, multicultural counseling, welcome and care through the shelter, socialization of our residents to ease down homesickness and distress; it also mean for us NGO workers opportunity oppose the logic of discrimination and the rejection of one’s neighbor and for us religious missionary priests to show that we do not only take care of our own. The center is in fact a venue of cultural exchange and at the same time the unique forum for modern evangelization which is no longer in the context of conversion rather in and through the dialogue of life. There is a daily interplay of “a help for a help” encounter of people in the center.
The final invitation then is what do we do with the available time and opportunity we have? We believe that our best is not enough. But this does not impede us to do more. Every time our residents come to bade goodbye, after being compensated, with a smile on their face, we feel so happy and that is for us a reward. When they return to our center after being transferred that is a confirmation that we have created a difference into the migrants life.
The experience of risk, the emerging forms of abuses and the uncertainty as to how far can we do charity is a constant challenge. The establishment of a blue print as how a crisis intervention should proceed is a long battle to wrestle with and often frustrating. Therefore, the ministry is not just risky, rewarding, relevant and urgent but it is for us emerging. We are very much aware that the establishment of a complete pattern of intervention is difficult and elusive but this does not impede us to do more and deepen our resolve. We are convinced that this is not our mission but it is God’s. Our experience tells us all these years that He will not abandon us. That is the most rewarding and worth trusting thing. (3 Rewards)
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