‘Where Am I Supposed To Live?”: California Homeless March For Land Rights
7/03/09 •
It has been about three months since city officials shut down a large “tent city” occupied by Sacramento’s homeless people. Now, some of the tent city’s residents say they feel like refugees, with no place to go.
ยป continue reading “Hundreds Of Calif. Homeless March For Land Rights” at NPR.org.
Homeless camps in downtown Greensboro and [...]
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Homelessness: A hard habit to break
7/02/09 •
From Jamie’s Big Voice (UK):
“…I think I understand more than most the plight of homeless people after they have a home. getting A flat or some kind of accommodation is only part of the battle. The battle to break the habit of homelessness it’s self is the toughest. It doesn’t matter how good you are [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28
6/28/09 •
Sign at shopping ctr on Bessemer: “Peddlers & panhandlers prohibited in this area.” Legal? Why not do this downtown? Solve that problem. #
W/Audrie. Looking 4 homeless panhandler she met yesterday. Have food & necessities 4 him. Not on his corner. Can’t find his camp. Hmm… #
I need someone with a Sam’s or [...]
Camp cleanup, homeless needs, Greenway vs. the homeless
6/28/09 •
On Saturday, June 27, 2009, my ministry partner, Audrie Keen and I, along with our friends Lavaughn and Lee, participated in an Americorps homeless camp cleanup. The camp we cleaned was one of several in an area that lies in the path of Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway. I recently learned, through an email from [...]
Homeless in the path of the greenway: Cotton
6/28/09 •
Via email, from Action Greensboro:
“… As you may know, Action Greensboro is spearheading a public/private partnership to create a Downtown Greenway…
Construction… will displace those living in this area…”
This is Cotton. She is homeless and lives outside, under a tarp in woods in downtown Greensboro, in the path of the proposed greenway.
Cotton uses a [...]
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