January 2009
2 posts
Is Barack Obama President Yet? →
Service Nation →
Important.
December 2008
4 posts
Group moves homeless people into foreclosed homes... →
Homes are meant to be lived in. You know, because otherwise we’re just like primates. Outside and shit. It may not last in the long run, but this kind of action points out the disparity in how America thinks about housing. This will come to Seattle, and very soon, I imagine.
Will it ever stop? →
Best Headline I’ve Ever Seen
It’s true, I think the snow has put everyone on a crazy edge. Like, we’re still saying, ‘Oh yay, isn’t it pretty? And to think *some* places have this all Winter long! Hah hah, hah!’ but in a forced way, now. Because the buses are down, the taxis are gone, and good golly Miss Molly, there’s a damned FOOT OF SNOW ON THE...
Deep Freeze In Seattle →
The most disheartening thing is that in the comments, no one mentions the homeless. It’s all about the fickle forecasters and how much it sucks when the city shuts down. What about when you’re sleeping in a doorway?
Seattle Times on 5th Nickelsville Move →
The church is, understandably, anxious to clarify that hosting Nickelsville is not, for them, meant to be a political act. Is human right to shelter ‘political’? Is taking a stand for this basic human right only to viewed in terms of ‘politics’? When a community sees a need, calls for action and is ignored because it’s easy for those in power to do, does it not...
November 2008
9 posts
CityTeam Ministries Shelter Running Out of Money:... →
Homelessness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
It’s a bit of a read, but I feel like it’s well said.
Food stamp applications up in Washington →
Everyone needs food. What happens when you can’t afford it?
Everyone needs shelter. What happens when you’re priced out of it?
The Stranger | Slog | CTA Cracks Down on Homeless →
On riding the bus at night to keep safe and dry. What really gets me is not the story itself, but the comments of Slog readers. Seattle: Not too liberal to not be fucking classist a-holes!
People
I don’t want to sound like I think I’m the only one in the world who knows this, but I see enough people being jerks to other people that it bears repeating:
There is no difference between you and me.
Nor is there any difference between you and that other person standing over there.
Or between me and that one guy in Cameroon.
Or between him and the homeless woman standing on the...
“Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made...”
– Eugene V. Debs
