by Cecilia Blanford | Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
The following is a letter from Richard R. Troxell, president of House the Homeless, to the members of the Austin City Council Health and Human Services Committee, informing them that the “No Sit/No Lie” ordinance violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. First, I...
by Cecilia Blanford | Feb 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Survey Results, Observations & Recommendations Date: January 1, 2011Investigators: Richard R. Troxell & Hugh Simonich According to health authorities, people’s need for sleep varies from 5-10 hours per night. The key to the amount of sleep people need is based...
by Cecilia Blanford | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Thursday, January 27, the Austin City Council is preparing to change the No Sit/No Lie Ordinance. This ordinance allows for fines up to $500 for people who (even momentarily) sit or lie down in public places. On January 1, 2011, House the Homeless,...
by Cecilia Blanford | Jan 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
HTH at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in Austin, Texas There are many who believe that The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King was killed because he advocated for peace. There are others who believe that it was not until he became involved in the sanitation...
by Cecilia Blanford | Jan 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I first met Susan in 1989 when she helped me as I created our local homeless publication; Notes from the Blues Box which later evolved into the Austin Homeless Advocate and finally into the Austin Advocate. Then, in 2009 after five (5) years of fruitless searching for...
