by Pat Hartman | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Bridge” is a loaded word in the homeless community, because for so many people it is the definition of home (as in living beneath a bridge). Sometimes, a communal meal or a church service may take place under a bridge, but the picture is still grim. Several years...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
In Colorado Springs, the mayor is working hard to change an existing ordinance (which forbids anyone to lie down anywhere) so it will criminalize sitting down anywhere in the city. In San Francisco, the mayor doesn’t care whether people experiencing homelessness are...
by Pat Hartman | Aug 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Faceless force: police officers strut between Austin’s homeless shelter and Salvation Army building. On August 6, something interesting and potentially very significant happened. A federal court case filed in the District of Idaho in 2009 is just now being considered,...
by Pat Hartman | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Weingart Center is a venerable Skid Row institution that offers shelter, job training and counseling. Los Angeles Times writer Sandy Banks interviewed Maxene Johnston, who was in charge of it for 10 years, and learned this: Her time in the trenches...
by Pat Hartman | Aug 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
That’s exactly what the bosses want! They want us fighting over who has the bigger pile of crumbs so we don’t realize they made off with almost the whole damn cake. Jens Rushing wrote those words, as part of a larger message that could be condensed even further into...
by House the Homeless | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fight for $15! This is the battle cry for higher wages. Seemingly awesome. It is now taking hold on both sides of the nation. At this point, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkley, Oakland, Seattle, and now New York, have wage agreements that when eased in over time...
