by Pat Hartman | Nov 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Three things stand out about Tim Chamberlain’s review of Looking Up at the Bottom Line: The Struggle for the Living Wage! He calls the book “part memoir, part call to action,” but it is Chamberlain’s own concise summary that throws light on another...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
If you’re within hollering distance of Austin, here’s the thing to know: Tomorrow, on November 20, the author of Looking Up at the Bottom Line: The Struggle for the Living Wage! will meet with the public at First United Methodist Church, from 2 to 4 PM. The...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today, we’re looking around America to see what is being done in various cities about the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The news is encouraging. Many groups, both secular and faith-based, are taking on the responsibility for doing...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s over for another year. On Sunday, November 14, at Austin’s Homeless Memorial, amid prayers and songs, the list was read out. On the shore of Lady Bird Lake, we noted the passing of this year’s street casualties, as well as the victims of previous years....
by Pat Hartman | Nov 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
It comes as no surprise that churches are on board with the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The principle of sharing material goods with the destitute is a prime directive in every major religion, and if it isn’t, it ought to be. The dates...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Actually, the proper name is “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week” but that makes a very long title. If we observed truth in labeling rules and went all the way, it would be “Hunger and Homelessness, and Untreated Mental Illness, and People Freezing, and...
