I used to live in one of the wealthiest cities in the world: Santa Barbara, CA. I could barely afford to share a one-bedroom apartment with one of my best friends. Others aren't so lucky. Read More »
This morning, as I sat at my desk in Columbia Heights, I heard all these children's voices, chanting something. Slowly, as the lines of children bundled in coats passed below my window, I could make out their chants, which I'd imagined were about Halloween. They were saying: What do we want? Help the homeless! When do we want it? Now!
Now I suppose you're wondering what my definition of kids is, since it could be used to describe any number of age groups, and is often used to describe people my own age. Let me assure you that these kids were not students at Howard, which is just down the road. These kids were, at most, 12. The youngest among them could have been 7. And there they walked, this parade of youngsters, with their teachers, shouting out, demanding social change.
On Wednesday night Tennessee executed Philip Workman despite his claims of innocence. For his last meal on earth, Philip Workman requested that a vegetable pizza be delivered to Nashville's homeless shelter. The Department of Corrections refused saying they were too focused on the execution procedures. But hundreds of normal people have stepped in and hundreds of pizzas were served last Wednesday night to Nashville's homeless community in Philip Workman's name. Read news reports on CNN and News Channel 4.
Considering the GOP's animosity towards the homeless, I suppose this means they don't support the troops? Perhaps these troops chose to be homeless as well.
About 500-1,000 of the 200,000 homeless U.S. veterans served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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