A Publication of the Coalition on Homelessness
by Andy Howard
Will was mesmerized as he stared through the dirty window of a local coffee shop. Wind gusts of 70 mph and raindrops that mimicked fish eyes pummeled anyone and everything in their path. Will was grateful to be standing inside. What was it like to be the poor homeless couple across the street in their wind torn tent with a bivy tarp tied fast to anything heavy enough to keep the tent on the ground?
by Rupal Ramesh Shah
PLAY UNO
It is an easy game to learn if you can follow numbers and colors, and
a great way to bring people together.
DRINK WARM CHAI
Nothing soothes the heart like homemade chai on a cold or hot day.
Even better, try that cup of chai with cardamom, ginger, or saffron!
GIVE FIRM HANDSHAKES
Handshakes convey both confidence and collegiality.
chair frames and baby toys,
jackets, toothbrushes coffee cans and pillows
wrapped up in paper bags made of memories
nylon homes buried under lives made of storms… Povertyskola
Sunday, February 12, 4PM @the Lab, 2948 16th Street in San Francisco
Sunday, February 26, 4PM @PianoFight, 1540 Broadway in Oakland
Six houseless residents of San Francisco, LA and Oakland live outside in tents,
by Andrew Khakali
When Same was a child, they didn’t see any difference between them and their mostly white preschool mates. Like all children, they simply enjoyed the company of other people, and saw them as either nice or mean based on the way that person treated them. How they felt about others had nothing to do with race, who their parents were, how wealthy their family was or anything else.
By Mia Harper
Homelessness and how to end it has been a topic of conversation over the past several years at the state, federal and community levels. However, there has been little conversation on how homelessness and racism are linked. It is time to speak up and call it what it is.
It is so sad that at this time being Black still feels like a crime in this country.
