I would encourage those who have stated they really want to work on ending
homelessness to join me at the Kaplan's and also at the Mayor's next open
house.
If you do not care for my style of addressing the social injustice of
homelessness, I would encourage you to contact the Minesota Coalition for the
Homeless or the National Coalition for the Homeless as they also have a course of
action that you may wish to join with.
The Coalitions should have information on the "Bringing America Home Act"
which needs support from all of us to get it accomplished.
They also have information on many other ways to address this issue.
There is also the Poverty Law Center web site that talks of their work to
address the violation of people's civil rights based on their economic and
housing status.
If you are more into social service action-- please contact St.
Stephen's, Our Saviors, Simpson Shelters who will tell you how you can help or
volunteer, or they will give you names of the other shelters in the area.
Or you can go to Housing Day on the Hill at the Capital (I believe it is
in February), and lobby the legislature.
Or you can educate yourself on the multiple ways in which resources and
social acitivism to eliminate homelessness are already out there, but need the
funding and political support of our leaders to accomplish.
In the case of those who say they want to help, but need a plan--- I have
given you resources to educate yourselves and resources that offer multiple
plans for you to engage in and contribute to.
For myself, I am a political activist who believes that this issue
remains way to ignored and invisible and politicians (such as our Mayor) need to
have it put in front of them.
Margaret Hastings-Mpls-Kingfield
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