I hope what no one loses sight of the fact that the homeless are there by choice. There ARE gentle, sensitive options available - but some (most?) refuse this. Aaaah - but Obsid uses tear gas! Thank heavens for the likes of Justin, Trev, Brian. etc. Thanks to you all.
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Big Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > Obz cleans up. > Residents claim harassment and abuse from the homeless. > It really is a two-way street. > Nice try, but it is not a big issue. > Brian. > > > On Oct 15, 12:32 pm, Justin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Rosemary > > I do intend writing a formal response to the article on behalf of the > > Obsid. I will post to the Obs boards early next week once I have > received > > board approval. > > > > I must say I think the article was relatively fair regarding the primary > > issue of the alleged abuse. While I was not very happy to see some of > the > > ridiculous allegations aired (Ms Schultz is quoted as saying the CID's > > security team has used tear gas. Tear gas! Where would we even get > > something like this from one wonders?), I do think that the journalist > was > > scrupulous in relating the different sides to the story, and did not draw > > conclusions, but left the reader to make up his or her own mind. > > > > A really unfortunate ommission though was the focus on the wonderful work > > done by the Social Issues Forum, and in particular Kenneth Roman's deep > > commitment to bettering the lives of the homeless. I hope to engage with > > the Big Issue on this, and I hope they will at least publish my letter or > do > > a follow-up story that highlights this. > > > > Regards > > Justin > > > > On 15 October 2011 12:20, Rosemary Robins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe someone in "authority", viz. Justin, Trevor or Rob Gaylard (tho' > he > > > has stepped down) respond to The Big Issue regarding biased journalism. > I > > > have not seen the article yet - but shall soon. May I take the > opportunity > > > to thank Barrie (Obs Life) for his professional stance. With the parks > > > debacle, he contacted Ms Schultz, myself and Patrick Silo (Council) to > > > ensure he got all sides of the story. > > > > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 11:07 AM, debra west <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >> brian amery, virgil brits, several homeless persons, and two residents > - > > >> javin jagers and laura shultz. > > > > >> the article's one-sided and somewhat inflammatory. it's a great pity > that > > >> the reporters weren't referred to rob gaylard of the social issues > forum, > > >> and kenneth roman, our employed social worker, who could both give > credence > > >> to the valuable work being done to assist homeless people. the > situation is > > >> more complex than just obsid/vetus schola vs our homeless persons. > > > > >> On 2011/10/14 6:31 PM, Trevor Hughes wrote: > > > > >> Can't wait to get my hands on a copy of the Big Issue when it comes > out. I > > >> have not bought a copy in years but I'll be buying this one! > > > > >> Who was contacted about the story? > > > > >> Trev > > > > >> [image: big_issue.jpg] > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "iloveobs" group. > > > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected] > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/iloveobs?hl=en > > > > >> -- > > >> A famous Broadway composer once was asked how he came up with his > wonderful tunes. He had been known to pull his car off the side of the road > in the middle of busy traffic to write down a hit song. What was his > secret? "Wait, drift, and obey," he said. > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "iloveobs" group. > > > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected] > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/iloveobs?hl=en > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "iloveobs" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/iloveobs?hl=en > > > > > > > > image_jpeg_part > > 231KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iloveobs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/iloveobs?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
