http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/25/1415446/-Small-business-owner-in-Portland-spends-day-homeless-and-her-moving-account-goes-viral?detail=email
Renee Spears is a small business owner in Portland, Oregon. A couple of weeks ago she decided to spend the day homeless in Portland. She reported on her experience in a Facebook post and shared it. While she says she is not a writer, the piece she wrote hits on a lot of points we all believe in our heart of hearts and still have a hard time connecting with in our daily lives.
Ms. Spears held a sign asking for money. She met an elderly woman who panhandles when her Social Security runs out. She spoke with strangers about all kinds of things. She experienced the invisibility of being homeless in her small way. She put together a listing of a few very simple things that we can do to make things better in the immediate future.
11. What can we as a city do? Clearly we need to address the bigger issues of poverty, mental illness and addiction but we can do better right now. We need more public restrooms. There aren't enough and they are too far apart. We need more water fountains. We need a public laundromat and bathing facility. We need a public place for people to come in from the elements and relax in safety. We need a place for people to store their belongings so they don't have to carry them around all day, and it litters up our city.
12. What can YOU do? Remember they are people! Talk to them. Listen to them. Acknowledge they exist. Show some fucking compassion! They are tired, sore, thirsty, malnourished, ignored and being out there takes a huge toll on your spirit. Put down your phone and pay attention to what is going on outside of yourself.
This was on August 9th. It has taken off since then, with tens of thousands of shares and likes.
You can read a transcription of her post below the fold.
more of those who look down their noses need to walk a mile before judging another in particular those claiming to be Christians but seem to ignore or not be aware of the scriptures they make their claims of legitimacy with, such as;
ranting against and demoralizing those disenfranchised from the American mainstream as it were exactly who are the mainstream they who use the term in reference to themselves may be surprised to know they are mainly wrong you can make up your mind who this shoe fits best
mainstream America
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
mainstream America (uncountable)
that part of American society which is normal, is not deviant because of ethnicity, religion, lack of religion, culture or values
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