Homelessness Marathon Headlines

WASHINGTON, DC: Rally At Chamber of Commerce

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:26:57 UT

The weary marchers for a Green Jobs program will be rallying tomorrow,
Friday the 24th, in front of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at 10:00 a.m.

CALIFORNIA: Help Needed

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:55 UT

The Western regional Advocacy Project has released this appeal for help in
getting a homeless bill of rights passed:

STEP UP & TAKE ACTION

AB 5, The Homeless Bill of Rights is being held in suspense by the Assembly
Appropriations Committee. We need Californians everywhere to make their
voice heard!

DENVER: Protesters March Against Camping Ban

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:31:22 UT

Even the downtown businesses seem to be having second thoughts.
[link]
l-on-homeless-camping-ban/

SAN FRANCISCO: Homeless Moms March on City Hall

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:07:06 UT

The march included about 50 homeless mothers and children. Click on the
audio to hear one woman's story.
[link]
-hall

LOWELL, MA: Homeless Camp Evicted

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:25:03 UT

Another day, another assault on homeless people.
[link]
emolition-begins-lowell

SARASOTA: Homeless Evicted

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:56 UT

Making good on its stated intentions, Sarasota evicted homeless campers
and threw away their belongings.
[link]
amp/article_7bcb1f14-b762-11e2 -9716-0019bb30f31a.html

PHILLY-DC: Green Jobs March Statement

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:39:22 UT

This letter is from Cheri Honkala, national organizer for the Green Jobs
March:

April 29, 2013

Dear Friends,

I am sure you saw how swiftly Congress moved last week to halt the furloughs
of Air Traffic Controllers so that plane passengers would no longer be
inconvenienced by flight delays. At the same time there was no uproar by

Philly-DC: Green Jobs March Route

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:36:37 UT

The upcoming March for Green Jobs -- May 18-24 -- has posted the
first approximation of their march route and the stops they'll be making.
[link]
ian+Church,+Lancaster+Avenue,+ Frazer,+PA+to:St+Paul's+Episco pal+Church+Exto
n,+East+Lincoln+Highway,+Exton ,+PA+to:Oxford+United+Methodis t+Church,+Addis

PHILLY to DC: Operation Green Jobs march

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:42:28 UT

A march will be leaving Philadelphia on May 18 with the intention of
arriving in Washington, DC on May 24th. Participants will be demanding
"Green Jobs" for unemployed Americans. [link]
-to-washington-d-c-may-18-24-2 013/

CALIFORNIA: Homeless Bill of Rights Advances

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:06:20 UT

In the all-too-rare "good news" department, California's proposed "Homeless
Bill of Rights" has passed its first hurdle.
[link]
a.html

SAN ANTONIO, TX: Authorities Prevent Food Service

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:48:44 UT

In a trend spreading around the country, authorities in San Antonio, Texas
forced a Catholic Worker house to stop feeding homeless people because
it did not have a permit.
[link]
hut-down/9RxaZ4yAgUSLZ1BIrxNoB w.cspx

DETROIT: Homeless People Run Out of Town

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:09:58 UT

Just when you think it can't get any worse...[link]
1725.html

MIAMI: Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Consent Decree...

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:20:19 UT

Neither snow nor rain nor consent decree will keep Miami from wanting to
attack homeless people. [link]
to.html

TV-LAND: Noted Journalist Notices Homelessness

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:59:23 UT

This is a Bill Moyers' report on the growing homelessness in Silicon
Valley. [link]
-in-silicon-valley/

WASHINGTON, DC: If You're Cold, Get A Lawyer

ra...@lightlink.com (Jeremy Alderson) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:59:33 UT

One rarely hears lawyers insisting that they shouldn't be needed, but in
this report, the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless insists that, "it
should not take the intervention of a lawyer" to get in from the cold.
Among other things, our nation's capitol is making homeless people prove,
with third party verification, that they have nowhere to go, before letting