The blog, This gives me hope, reached a milestone today. It’s steward, Cathryn Wellner, just posted her 300th reason to be hopeful. Lucky for the rest of us, she still has 701 reasons to go before she reaches her goal. I was introduced to This gives me hope and Cathryn several months ago by my [...]
DC advocate fights poverty and makes you smart
Kathryn Baer, the keeper of the magnificent blog Poverty & Policy, has an incredible talent. She can tell an understandable story … with data … with passion … and in a way that regular folks can reiterate. Speak for We readers really must check her out. Sure, there are loads of really smart people. But [...]
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Folks in Rochester, MN talk about home, housing, and homelessness.
My sign reads: “Home” video project. Got 2 minutes? I stand quietly in a public place. I smille. But I don’t engage. I wait for someone to come up to me and say, “I’ve got 2 minutes. What’s up?” And, a lot of people ask me “What’s up?” In the past week, I’ve filmed roughly [...]
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Meaningful conversations about the economy with strangers
Chris walked up to me to ask what I was up to. I told him I was asking people about the meaning of “home.” He figured there was more to the story, so he a asked why I was camped outside Rosedale Mall with a video camera. I told him I wanted to elevate affordable [...]
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Renter afraid of retaliation and woman who knows homeless youth talk about meaning of “home”
Yesterday, I set up my tripod and video camera outside the Hennepin County library in downtown Minneapolis. Eleven people agreed to be interviewed about the meaning of “home” as well as their thoughts about the affordable housing and homelessness crisis. I have been especially touched when someone does the interview, leaves for awhile, and then [...]
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