There’s a reason it’s called guerrilla advertising. Our senses are continuously bombarded and sometimes it takes these ads to jolt us out of our comfort […]
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Homeless people turned into walking WiFi hotspots in ‘charitable experiment’
HOMELESS people in the US are being turned into walking Wi-Fi aerials as part of a “charitable experiment” by a New York ad agency. Bartle, […]
Portland Considers Controversial Plan to End Homelessness
Reported By: Tom Porter On any given night an estimated 660,000 Americans sleep on the street, or in homeless shelters. Here in Portland, that number […]
Do soup kitchens help the homeless?
As charities launch their annual drive to help the homeless at Christmas, Westminster Council in central London is pursuing plans to ban soup kitchens from […]
Help End Homelessness With This Simple Survey App
According to National Alliance to End Homelessness report The State of Homelessness in America 2012, the estimated number of homeless people in the United States […]
Haiti’s Homeless Fight Back
When the earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, many in the impoverished country lost what little they had. Nearly three years later, about 400,000 remain […]
Homeless, Jobless, Hopeful in Korea
Last week I was privileged to speak at an International Convention in Seoul, Korea on the topic of community organizing. The mayor of Seoul and […]
Public Life; or Living in Public
On any given night there are more than 600,000 homeless citizens of the United States who do not have indoor shelter. Most live in urban […]
Homelessness is not a symptom of laziness
Last week’s article by Andrea Scott split the readership of the Nicaragua Dispatch like a social axe. Some applauded and praised her for speaking her […]
Homelessness affects more people than we think
OTTUMWA, IOWA — Homelessness. It’s something that affects more people than we think and it’s right here in our very own community. The Ottumwa Community […]
Hong Kong’s homeless crackdown
Government-approved operations to ‘cleanse the streets’ have recently taken a sinister turn. Shirley Zhao revisits the now infamous ‘Tung Chau incident’. Photography by Calvin Sit […]
Homeless court faces funding crisis
Auckland’s specialised court for homeless people may not survive the year if it cannot secure more funding, the Auckland Council’s Community Safety Forum has been […]
Down and out in Paris
Tolerance has its limits SUNDAY nights in Paris are busy on the northern tip of the Canal Saint-Martin. On either side of the water, two […]
World Homeless Day: 5 Ways To Take Action
On World Homeless Day, advocates focus on the estimated 100 million people around the globe who live without a roof over their heads, yet are […]
Homeless in a College Town
A Documentary about the homeless in Amherst MA, a side of town that people do not associate with an educated, successful college and touristy town. […]