People can be your friends, if they look different than you do if they walk differently than you do if they speak a language you don’t if they wear clothes you don’t expect if they have toys you thought they wouldn’t if their family has different types of members than yours if their God is […]
Read More Dear White People, People of Color are Just PeopleCan you imagine being a female and homeless? Darla is going to find out tonight, even though I have a cold. I want her to know why it is important to care for our neighbours. I want her to feel the cold and the fear and desperation so she understands that it is real and […]
Read More #ShedoesYou may remember that I started this blog when I worked on Skid Row. I have a love and hate relationship with the police. My absolute adoration changed when I began working in Skid Row. It was hard for me to tell the difference between “the Purple Shirts” and other area community forces. I learned to say […]
Read More Meet the Skid Row Police Leadership, Captain Marc ReinaBeing homeless takes a decade off your life if you’re young… imaging wjat it does to the elderly. Younger honeless people can actually measure as senior citizen s in all areas except for age… how to house them? oh, and watched an @invisiblepeople @hardlynprmal video
Read More Aging in placeListen to your gut on this #walkingup business. #walkup to anyone you’ve always wanted to get to know, but somehow haven’t chatted with If you avoid some people because they set off alarm bells for you – keep on avoiding them. Don’t put yourself in danger because it is “the nice thing to do”. Especially […]
Read More #walkup with careTo the people who are afraid that they will lose their chance to be called a leader if they expose the lies and wrongdoing embedded in the fabric of that same group, they want to lead… You are the offender. You are as bad as the people you cower from. You want to continue the […]
Read More Don’t Wait to Lead: Do the Right Thing NowFeral? Pc’s Todd Spitzer called some of his citizens feral
Read More Let’s take a walk ToddThis is a Bottom Up approach caring for the emotions of the people who have been exposed to disaster or terrorism. If you feel traumatized and unsafe: don’t be the person offering care. With the client Look at the physical safety of where you are. Help them find a family member or support system Ask […]
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