December 2009

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2009

Submitted by David J. Jefferson on Thu, 2009-12-17 15:21

The National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2009, organized by the National Coalition for the Homeless, represents the 20th annual day of commemoration of its kind. The nationwide event will be realized locally in Boston as an Interfaith Homeless Memorial for those who have died on the streets without homes. Details are as follows:

Monday, December 21 at 1:00 PM
The Cathedral Church of St Paul
138 Tremont Street
Boston

According to information sourced from the website of the National Coalition for the Homeless:

Upcoming Debate on Single-Payer Plan in Healthcare Reform

Submitted by David J. Jefferson on Sun, 2009-12-13 12:48

As the Congressional healthcare overhaul bill nears its final form and vast reforms to the system could potentially be past, advocates representing diverse perspectives continue to weigh in to garner public support. Among these groups is the International Socialist Organization (ISO), which will host ‘A People’s Guide to the Health Care Debate’, a forum to be held on Thursday, December 17 at Spontaneous Celebrations at 45 Danforth St. in Jamaica Plain.

 

Stupid Human Tricks Part Duh

Submitted by James Shearer on Fri, 2009-12-11 13:22

It never, well almost never amazes me at the stupidity of some people when it comes to certain things, take the latest idea around homelessness, The state legislature the same folks who brought us the budget crisis are now considering a bill to ban sex offenders from shelters, Check that homeless sex offenders from homeless shelters and homeless advocates are actually OK with this, These are level three offenders and this no doubt is a

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