Homeless Vigil in Denver

[maryf]

Although the traditional memorial day for the homeless is December 21, longest night of the year, Denver held theirs the 18th, see articles at links, and don't forget the homeless in your town...

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/19/vigil-held-for-homeless-who-died/

http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=2796

[JeffR]

1. K & R

:kick:

[maryf]

2. Thanks JeffR!!

Know what an advocate for the homeless you are, we have to keep remembering the forgotten!!:fistbump:

Here's Dajoki's original thread that got me following this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4656685&mesg_id=4656685

[JeffR]

6. Thanks for the link.

I was without a computer early in the week, so I'd missed that one.

[maryf]

8. So glad to be of service!

Missed seeing you around!:hi:

[originalpckelly]

3. Personally, I think the best way to end Denver's homeless problem...

is to have the DNC visit all year round every year, that way the homeless will disappear like they did then.

God forbid we should open our civic buildings to shelter people in this horrible, crappy, and shitty winter weather.

[maryf]

4. Some places

advocates are opening up unused buildings and foreclosed houses to the homeless...sounds better than a cold night, and it certainly is a shame that at times like the DNC its outta sight outta mind for the homeless...:-(

[originalpckelly]

5. Between that and having machine guns being openly worn by police thugs...

I lost a lot of respect for this shitty country that week.

It's not like machine guns are intimidating to protesters (or supporters, as we were), now is it?

[maryf]

7. Being Homeless and just thinking about some of the police

Being on your case at any given point would be enough to raise the stress level...and the laws against being homeless are legion and disgusting...

[bobbolink]

9. There have been two figures reported... 140 deaths, and 164 deaths.

People like their numbers.

BUT...one avoidable death on the street is WAAAAY too many!

:cry:

37%increase since last year!!

WHEN are we going to take this seriously????

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/images/article_2796

[maryf]

10. "one avoidable death is waaay too many"

And one person without a home is too, :hug: :loveya: