Make Art, Make Change

11/24/2016

“I refuse to let the city beat me down to what they think a homeless person’s profile is, living on cardboard,” said Waddell, 59.

“I still don’t get it, what’s so fascinating about this place,” Waddell said. “I decided I wanted to live like everybody else, make me something nice that I wanted to come home to.

“If I was in the Arctic I’d make me an igloo.”

Ceola Waddell Jr. has what may be the most eye-popping digs of any homeless man in Los Angeles.

10/29/2016

Homeless people in Berkeley have organized into an intentional community to give themselves a political voice.

10/10/2016

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Lee Godie's self-portraits generate warmth, humor, and the stubborn confidence of a woman shaping her own frail destiny.

09/21/2016

"Two years ago, in the midst of near-constant bombardment and shortages of food, water and power, a mural appeared on the wall of a bombed out building in the Syrian city of Darayya. It was the first of many such street paintings, and the man who made them is a fighter with the Free Syrian Army. He would paint the murals in secret at night. Last month, Darayya was taken over by government forces. The artist and his comrades were evacuated to the city of Idlib. From there, he tells Matthew Bannister why his art raises morale even when people are starving and living under fire."

The Free Syrian Army fighter who paints murals on bombed out buildings.

09/14/2016

"Homeless people aren’t told they must conquer their addictions or secure a job before being given a home: instead it is accepted that having a home can make solving health and social problems much easier." https://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2016/sep/14/lessons-from-finland-helping-homeless-housing-model-homes?CMP=fb_gu

Sounds simple but Finland’s housing first model shows it’s always more cost-effective to try to end homelessness rather than manage it

08/31/2016

"Writing is his passion. He writes everyday."

This is one of the most INCREDIBLE stories I've ever heard. It's like something out of a movie!

08/25/2016

Johnson is planning for a December show of some sort. “I think a bitchin’ choir giving a great performance could give this issue a face and a human quality,” she says. “It could change perception. Show people they are just like us.”

Two days before last week's San Diego Homeless Awareness Day I went to East Village looking for the Living Water Church. I couldn’t find a sign but did see an open door on what seemed to be the right block, so I went in.

08/18/2016

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In The impact of homelessness prevention programs on homelessness (Scihub mirror), a group of academic and government economists show that giving an average of $1,000 to people in danger of losing …

08/18/2016

If you have a chance, check out what was published today.

About 20 San Diego media outlets and personalities will report on homeless issues on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. Follow along here.