Brief thread on #homelessness and humanity.
Yesterday, I took my son to a baseball game. We parked a few blocks away, which meant that we needed to walk down a street with a large encampment (1/)
Yesterday, I took my son to a baseball game. We parked a few blocks away, which meant that we needed to walk down a street with a large encampment (1/)
This is not new for my 9 yr old who knows how to recognize overdose & use naloxone. We talk about ppl experiencing homelessness a lot in our house — why it happens, what we can do, etc. (2/)
As we walked down the sidewalk, one of the people yelled “child walking thru”—which was the most human thing I’ve ever seen. (4/)
Because despite everything, that man wanted to make sure my kid was not seeing anything that might be occurring (eg drug use). That he wanted to make sure that my kid could just walk down the sidewalk (5/)
He struck up a conversation with me and the kid about Thor because my kid was wearing a Superman shirt. We talked and laughed and had a human exchange (6/)
As @MKushel has said, anyone who thinks that ppl experiencing homelessness are the perpetrators rather than the victims is dead wrong. I cannot understand how we believe it is ok for our fellow human beings to suffer. (7/)
It is well past time to ensure that every person has access to safe housing, can live without fear of eviction, and has wrap around services that they need to thrive. (8/)
Wish people w immense platforms would pick up stories on homelessness (ahem @davidsirota @ezraklein @edyong209) and start weaving it into their work/advocacy.
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