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March 2008

Repairers of the breach

Liz told me about a grassroots, self-governed homeless center in Milwaukee, called Repairers of the Breach, which aims “to bring forth homeless people to act collectively to change the present conditions under which they live, through advocacy/education and direct action.” I really like their mission and vision. So the other  … > read more

Christian communes

My friend Liz lives in a collective house, which I find quite intriguing. I’m also drawn to the idea of Catholic Worker Hospitality Houses for the homeless. I’ve thought a lot about how to integrate serving the poor and homeless with collective living, intentional community and communal farming — from  … > read more

The experts on homelessness

We have homeless service providers and homeless advocates (like me) and a homeless coalition and a homeless task force, but – If you want to talk to an expert on homelessness… GO TALK TO A HOMELESS PERSON.