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On this year’s homeless count, Greensboro Police Sergeant C.T. Blaylock and volunteer counters visited a downtown Greensboro bridge whose residents included a homeless man and his three legged-cat. Blaylock, who frequently assists homeless people, later called me to ask if I had any veterinary contacts who might provide a check-up and immunizations for the cat. I called a friend who’s friends with a vet, but didn’t hear back, and after seeing the homeless friend at a Food Not Bombs dinner later, made a mental note to find someone else who knew a vet.
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On Friday night, May 15th, hundreds of area youth are expected to sleep outside at Grace Community Church on Lee Street to raise awareness of homelessness, in an event sponsored by New Jerusalem Cathedral (see video). They will sleep in safety, protected by Greensboro police officers, on the same grounds that church leaders voted to post with “no trespassing” signs last year, in response to large numbers of homeless people sleeping on the property. Irony. (Grace also housed dozens of women inside this year, in a winter emergency shelter.)
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There is wisdom in the saying, “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it’s the presence of justice.” But a lot of days, I’d be satisfied just to go from sunup to sundown with no drama. Rarely happens, though.
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Tonight’s yummy dinner from Food Not Bombs:
Serving at 6:00 p.m. at the downtown public library. Garden salad, fruit salad, macaroni and cheese, bread, and more. Donated food, cooked by volunteers, served free!
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AmeriCorps members from the Partnership to End Homelessness are doing a Non-Food Drive to benefit homeless people in Greensboro, as part of National AmeriCorps Week’s “AmeriCorps Drives for Service.”
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Michelle Obama is catching flak for wearing a pair of $540 designer French sneakers to volunteer at a food bank. My reaction? Who cares? Isn’t it a little… judgey, maybe??… to cast aspersions on the First Lady for what she chooses to put on her feet while she serves others? I would never make a judgment on the homeless or poor people that I meet or minister to because of the shoes they’re wearing. Why should I care what a fellow servant wears on hers?
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