Ben Holder hasn’t been blogging as much recently, and I’m happy about it. Because I know why he’s been away from The Troublemaker. In his own words:
“I’m too busy to blog. I’m renovating houses, putting unemployed people to work, and feeding homeless people in my kitchen.”
Read more on Why I’m happy that Ben Holder’s not blogging…
Mark Horvath, InvisiblePeople.tv
Mark is coming to Greensboro! Local sponsors and media welcome! Click here.
… [Mark] Horvath will visit over 25 cities across the nation in order to help bring understanding and knowledge to the growing homeless crisis. Because he knows homelessness does not discriminate, Horvath will visit a mix of rural areas, larger cities, shelters and youth facilities to bring a voice to the voiceless through the power of social media. Personal stories of those who are homeless will be posted on Horvath’s vlog, YouTube and Vimeo, and through social networks including Twitter and Facebook. In addition, he will share stories in real-time on Whrrl as he visits these communities.
Read more on Using the power of social media to help the homeless…
Mark Horvath is coming to Greensboro August 22nd & 23rd as part of the InvisiblePeople.tv Road Trip U.S.A.!!
From Mark, at InvisiblePeople.tv:
This summer, InvisiblePeople.tv is traveling across America to capture the stories of people without a home. By visiting tent cities, motels, and other modern-day accommodations for people without a home, this tour will unearth the modern-day realities of homelessness while providing a venue for “invisible” people to tell their story, raw and unedited.
» PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AT INVISIBLEPEOPLE.TV
Read more on InvisiblePeople.tv Road Trip U.S.A.: The Journey Begins!…
A commenter shared that Bri, who blogs at the Girls Guide to Homelessness, has found love via the interwebs and Twitter! Her new beau, who lives an ocean away and who, like Bri, is a member of the ever-increasing working homeless population, recently arrived in California to visit Bri.
Read more on TwitterLove: (Homeless) boy meets (homeless) girl…
RT @hardlynormal Looking at http://bit.ly/3NaPd
Fifteen years ago I was a TV executive. Fourteen years ago I ended up homeless on Hollywood Blvd. I now am 14 years sober and am rebuilding my life but homelessness is once again a very real possibility. I lost my job in St Louis over a year ago. I took a job here in Los Angeles, moved here, and was laid off. I lost my house to foreclosure last week.
Read more on RT @hardlynormal Looking at ht……
Mark makes Mashable:
Rule #1 broken: Do whatever you have to do to keep your job
Mark Horvath was a top TV executive in Hollywood and then lost it all. Out of work and with a home going into foreclosure, Horvath quickly became homeless. With no income or a roof over his head, Horvath still had to do something. So he started Invisiblepeople.tv, a personal first account video blog designed to give homelessness a face and voice.
Read more on Mashable on Mark Horvath: Homeless advocate & social media rule breaker…
Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t posted in three weeks. Well… That was just about the time that GoDaddy migrated my hosting account to a new server and my blog has basically been broken ever since. There was a database issue, which the brazilliant Emily found a workaround for (some drop-in php code, yay!), but I’m still experiencing time-outs. My guess is that GoDaddy moved me to an overloaded server.
Read more on working on the blog……
It makes me really happy when Ben Holder calls me and quotes the Bible. That’s all I’m gonna say.
He says, “It’s a testament to my dear, departed mother.” Amen.
ChosenFast.com is on holiday break. Please check back soon.
Until I return, I pray this for you:
“The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26
My friend Ben Holder has privated his “Troublemaker” blog for a while. He has “a lot of balls in the air right now,” and “Graham’s in second grade now and he has homework every night.” And Ben has a busy schedule of his own. So he’s taking a blog break.
Read more on Troublemaker: On hiatus…
Picked up the donated coffee from Port City Java (thank you!) and juice from our supplies at Salvation Army and then got to the HIVE. Lenslinger from Fox8 was there and Amanda Lehmert from News & Record. But not many homeless folks. So Tim and I went and got Grace’s van and headed to the library to pick up some folks. We got back with a vanful and Marsha was pulling up with some recently housed friends. Pastor Willis Johnson (Shiloh Baptist) was providing an update on the day center committee’s progress when we came in. Dianne Bellamy-Small is here. Ed Whitfield is going to facilitate the discussion.
Q. “Is the voice of the [currently/formerly] people… going to be heard?”
Pastor Johnson gave a very long answer that started with acknowledging that homeless people will not have a vote on everything and won’t like every decision. Pastor Johnson used the phrase, “going from a movement to an institution,” which, quite frankly, sounds my alarm bells, and “those who are our neighbors, those who are indigenous to this reality,” which I think means, “homeless people.” Referring to the structure committee’s suggestions for the make-up of the board, and having a certain number of homeless people on the board, he said, “Those are all things that we’re going to have to have real conversations about.”
Read more on Liveblog: Day center meeting at the HIVE…
Phone call from a cop:
“Explain to me why I can get on The Troublemaker from a City computer, but Chosen Fast is blocked?”
Dude, good question. Anybody?
Update:
Earlier today, I spoke with Ben Holder, heavyweight champion of the world and author of “The Troublemaker.” Here’s his explanation of why my site is blocked by the City, while his is not:
Read more on City loves Trouble?…