Monday
14Sep2009
Our Hope Is You'll Get Mad Enough To Do Something
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:55 PM
I've been following invisible.tv invisiblepeople.tv's series of short video interviews with american homeless people.
Their byline is particularly poignant: "Caution: Some content may be offensive. Our hope is you'll get mad enough to do something." - applies to all issues of social justice, really.
Each person interviewed has a story. Each has a name.
Whilst I hope New Zealand's social welfare and health systems are better at catching, and helping, people with stories like these - it is a timely reminder of the real challenges faced by vulnerable people; even in comparatively wealthy societies like ours.
Challenging ...


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