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<p><b>FARE WELL 08<br type="_moz" / Was it progression or regression?
Progression is when the U.S. congress apologizes for slavery's four hundred years. Regresion is when the after math of Willie Lynch's methods still produce bitter tears
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<p>HEROES OF DANCEFLOOR RELEASES ‘TORCH,’ TO BENEFIT THE HOMELESS IN NEW YORK<br />Released on November 24, 2008<br /><br />Heroes Of The Dancefloor’s “Torch” is a fusion of old, big band, and swing Jazz, with Broadway enthusiasm, mixed with Hip Hop, R&B and dub influences.
<p>Dear friends and allies,</p><p>Picture the Homeless is excited to announce that we will be hiring a full-time organizer for our Housing campaign! If you're an experienced organizer and you want to work with one of the most radical organizations fighting for real change to the way housing happens in New York City, please consider applying.
<p> </p><div><b>G</b>ood afternoon. My name is Ryan Gibbs and I represent a grassroots organization called Picture the Homeless. First let me take this opportunity to thank Councilwoman James and Councilman Van for inviting us here.
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<p>This is a final reminder that Picture the Homeless is organizing a "sleep out" protest against the "bail out," and FOR housing that is truly affordable to low-income folks.
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<p> WHY I AM COMMITTED TO THE WALL STREET BAILOUT PROTEST
The Current ruling class of America continues its domination over the masses by “splits and divisions.” Abraham Lincoln said it best, when he stated “A nation cannot continue to exist, half slave, half free.
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<p><i>Picture the Homeless was invited to this big protest of the Wall Street Bail-Out, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. We wrote the following statement and sent it out to our listserv, and it was subsequently reprinted in a number of online venues - including the Huffington Post! If you can make it to the action, look for the big blue Picture the Homeless banner...
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Aida Lugo spent a year and a half in and out of domestic violence shelters before she was offered Housing Stability Plus (HSP), the city's rental subsidy program developed in 2004 due to a shortage of Section 8 vouchers.
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<p>The following is the story of a 33-year-old woman with a 6-year-old son trapped in the HSP system. She prefers to remain anonymous because she fears her case will be compromised. <br /><br />"I was living with my mom and there was not enough space, so my son and I went into the shelter. We were living in Sojourner Truth shelter in the Bronx.
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<p>The New York City Department of Homeless Services is fond of saying that they give money to the shelters to provide Metrocards for homeless people to get to important appointments. But far too often, when a homeless person needs a Metrocard (because they have been placed in a shelter far away from their doctor and job and childrens
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