Monthly Archives: November 2013

Snapshot — homelessness on your screens

November 21, 2013 · by · in #WhereIAmGoing, Homelessness, Policing, Sugar the film, Talking Transition NYC, Washington DC · 1 Comment

Despite my best attempts to break it up with a handful of mediocre photographs, the posts to date have been pretty heavy on text.  No doubt to my readers’ relief, I’ve come across a selection of excellent non-written additions to the homelessness and justice advocacy spaces in the last few weeks. Here’s a snapshot. Sugar — ‘Life […]

White House, no house — homelessness and the nation’s capital

November 16, 2013 · by · in Criminalisation, Homelessness, Public space offences, Washington DC · 3 Comments

Where: Washington DC, United States When: 8 – 15 November 2013 Who: National Coalition for the Homeless; Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless; American Bar Association, Commission on Homelessness and Poverty; National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty; United States Interagency Council on Homelessness; National Alliance to End Homelessness  A federal hub with local problems  Many […]

City of Angels

November 8, 2013 · by · in Criminalisation, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Public space offences · 2 Comments

Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 4 – 7 November 2013 Who: Public Counsel, Inner City Law Center, Skid Row Housing Trust and Professor Gary Blasi, UCLA The context – intact windows, safer cities?  There are over 58,000 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County.  LA’s Skid Row has the highest concentration of homelessness in the […]

In the Public Eye – the prologue

November 4, 2013 · by · in Criminalisation, Homelessness, Public space offences · 3 Comments

There is no way I could’ve dealt with the fines by myself, the only way I did was with the help of workers and a lawyer. The letters kept coming and to deal with them there was lots of writing, it was all a bit much … Getting the fines sorted was like a weight lifted, […]