Stories and Poems from the March 2006 Street Spirit Publication

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Artists with Heart Give to Homeless Children - What happens when you combine local artists, homeless children and a good helping of plain ‘ole generosity? You get the Annual Artists With Heart Fundraiser. These year’s proceeds will support the Children’s Learning Center at Ursula Sherman Village, a component of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS).

Bob Mills - Homeless Activist and More - In 1971, when Bob Mills saw 80-year-old Felix being dragged out of his home by a San Francisco sheriff, he became determined to make it his life’s work to speak for and fight for homeless rights.

Epidemic of Hate Crimes Against Homeless People - Even a church can't always provide sanctuary from violence. A homeless man was beaten and left unconscious in a pool of blood at a church in Fairfield, California.

How Being Homeless Gave Me Empathy for Others - In the summer of 1998 I ran away. I was tired of other people telling me what to do. I lived in various places.

Survival on the Streets - New Ways to Help Homeless People Survive - Like most people who live in the Bay Area, I am appalled by the epidemic of homelessness, and want to do something about it.

President Bush's New Budget Undermines Basic Values - President Bush's proposed fiscal year 2007 federal budget violates religious teachings calling for fairness and is at odds with the needs and values of ordinary Americans, according to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a social justice organization.

A Dream of Justice in the Long Winter of Our Discontent - For people who care about economic justice, this has been a long, nearly endless winter of our discontent. Poor people face an uphill struggle for their very survival, battered by rent hikes, federal housing cutbacks, unaffordable health care, severe cutbacks of welfare, food assistance, and even aid to disabled and elderly people.

"Song of the Magpie" Is a Masterpiece of Homeless Drama - Martha Boesing's new one-woman play about the Faithful Fools portrays the dangers, hardships and unexpected humanity that is found on the mean streets.

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