HOMELESS

HOMELESS

The United Nations has investigated homelessness in the U.S. and determined that the United States is in violation of providing human rights to adequate housing for all its citizens. The United Nations calls failure of the U.S. to address the homeless crisis â€˜shameful.â€™

The 2009 census puts the number of homeless Americans at 14.3 million! And once homeless they remain homeless. Though homeless people are those in the most critical and desperate need of social services, our society has established policies that prevent the homeless from receiving disability benefits, employment, housing, mental health services, medical services, legal aid and virtually every kind of essential support. We have excluded homeless people from being part of human society, precisely because they are homeless. They have become pariahs, outcasts, a class of untouchables, in this land where all men are created equal.

The homeless crisis is not just â€˜shameful,â€™ it is a national tragedy, our national disgrace. As Americans we have lost all claim to moral supremacy so long as this inequality exists.

This book is the face and the voice of the homeless, a window on their world. If you have the courage, turn the page....

ILLUSTRATED

â€œYou rang a duck with this one, brother!â€ Little Mike, Homeless Viet Nam Vet

â€œReceived the Homeless books yesterdayâ€¦began teaching it today. My high school English class read the first chapter. It was unlike any other day. You could hear a pin dropâ€”that rarely happens. When anyone made noise, the other students said â€˜Shush! Letâ€™s read!â€™ We read together and they were awakened by the idea that this military thing isnâ€™t all that it appears to be. They have really connected with this book. I thank you a million times!!!!â€ Vicki D., high school teacher

"Part memoir, part indictment, 'Homeless' pulls the reader into a sub-culture that most of us pass by, sometimes every day, without really noticing. With both passion and compassion the author introduces the reader to the world of the homeless, and by example expresses the hardship, prejudice, cruelty and kindness that is the daily lot of these untethered souls in an urban environment. We are reminded that we are all members of the Family of Man, and there but for fortune, or Karma, go any one of us. We could be on the street right along side those who walk all night and sleep all day with their shoes on. Yes, there are substance abusers, the mentally ill, the nouveau poor surprised by an unexpected turn of events, or simply someone that has for reasons of their own chosen to opt out of society. But they are also someoneâ€™s father, mother, son or daughter, a treasured friend or neighbor. They are still family to us all, and the author is asking what are we going to do about it? Good question." Smoky Dee, Marin County, CA

â€œPoet, the 'Homeless' book is remarkable -- good work. If it is discovered, it will be a best seller!â€ J. Tony Serra, counter culture lawyer
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-01-14
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-01-14
Format	Kindle eBook

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