Tuesday, March 28, 2006
to-do
A national call for sleepouts and vigils on March 31st to honor those who are
or have experienced homelessness, and also to call for increased efforts to
end poverty and homelessness has been put forth by many organization including
the National Coalition for the Homeless, Call for Renewal, Students Mobilized
to End Hunger and Homelessness.
1. Tuesday, March 28th at 7p.m.: a free showing of "Illegal to be Homeless"-
a half hour documentary regarding the criminalization of homelessness
specifically focused on Mpls.
The film showing will be at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park Building (42nd
and Nicollet) and will be followed by question and answer and information on
the March 31st vigil.
2. March 31st--- A vigil from 7p.m. March 31st to 8a.m. April 1st on the
sidewalk, in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Park Building.
This will not take place in the park itself. This is not a sleepout.
If you come, please note: please do not bring tents, or anything that will block
the sidewalks. Bring whatever will make you comfortable on the sidewalk,
i.e. sleeping bags to sit on or stay warm in, etc.
Feel free to stop by anytime during the vigil...for a minute, an hour, or
overnight.
or have experienced homelessness, and also to call for increased efforts to
end poverty and homelessness has been put forth by many organization including
the National Coalition for the Homeless, Call for Renewal, Students Mobilized
to End Hunger and Homelessness.
1. Tuesday, March 28th at 7p.m.: a free showing of "Illegal to be Homeless"-
a half hour documentary regarding the criminalization of homelessness
specifically focused on Mpls.
The film showing will be at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park Building (42nd
and Nicollet) and will be followed by question and answer and information on
the March 31st vigil.
2. March 31st--- A vigil from 7p.m. March 31st to 8a.m. April 1st on the
sidewalk, in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Park Building.
This will not take place in the park itself. This is not a sleepout.
If you come, please note: please do not bring tents, or anything that will block
the sidewalks. Bring whatever will make you comfortable on the sidewalk,
i.e. sleeping bags to sit on or stay warm in, etc.
Feel free to stop by anytime during the vigil...for a minute, an hour, or
overnight.
