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Jun17
Speak up for Homeless Rights!
City Council Meeting Tuesday June 19th at 7pm
Come to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday evening at 7pm at City Hall, 990 Palm Street.
Wouldn't it be great if SLO could pass a Homeless Bill of Rights here too?
The following is from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/rhode-island-homeless-bill-of-rights_n_1595063.html?utm_hp_ref=impact
Rhode Island Passes 'Homeless Bill Of Rights'
(Reuters) - Rhode Island's governor is expected to sign into law the first "Homeless Bill of Rights" in the United States as early as next week, formally banning discrimination against homeless people and affirming their equal access to jobs, housing and services.
The legislation, which won final approval by the state Senate on Wednesday, bucks a national trend among municipalities toward outlawing behaviors associated with homelessness such as eating, sleeping and panhandling in public spaces.
Among other steps, the Rhode Island law would guarantee homeless people the right to use public sidewalks, parks and transportation as well as public buildings, like anyone else "without discrimination on the basis of his or her housing status."
It guarantees a "reasonable expectation of privacy" with respect to personal belongings similar to that of people who have homes.
While other laws already guarantee many of the rights specified in this legislation, supporters say it was necessary due to widespread discrimination.
"I think we've set the bar high in the U.S. for homeless people, and I'm very proud of that," said Senator John Tassoni, a sponsor of the bill.
Rhode Island is the smallest of the 50 U.S. states.
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Vicky Chase
I love what you are doing! I am frustrated that we have gotten so far away from the Golden Rule. We no longer care for our Neighbors nor do we even recognize who our neighbor is. If we can't do that how can there be any social justice in this world? I have discovered a book that gives a new perspective on the New Testament Era. In his book,Cover-Up: How the Church Silenced Jesus's True Heirs”, Lawrence Goudge proposes that the Jewish followers of Jesus wanted social justice for the world. I have discovered a new book that shows how this social justice message was covered up by His Gentile followers. The church has blinkered its past. It's no secret that Jesus strove to bring in the kingdom of justice here on earth and his followers implemented it in the communal society we read about in Acts 2:44-47. The church’s dirty secret is that the Jewish followers of Jesus continued to hold his vision dear, later influencing such sects as the Bogomils and even, according to their own oral traditions, the Doukhobors. After exterminating the Jewish followers of Jesus, the church’s historians buried this history of justice-seeking but an author by the name of Lawrence Goudge has exhumed their story and presented it in 'Cover-Up: How the Church Silenced Jesus's True Heirs.' This book does the world a great service by illuminating for the first time this vital part of the history of social justice. I found it at http://tinyurl.com/69cazll.
By Jason McLure