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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Homeless Children and Families in Small-Town America
We overlook many things when looking at homelessness, sometimes I feel that the point and the focus is completely disregared by city councils and bussiness groups like San Diego's Downtown Partnership. But no area is more heart-wrenching than the affects homlessness has on those with children, or the children themselves.
This is one book I found recently which approaches this subject head on, and the writer doesn't over look much.
That the focus of the author's investegation are on "Small-Town America" was interesting to me. Being a city-guy, I don't think about small-town America much (hey, seriously, I've got a few other things on my mind), but I was surprised at the writer's findings. Shocked, might be too strong of a word, after all, people are people where ever you go.
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Homelessness movie night aims to dispel fear |
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Films shown at movie night to foster understanding about issues people face on the streets
Kat Eschner
 Debates about homelessness took centre stage at “Films and Forums about Homelessness,” hosted by Movie Monday on Jan. 25.
“There are lots of great films out there, and [watching them] is a great way to address any topic,” said Bruce Saunders, who heads Movie Monday.
Five documentaries were played and debated on topics ranging from the homeless experience in Santa Monica, Calif. to an interactive tent city tool kit. The debates were facilitated by several people who had issues of homelessness close to their hearts.
The filmmakers of Something to Eat, a Place to Sleep, and Someone Who Gives a Damn had travelled from Vancouver to talk about their film — a number of brief clips and still images featuring homeless people and their housed advocates.
“I didn’t like [my family’s] attitudes,” said Les Merson, one of the filmmakers. “My kids ... were coming home and saying things like ‘The homeless are the boogeyman’ ... and I kind of understood that, because you’re afraid of things you don’t understand. And that’s why I decided to do this film, to explore an issue that I didn’t understand that needs to be dealt with.”
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