Re: Language
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com)
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:37:50 -0800 (PST)
"Dealing with homelessness" is very nice. 

Thank you,
Sharon.

On Nov 13, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Four Cat House <seanain [at] sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 
> Dear Sharon,
> 
> What a beautiful exploration of nuance. As someone who works damned hard 
> every day as a full-time parent, I am continually amazed at people's 
> perception that I "don't work." There is healing in your reminder to 
> reconsider just how we refer to people and their situations.
> 
> Another beautiful teaching on this topic came up for me last year. A 
> fabulous group of people came together over the last several years to 
> form an interfaith rotating winter shelter in my town, providing meals 
> and beds in our coldest months. We were encouraged to think of and refer 
> to the folks we were serving as "dealing with homelessness," not 
> "homeless people." What a difference that made.
> 
> In community,
> Seanain
> 
> On 11/13/2012 10:27 AM, Sharon Villines wrote:
>> Not to be critical but to remind people that how we label things matters.
> 
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