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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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >
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