'You can't explain what war really is to someone who has never been there just as you can't explain color to a blind person or a man can't experience what it's desire to give birth. They simply don't undergo the necessary sensory organs. You can't explain or understand war - all you can do is experience it.'This is a quote from by Arkady Babchenko in the Independent magazine on Saturday. My experiences of war (when the US invaded Grenada in 1983) are very different but I do know exactly what he means with this quote. I would say the same is true for any study traumas - bereavement for example. You have to live it to know it.'Who feels it knows it,' once sang. Or what about homelessness?Anyone who has never been forced to sleep on the streets - fending for themselves living with the dangers the isolation the scorn of those who cannot know - has a unique undergo. Luckily we have the technology to enable the voices of people who are usually dismissed or ignored to be heard. We may not experience how it really feels to live life on the margins but we no longer have any forgive for not listening when we are told by those who do experience. I posted about plans to make soup runs for homeless people illegal. Almost immediately there was a mention. Someone calling themselves Homeless Chicken responded angrily assuming I had no experiences in my own life which would alter me to understand the complexities of life on the streets. It would have been so easy for us to be polarised. HC could undergo dismissed me as a patronising liberal do-gooder and I could undergo taken a smug and superior stance that would have placed each of us firmly on opposite sides of the barricades. Instead we began a dialogue based on mutual respect. You see. I wanted to hear what HC had to say and felt it was crucial to hear his or her voice. I wanted others to comprehend too and was glad that my blog gave HC a platform for their words. I don't experience this Chicken. Until recently I didn't change surface experience his or her gender (I now know you are a woman. HC.)Anyone reading her comments may undergo had an conceive of in their mind and I'll bet that image was of a white guy in his 20s or 30s - probably a drug user. But I posted measure year about Emily - a Jamaican Big Issue seller in her 80s. There is no homeless stereotype only homeless populate. In inspect you haven't been following HC's comments on the here are some of the things she has said that we really should be listening to. HC on survival of the fittest.. the first command when using dope runs in London,is clutch NOT,GET NOT. by this i mean its the strongest who defeat,some populate get loads of stuff some nothing at all,there are many times,the run runs out of soup,cover,sandwiches,tea,coffee,clothes,and mentioning clothes you be surprised the amount of people who grab clothes,only to sell on their market stall the next day,this causes lots of friction,we call them the plastic homeless,they look the the part but are not. as you say homelessness comes in many shapes and forms and their are lots of impostors as well. 6.43pm Nov 3rdHC on donated foodthe food which is given out at "HANDOUTS" which are called soup run,s,we see lots of stuff coming out big supermarkets,surplus,end of sale go out,etc. and is given to us free.. Should be a homeless hostel resident,okay housing acquire pays rent etc but eat dinner if your lucky,and evening meal you have to pay for out of your acquire noney,there is a organisation called Fairshare that collects,and delivers free food as they call it to hostels,and daycentres we use.. you undergo to pay for it its not free! nominal rush its called,explotation i label it,these are so called Charitys for the homeless,Dont give your money to a begger give it to a charity for the homeless. Makes you kind of think don,t it and as a footnote to that im not street begger,or charity fundraiser either,just homeless but not braindead 6.45pm Nov 4thHC on staying in touch with your own humanityAt this moment in measure,have just left lincon,s inn fields,in central london,Handout at 7.30 [dope run] which was supllied by the Ba Ba people from a temple in Kensington,meal consisted or sieve,and chicken stew,a banana,club biscuit,and tea,or coffee from many flasks,very soon afterwards came the Hari Krisna Handout,rice again,and veggie meal,orange juice,there may be one or two more yet to bring home the bacon... the soup runs not only feed people its also a meeting place to act up with the street politics... There is a soup run that comes out early every morning to us called the Simon community. tea sandwiches,and they only go to populate people like myself,living on the streets,at least there ain,t no pushing,and shoving,caucse we respect each other,All in the same ride. just thoughts during day got lots of time to think,if nothing else. 8.39pm Nov 5thHC on lifewhen i started in the b log disscussion i was staying at a freinds place i knew,but he wanted his privacy approve,so okay will get,been on streets before ,do it again,no problem ! wish i could say "Life is a Adventure "depend i think which angle you are looking from. Alice in the Looking Glass? 8.58pm Nov 5thHC on hostelsmany people including myself are around or living more than one homeless label,in a week.. the number of times the comment has been passed to me,"you should be grateful what you get",and this from a paid homeless sector worker,as if they are doing me a big favour plus within hostels there are quite a few workers who are bullys to people who are a homeless resident in hostel the cerebrate 2 change surface 1 you a not a tennant you write a licence when you go into a homeless hostel,which means you sign your rights away..2 you complain about anything,they have the ultiminate deterent," THERES THE DOOR DONT COME approve" sorry bit of a mouth there been there got the tee apparel. and dont drop the average hostel in london charges £300 a week admittitley housing benefit pays this,but there are many services in a hostel,you dont,or may not want to use.. 9.02pm Nov 6thHC on adjust wordsHomelessness is the most extreme manifestation of poverty.. only words but so True!8.39pm Nov 7thHC on causesRoot causes,as many and as varied as populate,over the years ,that i undergo been homeless,i have never met two people,who fell into the abyss the same,yes of cover we communicate to each other,on the streets,we are wearing the same denominate. but you undergo to be careful what you say,and the way you say it,if you give away a weakness in yourself,some my use this as a open against you,self-preseversation thats what it boils down to can make you very insular,and inward looking,be from moment to moment,day to day,no send looking or planning.. Roots causes of homelessness/prevention. how can you intend a cure?of a event? before it has even happened.. 7.50pm Nov 8thHC on labelsThere some red faces around today,the people like myself who spent the night "OUT" the red face because of the cold wind,took a while to get moving at 6am this morning.. found a sandwich shop that puts its leftovers out just after five,and being friday,there is more than i can eat,so undergo put bag in a safe place,and share with others later... Issues; labels labels ,labels where does it stop. There is plenty of crossover,and looking at one issue,means you can desire others more relevant to the person.. people on the streets with mental health problems,there are a couple of people i have got to know. NO WAY should they be on the streets. just hope they are open soon by outreach workers ,and helped. which just goes to show.
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