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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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Posters
As a part of this movement, we all have pitched in and we came up with these posters:
What we would like to do is to challenge everyone to create their own posters. Please post any pictures of your posters in the comments page. Also if you feel moved to write anything, please send them to us at thruothereyes@live.com and we will get it posted. Please note that we will use our descretion in posting.
My Night Under the Stars By: Shannon Jennings
My Night Under the Stars
By Shannon Jennings
I sat there freezing, trying to remember why I had actually agreed to do this. It was 2am and so cold. People really live like this; they have no other options. I kept telling myself that it was a good cause and if nothing else I’d have an interesting story to tell later. A bunch of my friends and I in Student Christian Fellowship had decided to camp out to try and raise homelessness awareness. I was so cold and tired that I didn’t even like the idea of trying to lay down in the sleeping bag that I had gone through so much effort to borrow. I was convinced that if I even stopped moving or lay down I would only get colder and more miserable. So I kept moving around and being very stubborn despite the entreaties of my friends for me to try and go to sleep and that it really w
ould be warm in my sleeping bag.
Finally, around 3am, I crawled into my sleeping bag and had to admit that it was actually much warmer but I still couldn’t fall asleep for another hour despite how tired I was. People really live like this. What can I do to help? Your nice, warm bed is just a two-minute walk away. No, if I were actually homeless I wouldn’t have that option. I finally managed to fall asleep at about 4am and was up again at 6. We were going to a homeless shelter to serve breakfast. We got to Rescue Mission and we were all very tired but we were definitely glad to be there. We had all decided to camp out because this was an issue that mattered to us but we were also happy to be there because for the first time we all had an idea of what it was like to actually not have a place to live for a night.
When we got back to campus I slept for 5 hours. It felt great; especially because I got to do it with a roof over my head and in a bed with a nice warm blanket. I knew that I had more of an idea of what it was like to be homeless but I had only done it for one night and there are only so many problems you come across in one night. I mean, after my 5-hour nap, I got to take a shower and it was like it never happened. I got to stay in my warm room and put on clean clothes. My night under the stars definitely got me thinking about what I could do and why I think it needs to be done.
By Shannon Jennings
I sat there freezing, trying to remember why I had actually agreed to do this. It was 2am and so cold. People really live like this; they have no other options. I kept telling myself that it was a good cause and if nothing else I’d have an interesting story to tell later. A bunch of my friends and I in Student Christian Fellowship had decided to camp out to try and raise homelessness awareness. I was so cold and tired that I didn’t even like the idea of trying to lay down in the sleeping bag that I had gone through so much effort to borrow. I was convinced that if I even stopped moving or lay down I would only get colder and more miserable. So I kept moving around and being very stubborn despite the entreaties of my friends for me to try and go to sleep and that it really w
ould be warm in my sleeping bag.Finally, around 3am, I crawled into my sleeping bag and had to admit that it was actually much warmer but I still couldn’t fall asleep for another hour despite how tired I was. People really live like this. What can I do to help? Your nice, warm bed is just a two-minute walk away. No, if I were actually homeless I wouldn’t have that option. I finally managed to fall asleep at about 4am and was up again at 6. We were going to a homeless shelter to serve breakfast. We got to Rescue Mission and we were all very tired but we were definitely glad to be there. We had all decided to camp out because this was an issue that mattered to us but we were also happy to be there because for the first time we all had an idea of what it was like to actually not have a place to live for a night.
When we got back to campus I slept for 5 hours. It felt great; especially because I got to do it with a roof over my head and in a bed with a nice warm blanket. I knew that I had more of an idea of what it was like to be homeless but I had only done it for one night and there are only so many problems you come across in one night. I mean, after my 5-hour nap, I got to take a shower and it was like it never happened. I got to stay in my warm room and put on clean clothes. My night under the stars definitely got me thinking about what I could do and why I think it needs to be done.
Endless Aid By: Mitch Burk
Endless Aid
Mitch Burk
French writer Nicholas de Chamfort said, “Society comprises two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food.” Chamfort made this claim in the late 18th century, and sadly, the world has not changed in the last two hundred years.
With approximately 12% of the population of Indianapolis living below the poverty line, there is plenty of opportunity for the other 88% to give back. Having over 95,000 people living below poverty means there can never be enough volunteers providing comfort, food, and shelter.
There are over ten shelters in Indianapolis providing a warm, safe place for those in need. Wheeler Mission, located on N. Delaware St, provides meals for more people than any other shelter in Indianapolis. In September of 2008 alone, they provided nearly 20,000 meals. People looking to volunteer at Wheeler Mission can email Cathy Rohrer at cathyrohrer@wmm.org.
If spending an evening or afternoon at a shelter does not seem to be where you believe your gifts would be used best, you can always donate food, money, or even your car to Gleaners Food Bank. Gleaners gathers food from donors and distributes it to charities around the area. For more information on donating to Gle
aners, visit the website at http://www.gleaners.org/.
For more information on volunteering in Indianapolis, visit www.volunteermatch.org.
Mitch Burk
French writer Nicholas de Chamfort said, “Society comprises two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food.” Chamfort made this claim in the late 18th century, and sadly, the world has not changed in the last two hundred years.
With approximately 12% of the population of Indianapolis living below the poverty line, there is plenty of opportunity for the other 88% to give back. Having over 95,000 people living below poverty means there can never be enough volunteers providing comfort, food, and shelter.
There are over ten shelters in Indianapolis providing a warm, safe place for those in need. Wheeler Mission, located on N. Delaware St, provides meals for more people than any other shelter in Indianapolis. In September of 2008 alone, they provided nearly 20,000 meals. People looking to volunteer at Wheeler Mission can email Cathy Rohrer at cathyrohrer@wmm.org.
If spending an evening or afternoon at a shelter does not seem to be where you believe your gifts would be used best, you can always donate food, money, or even your car to Gleaners Food Bank. Gleaners gathers food from donors and distributes it to charities around the area. For more information on donating to Gle
aners, visit the website at http://www.gleaners.org/.For more information on volunteering in Indianapolis, visit www.volunteermatch.org.
Uniting as ONE By: Allie Vanhyfte
Uniting as ONE
By Allie Vanhyfte
In December of 2007, U2 showed up on stage during their world tour in Honolulu singing the words “And I can’t be holding on to what you got, when all you got is hurt.”The group chose the song “One” because of a certain meaning it entailed. Behind the words is a message to the world about Hunger, Poverty, and AIDS awareness. Bono started his journey of informing the world of these issues by establishing a Hunger Task Force with the UN. From there he worked with DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa), ((RED)), and the World Food Program to form ONE.
This is a program specifically designed to raise public awareness of global poverty, hunger, and disease. In the last five years the price in food staples raised 83% and under-nutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths. According to ONE.org having more food will not solve the problems with hunger or poverty; instead they suggest better agricultural technology to boost long term product
ivity.
The goal of ONE is to make poverty history and Bono was the one to say that if we all gave one percent of our income, poverty would be history.
By Allie Vanhyfte
In December of 2007, U2 showed up on stage during their world tour in Honolulu singing the words “And I can’t be holding on to what you got, when all you got is hurt.”The group chose the song “One” because of a certain meaning it entailed. Behind the words is a message to the world about Hunger, Poverty, and AIDS awareness. Bono started his journey of informing the world of these issues by establishing a Hunger Task Force with the UN. From there he worked with DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa), ((RED)), and the World Food Program to form ONE.
This is a program specifically designed to raise public awareness of global poverty, hunger, and disease. In the last five years the price in food staples raised 83% and under-nutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths. According to ONE.org having more food will not solve the problems with hunger or poverty; instead they suggest better agricultural technology to boost long term product
ivity.The goal of ONE is to make poverty history and Bono was the one to say that if we all gave one percent of our income, poverty would be history.
Poverty is just around the corner By: Beka Mech
Poverty is just around the corner
Beka Mech
Be prepared for a fight at anytime. This is the advice a man named Joe offered, while waiting for his bus at the corner of 16th and College Ave. Indianapolis residents admitted that there are dangerous communities near their homes but said people can make a difference.
Joe said he has lived in Indianapolis since 1988, when he was hired by a laundry service. He said he keeps to himself in this part of downtown.
“It’s a dangerous community,” he said, his eyes yellowed and watering, he sat with a brown-bagged bottle of liquor at his feet. “If a group comes through, be prepared for a fight at anytime,” he said.
Ashley Avilla is a landlord where she lives in the 3000 block of College Ave. While she said she feels safe on College Ave, she acknowledged the rough neighborhood a few blocks from her home, where she says she often sees “drug guys” standing on the corners. She said the community has much less police supervision, since local police departments merged.
Poverty affects north Indianapolis because people can’t make rent payments, which creates a lot of vacant buildings, Avilla said.
Avilla said she has had to evict all three tenants she has had since becoming a landlord.
“The last one had been a good tenant for the first year and a half, but then his girlfriend moved out and he had to pay child support, so he couldn’t afford the rent,” she said.
Avilla said she tries to give a tenants grace when tenants have extenuating circumstances.
Joe said that people could help the community by setting up a basketball court. He points to a soccer field down the road where the goal nets are tattered and torn. Joe said that people play pool with attitude, but a basketball court or football field might foster more community.
Avilla said being good neighbors for each other is the best way to help poverty.
“People can help by not being afraid to move here,” Avilla said. “Its not that bad.”
Beka Mech
Be prepared for a fight at anytime. This is the advice a man named Joe offered, while waiting for his bus at the corner of 16th and College Ave. Indianapolis residents admitted that there are dangerous communities near their homes but said people can make a difference.
Joe said he has lived in Indianapolis since 1988, when he was hired by a laundry service. He said he keeps to himself in this part of downtown.
“It’s a dangerous community,” he said, his eyes yellowed and watering, he sat with a brown-bagged bottle of liquor at his feet. “If a group comes through, be prepared for a fight at anytime,” he said.
Ashley Avilla is a landlord where she lives in the 3000 block of College Ave. While she said she feels safe on College Ave, she acknowledged the rough neighborhood a few blocks from her home, where she says she often sees “drug guys” standing on the corners. She said the community has much less police supervision, since local police departments merged.
Poverty affects north Indianapolis because people can’t make rent payments, which creates a lot of vacant buildings, Avilla said.
Avilla said she has had to evict all three tenants she has had since becoming a landlord.
“The last one had been a good tenant for the first year and a half, but then his girlfriend moved out and he had to pay child support, so he couldn’t afford the rent,” she said.
Avilla said she tries to give a tenants grace when tenants have extenuating circumstances.
Joe said that people could help the community by setting up a basketball court. He points to a soccer field down the road where the goal nets are tattered and torn. Joe said that people play pool with attitude, but a basketball court or football field might foster more community.
Avilla said being good neighbors for each other is the best way to help poverty.
“People can help by not being afraid to move here,” Avilla said. “Its not that bad.”
We Must Do Something by Chris Jones
We Must Do Something
Chris Jones
When you turn on the news and hear about the 3.5 million homeless people in America, how does it impact you? As you take a sip of your bottled water and hear that 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean water, do you give it a second thought? How are we able to ignore the plight of so many? We must do something.
Maybe you don’t ignore the issue of poverty. Maybe you are moved by the needs but don’t know how to help. You want to make a difference, but how?
What if someone told you that one-dollar could provide clean water for an African for one year? Just one-dollar. What if you investigated and found out about numerous homeless shelters in your community that are desperate for volunteers? All you have to do is show up and help prepare a meal. What if you simply opened your life up to someone in need and befriended them and cared for them and shared generously with them from what you’ve been blessed with.
So go to bloodwatermission.org and donate to help build a well providing clean water for an African village. Call up your local homeless shelter and find a time you can volunteer. The next time you are solicited for a handout, buy them a sandwich and take the time to talk to them opening up your life to another human being. Maybe loving and helping someone in need will help us learn that there is more to life than just getting ours and that we can do something.
Chris Jones
When you turn on the news and hear about the 3.5 million homeless people in America, how does it impact you? As you take a sip of your bottled water and hear that 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean water, do you give it a second thought? How are we able to ignore the plight of so many? We must do something.
Maybe you don’t ignore the issue of poverty. Maybe you are moved by the needs but don’t know how to help. You want to make a difference, but how?
What if someone told you that one-dollar could provide clean water for an African for one year? Just one-dollar. What if you investigated and found out about numerous homeless shelters in your community that are desperate for volunteers? All you have to do is show up and help prepare a meal. What if you simply opened your life up to someone in need and befriended them and cared for them and shared generously with them from what you’ve been blessed with.
So go to bloodwatermission.org and donate to help build a well providing clean water for an African village. Call up your local homeless shelter and find a time you can volunteer. The next time you are solicited for a handout, buy them a sandwich and take the time to talk to them opening up your life to another human being. Maybe loving and helping someone in need will help us learn that there is more to life than just getting ours and that we can do something.
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