| Join SALSA, IPS' Social Action & Leadership School for Activists
and
Empower DC
for
Franklin Shelter & The Fight Against Homelessness
Monday, September 8th, 20086:45 - 8:45pm Wash DC 20036
After New Orleans, Washington, DC is among the highest rates of homelessness of any city in the nation. Regardless, the DC city government is trying to close Franklin Shelter, by October 1st, at the beginning of hypothermia season. Last year 28 homeless people died of hypothermia or conditions related to exposure. While there is some organizing and opposing this anti-people measure, the outcry is not enough. Join SALSA for a panel discussion to explore why our area has one of the highest rates of homelessness, why people are homeless, and what you can do to support the Franklin Shelter and be involved in ending homelessness in our region.
panelist:
Brian Anders, Empower DC MaryAnn Luby, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Marco Murillo, So Others Might Eat (SOME) Nancy Lewis, co-founder of Charlie's Place Jesse Smith, former Franklin Shelter Resident and homeless advocate
This forum is free and open to the public but a $5.00 suggested donation would be appreciated to go to the efforts around keeping Franklin Shelter open.
Because space in limited please pre-register online here! or call 202-234-9382. SALSA is a program of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). |
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