Author: Sage
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Learning True Compassion and Empathy
It is currently popular for white liberals to learn and repeat words of solidarity with black people and people of color. Meanwhile, their actions change very little. Our organizations are still lead by mostly white people. And furthermore, we haven’t learned the deeper message. That ALL people outside our in-group deserve our respect and empathy.…
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Homeless News – April 22, 2021 – All Skid Row Unhoused Residents MUST Be Housed in 180 Days
Auburn council OKs ‘tough love’ ordinance for homeless who repeatedly refuse help offers | KATU AUBURN, Wash. — Auburn City Council members voted Monday evening to adopt a so-called “tough love” ordinance that would allow police to issue criminal trespass citations and impose fines on homeless people who repeatedly refuse offers of shelter or services…
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Homeless News – April 15, 2021 – People still hate homeless people…
Cuyahoga County Is Using Alternative Methods For Housing The Homeless “We’re seeing that mass warehousing of people experiencing homelessness is not a safe nor dignified way to practice emergency shelter,” says Chris Knestrick, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. 15,000 People Sign Petition To Prevent Homeless Beach Relocation Plan In…
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Why we are here
I am more and more convinced the energy of the universe has been channeled into our human form and consciousness to go on a mission. The mission is to alleviate suffering in others which ultimately alleviates the suffering in ourselves. There is no end. Suffering is eternal. There is no winning the game. The game…
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Homeless News – April 7, 2021 – Homeless Camps Are More Common
As a person who watches the news about homelessness every day, I can tell you without a doubt… homeless camps are becoming more common and homeless people are standing up for their rights more. Covid is the common denominator. It has made America more difficult to live in as a low income person. Salt…
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Lack of understanding Consequences for your actions
Some homeless people have difficulty processing consequences for their actions. “If you don’t clean up this space I’m going to make you move off my land.” They can see that there are benefits for living on my land. Like security and access to electricity. They don’t want to move back to the woods. They then…
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Homeless News April 1, 2021 – Camp Sweeps and Yurts
Yurt program offers new solutions to housing for the homeless In the future, groups like AIM would like to see more yurts on private and city property as a solution to the area’s growing housing problem. “When you’re homeless, sometimes the thing you need to live is a safe space to be. Sometimes the thing…
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Homeless News for 3/31/2021 – A Skating Rink becomes a homeless shelter.
Tents Needed for Homeless – Fox21Online DULUTH, Minn. – CHUM is in need of tents to provide for those who are homeless. The warming shelter will be closing on March 31st and while the shelter may be open in April due to possible cold weather, the shelter is seasonal. Those from the street outreach team…
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Amber Evans Deserves To Be Remembered Here In Akron
Amber Evans deserves to be remembered for many reasons particularly with her connections to Akron, Summit County, Kent State and Ohio State. She killed herself because she was exhausted from The Fight. I know the feeling. Maybe you do too. We must remember: the war never ends. Here on Earth, love and hate are in…
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March 30, 2021 Homeless News – It’s all about camps
Los Angeles park closed after protest to save homeless camp – Santa Monica Daily Press A newly installed fence surrounded a Los Angeles park Thursday after a late-night confrontation between police and vocal demonstrators who oppose the city’s effort to remove a large homeless encampment and perform extensive repairs of the site. Homelessness escalates in…
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Life is contradiction.
The ultimate contradiction is that life is both creation and destruction.Poverty will always exist and that is why we must always work to destroy poverty.Corruption will always exist and that is why we must always fight to destroy corruption.Evil will always exist and that is why we must always fight to destroy evil. This is…
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All Possible Paths Exist
If it is possible by the laws of physics, it has happened. All of it. This isn’t some woowoo mumbo jumbo. This is the theory of the multiverse. Anything I say after this point is belief and not science. I believe we have free will. You could spend the entire day standing up and sitting…
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Homeless News – March 25, 2021 – More Sweeps
San Jose to resume clearing homeless camps, focusing near schools The healthcare the county has been able to offer unhoused people has improved dramatically over the past year, because people have stayed in one place rather than being shuffled around as the city clears their camps, said Dr. Mudit Gilotra, medical director of Santa Clara…
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Homeless News – March 24, 2021 – Homeless Camp Sweeps Are Everywhere
Growing homeless camp on Seattle’s Capitol Hill underscores citywide issue | king5.com A mile away from Miller Playfield, the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) held a ribbon-cutting to mark the opening of a new apartment building offering affordable housing to the homeless. According to LIHI, each unit cost $240,000, with the City of Seattle’s…
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Homeless News – March 22, 2021 – Camp sweeps and massive homeless increase
City of San Jose Removing Homeless Camp to Make Way for Coyote Creek Trail Renovations – NBC Bay Area Renovations for San Jose’s Coyote Creek Trail may result in the largest homeless camp removals since the city swept the infamous Jungle encampments in 2014. On Monday, the city began breaking down dozens of tents, treehouses…
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Sage’s Weight Loss Journey – Down 12 Pounds Since February 22
This was a strange week. I was actually gaining weight during the middle of the week even though my calories were on point. But then all of a sudden I lost 2 pound seemingly instantly this past weekend.
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Sunday Morning With Sage – The Corrupt Akron Government AND Sex and The Church
Let’s talk about this: The man accused of killing eight people, including six women of Asian descent, blamed “sexual addiction,” a disputed term used in parts of evangelical culture. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/us/evangelical-sex-addiction-atlanta-suspect.html We also spent a lot of time talking about corruption in Akron politics and how to organize to make real change for our city.
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Why I Act The Way I Act
Some people cringe at my outbursts. They tell me that my anger and attacks on politicians is childish and hurtful to my overall cause. I am nothing if not intentional in my actions. Some may think that I’m just some madman yelling into the wind further isolating myself and spiralling out of control. I do…
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Akron City Councilman Mike Freeman Bashing Me For Having The Audacity Of Speaking at City Council
This was at the December 3, 2018 Akron City Council Meeting as the city destroys our tent village while not housing 14 of our 50+ Residents They Promised To House. The original full council video is here: https://youtu.be/JV2-4vDxMp0
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City of Akron Salaries for the Mayor and his Cabinet
As of March 11, 2021, the average annual pay for a Mayor in Akron is $171,265 an year.City council members make $34,694. The council president makes $44,616These are 2015 Numbers:Chief of staff: James Hardy: Annual salary: $106,454.Deputy chief of staff: Annie McFadden: Salary: $95,000.Law director: Eve Belfance: Salary: $127,837.Deputy mayor for public safety: Charles Brown:…