A dad just asked me how he can help his homeless daughter. If you know anyone going through this, you might share this with them. He told me his daughter was trying to get on disability. Hi. It's nice to hear from you. I'm sorry you are going through this. Your daughter is lucky to […]

Funny story... City of Akron, Ohio - Mayor, Dan Horrigan, and Keith Stahl, Director of Operations and Residential Services at Community Support Services, fought tooth and nail to close down our tent village (which they did). One reason was that they had just built Stoney Pointe Commons - an $11.3 million for the 68-unit complex […]

There are some powerful conservations going on at Akron City Council about inhumane living conditions at many apartment buildings in Akron. Roaches, mice and rats are a common complaint. As is always the case, the full story is incredibly complicated. The Houseless Movement house currently has roaches. IN NO WAY, am I making excuses. We've […]

This is a man I have tried to shelter off and on for years. Today he asked to leave the Houseless Movement house because he was afraid if he didn't he'd kill someone. (He has gone to prison before for attempted murder, so he's not exaggerating.) This is a man who has serious mental illness. […]

I took this picture this morning. It's of the Houseless Movement House and Garden. I love this picture because I think it makes people feel certain ways. It was -7 degrees when I took this picture. The outdoor shelters currently house 4 women and 5 men. There are more people pleading for a space. 2 […]

I am now of the belief that this entire thing. This earth. This universe. It's all a construct built for us each to individually practice becoming better. And better means finding understanding and compassion for all other things. The very first step in our practice is letting go of judging. Judgment is the creation of […]

My friend Kenny Boldt always preaches to me that wisdom. I've never met an organization or system that fully stays true to that commitment. Just yesterday I was at the health department getting needles. I was trying to pull a fast one on them. You are allowed to use fake information. So this week I […]

Tucker Carlson just did a piece entitled: "The homeless crisis is a symptom of our society collapsing in real time."   He is a jerk. And I really wish that conservative Christians would not find comfort in his cruel and hateful words.   But, if you can look past his basic mean-ness, there are some […]

Here's a picture of two tents and two tiny houses on the Houseless Movement property. I just took this today. This is now the 6th winter I've either sheltered people on my land or supported camps hidden in the woods. Over the years my feelings about all this has evolved. When I first started my […]

January 6, 2019 was the final day of Akron’s tent city. It began on January 7, 2017 when the Metroparks kicked out a small group of people to make way for the Freedom Trail. Cruel destruction after cruel destruction. I’ve been thinking a lot about China’s destruction of Tibet and how the Dalai Lama and […]

Here is a small sampling of the items people dropped off to me on Christmas Eve night when I and a couple friends slept out on the corner of West Market and Portage Path. What you did that night changed me. You imprinted upon me the realization of the ultimate truth of the world. That […]

This is just under $1000 that was brought to me by people that came out on Christmas Eve night to say hello on my annual sleep out to raise awareness for homeless pregnant moms, just like Mary was when she gave birth to whom Christians believe was God himself. (If you think this money is […]

Terri has an article in the Akron Beacon Journal on her retirement entitled "'How do you replace her?' Terri Heckman retiring as leader of two victim agencies."  You will find that the Beacon often writes fluff pieces about corporate insiders. If the Beacon is still around when I die I guarantee their coverage will not […]

This is an article the Beacon Journal did with Terri and me. I would often go along with things like this because people would chastise me for not working with the authorities and whatnot. But now I just believe these things were nothing more than a publicity stunt to make these people look like they […]

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I've started a Patreon where I talk about all the most insane things going on at the Houseless Movement​ house and Garden. If you want to truly get a front-row seat to the truth of working with homeless people this is the place to do it. You have to pay to read this stuff. But […]

This is their website: https://sheltersuit.com/ This is the video I reacted to: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/sheltersuit-homeless-los-angeles-waterproof-bed/2757442/

This article just came out: Over 100,000 New York City public school students were homeless last year, data show. - The New York Times About - Akron Public Schools reports that they have more than 21,000 students. NYC city schools, DOE Data at a Glance reports that there are 1,094,138 students in the NYC school system. […]

My Reaction to Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Move Tents Onto VA Property

I'm commenting on the video from here: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/11/01/miami-commissioners-pass-ordinance-banning-homeless-encampments/

We at the Houseless Movement are trying to build a bathroom in the basement of our house for the local homeless community. We could REALLY use your help. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND HOW YOU CAN HELP.

This is how we "deal" with homelessness... just chasing homeless people around town.

They are now bulldozing human beings.

I have become incredibly drawn to the mystical and magical forces of the universes these days. The incredible flatness of our universe, quantum wave theory, whether or not we are living in a simulation. These ideas, and so many others, fill my mind with endless exciting possibilities. Then throw in ideas of God and reincarnation […]

My newest book, "The Homeless Activist" is coming out on my birthday, September 28. I'll be 50 years old. The whole lead-up to this day has been very strange for me. Life feels like an unstoppable freight train. There really isn't anything you can do other than just keep riding it. Doing activist work has […]

My son, who is currently 16, asked me why I no longer run a marketing firm with a bunch of employees. At our peak we had about 16 employees and, as Wikipedia reports accurately, we were generating about $1.5 million in sales. (please keep in mind that top line revenue has nothing to do with […]

People hate other people and it's ok.

Is it all just hopeless and pointless? Here it is in audio: https://radiofree-rss.streamguys1.com/player/player2108180913195.html

I put this information together in a post on Facebook but thought I'd organize it all here for future reference. First, I posted this document showing the housing code violations the Houseless Movement house has recently acquired. For the record, we received this notice earlier. My official response on social media was: Dear City of […]

  I just saw this article come over: Rising rents and lots of competition as pandemic eases in Akron In Greater Akron, where the cost of living is about 10% lower than the U.S. average, median rent in March 2021 was $960, up 6.1% from 12 months earlier, Stessa said. We already have the highest […]