Category: Homelessness
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MLE Media Endorses Sage Lewis For Akron Mayor
In their article “The Only Sane Choice for Akron Mayor is, Insane!” they write: He has proven that he is not afraid to buck the system when he feels the system is wrong. I don’t see Lewis “playing ball” just for the sake of politics. If I’d have to compare Lewis to another politician I’d…
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Here is Heather telling her story about living at our homeless tent village for two months.
She was one of the people that got picked up during the raid where they accused us of sex trafficking.
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I talked with Brian Simcox today
I had a very good conversation with Brian Simcox today. I know my leftist friends are likely going to be angry for me saying this. I don’t need to get into the controversy of Brian. It has been talked about extensively. Particularly by me. Let me just say that he is a controversial figure. I…
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Andrew
Isn’t it funny how emotions wash over you like a rising tide for no apparent reason whatsoever? I woke up this morning feeling deep sorrow and sadness for our friend, Andrew. Andrew died of a fentanyl overdose. That alone is sad because we all know Andrew didn’t take fentanyl. He took meth. So it will…
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My new June 2022 lawsuit
The city of Akron has just filed yet another lawsuit against me for sheltering homeless people. Our attorneys are so kind to me. Consoling me for this action. I didn’t expect anything different. In an America where unlimited children can be murdered in cold blood and NOTHING CHANGES why would I expect Dan Horrigan to…
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My jobs idea
In low-income communities in a city, IN GENERAL, women boost (they steal from stores) and men scrap metal. Copper wire is the ultimate prize. They burn off the outer coating of the wire so that it pays more. They are all making about $10-$40 a day. Most people refuse to fly a sign for money.…
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Yesterday’s Mental Health Story
The mental health issues in the inner city don’t always culminate in physical violence. Here’s yesterday’s story… 2 large checks were stolen from the mailbox of my building. They then attempted to cash one of the checks. These checks weren’t stolen just for straight crime. That would make sense. These checks were stolen because the…
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The next couple days
In the next couple days, an article will come out in the Akron Beacon Journal about our tent village. This was inspired by our loss of another lawsuit pushing for my right to shelter a very small group of people for a very limited time in the most extreme cases. (I am never allowed to…
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Gun deaths reached the highest level ever recorded in the United States in 2020
I can tell you without a doubt, that there are more guns in the homeless community now than any other time I’ve done this work. What’s interesting is that Covid had a very minimal effect on homeless people. In fact, it might have been a net positive because camp sweeps were way down during…
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Jesus? Or The Inspector?
The Inspector Is Taking Pictures Of Our Village right now. I guess my question is: WHEN IS IT EVER APPROPRIATE TO CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED? Immigrants? Asylum Seekers? Addicts? Homeless people? I mean was that story all us Christians learned about the Good Samaritan just a feel-good kid’s story? Was Jesus caring for lepers…
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Dr. Anonymous
In 1972, Dr. John Fryer (right) gave a speech in this mask stating that homosexuality was not a mental disorder. Dr. Fryer was a psychiatrist and gay. Admitting that he was gay would have admitted that he had a mental disorder and therefore would have lost his license. May 2 was the 50th anniversary of…
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We currently have 21 tents up at the Church of the Nomadic Spirit.
We currently have 21 tents up at the Church of the Nomadic Spirit. I was watching a news video out of Seattle. It was of a community of housed people living next to unhoused people. The housed people actually sounded really understanding. One man said that he was willing to share the space but…
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Difficult Truths
My Communist friends will be sad to know this truth: most homeless people are very conservative… both black and white. They often exhibit racist and homophobic characteristics… and sex offenders, forget about it. They ALL hate sex offenders. My Conservative friends will be sad to know this truth: Most homeless people want to be just…
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A New Police Officer In Town
Since the beginning of creating homeless tent villages I’ve been very open to working with the police. We often want the same things: Less violence on the streets. We aren’t a place to hide anyone from the law… especially people that burn down buildings and try to outright kill people. There are a few…
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A Reason I’m Thankful Dan Horrigan Shut Down Our Tent Village
Having the mayor of the 5th largest city in Ohio write an op-ed condemning you for trying to help his homeless situation with private land and private funds would be comical if it weren’t actually short-sighted, ignorant and a huge missed opportunity. That said, there are several reasons I’m thankful Dan Horrigan shut down…
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LOOK AT THAT LITTLE BABY!
I only know 2 things: That’s our friend Aubrey. And that’s her new baby. Aubrey is the first homeless person I’ve worked with that decided to choose adoption. So I’ve never really thought about the process much until now. But what a beautiful gift adoption is. It’s the ultimate form of giving. A mom is…
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I have now evicted at least 5 homeless people from housing
I am in the process of evicting yet another homeless person (this time a homeless woman) from housing that we offer specifically for homeless people. I wanted to talk about this because I’m continually hearing about how housing is the answer to ending homelessness. That’s what the advocates say. Get more housing and we’ll end…
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Comparing Josiah Ingalls’ Camp Haven Sanctuary to the Church of the Nomadic Spirit Garden
I saw this article about Josiah Ingalls’ Camp Haven. I had never heard of him before. But I was SO excited to hear that he’s doing this work. This video is a comparison of his camp to my camp. Here’s the article for reference: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgm3qx/texas-banned-homeless-encampments-so-a-guy-made-one-on-his-property
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MY CURRENT THINKING ON HATEFUL COMMENTORS
(I posted this on Facebook. But it applies here. I’ve turned off commenting altogether because people create fake accounts and comment here.) I’ve always wanted people to have their say on what I discuss. I understand that the actions and ideas I present are controversial in some circles. And clearly the entire topic of homelessness…
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I. WILL. NOT. STOP.
This photo was taken on April 2, 2021. That’s just over a year ago. That means that our Garden Tent Village has been up and running for 1 full year. Our first village ran for 2 full years. So we’ll see if we can beat that record until the City of Akron shuts us down…