Saturday, October 5, 2013

Eye on the Homeless Opportunity Village Eugene Oregon & Homeless Camping


Question KMTR News 16 Eugene Oregon: What should be done with the homeless campers

 

YES! Deal with the fact that it is a reality, Homeless campers, then move from there. Martin Luther King out lined 4 parts to any non-violent action in his letter from BirmingHam Jail. 1. recognizing some form of injustice or social need is apparent. 2. Attempt at communication and negotiation. 3. the Purifying of those involved, Meaning people gather and are willing to allow violence against them to make there point on a social level. (As in Kings marches, freedom riders, occupy) 4. Action. (The action here being camping on city property, the violence is police action, the negotiation speaking with city) Thor p.s. X-homeless X addict, graduate Lane Community College

 

To all you people who say put them to work or they should be like everybody else and support themselves, well you have no idea why they are there. Shut Up! Listen Please Okay I got your attention. Yes put them to work, Give them skills, Give them dignity, Give them a way to get a home, by you helping us helping them. Many of them are so mentally ill, unable to read, been homeless since they were kids from addict homes, they are addicts, or just plain gave up on life when their lover/wife/husband child died, and the list goes on forever. Learn to recognize suffering. This is no easy thing to do, In fact it is very hard, compassion, charity, understanding. I thank you for listening. THOR

 

Opportunity Village Eugene Oregon

 

·                                 Arthur Ernst shared Kitty Piercy's status update.



In a wonderful afternoon of sunshine, Opportunity Village opened up officially with an open house. They had a lot to show for their hard labor: conestoga huts, micro houses, a partially completed tool shed, soon to be ready showers, and lots of good food and friends.



It has been a long road from day in Jan 2007 when I put up the Memorials for lives lost due to homlessness, and the Registerguard covered it Mayor Kitty Piercy, and almost as long as Dan Bryant, and I stood side by side As he read the names of those lost in 2008. A long fight since occupy as well. I see that this is a begining of a new era of vision, of long reaching sight that will lead many of these people back into the community. It will become as another seed planted of good will, and as each seed is planted, as each person lifted with dignity and respect will in turn lift the community. Each action no matter how small or grand performed each builds upon it's self, reaching furthur into peoples hearts, into all our lives, some like this writer who was a homeless addict many years ago, and now a graduate of Lane Community College. I believe in each of these huts will begin many lives, change many lives, and in the end save many lives. Chef John aka THOR

 



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4 comments:

  1. What can I say that I have not said. We are just learning to walk. Soon the people in these new houses will begin on new lives, we shall see more or this inspiration, of humanity, the "American Army" consists of those who are helping and those being helped. It is not occupy, it is pure action with and "End Game" result. A better community, so many lives 50, 60, 70 names would be read every Dec 21. If we can change that, if we can change the way we all look at an issue not as a problem but a possibility. Well there is not telling what is coming next; for it seems the best minds have come together and seen, the future here tested and proved elsewhere in America. That this community change will be positive and will boost the whole community, an "American Army" of love given and received, is powerful thing, more powerful than an idea. It is unquenchable fire, an unstoppable truth, a force more powerful than, well it is the giant awoken again.
    May 31st 2104
    THOR

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  2. I am glad a few minds shall we say are getting in the spirit. I say that to the U of O students. I am a Lane Community College graduate, HEY! Okay if I caught your attention. I would like to see you guys think outside the box on this, (or in the box as in card board.) What is just laying around, large enough to stand/ live a man, couple in, and where are they at, Is it a grave yard of dead school bus husks, or trailers, box containers, tanks that could take one cut down the middle, reinforced, be roofed and set into living space using the strength of an already existing free product laying around Eugene & Springfield. Imagine it was a Emergency to motivate the mind. Chef John aka THOR

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  3. Just proud of the Community Support today. THOR

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  4. Nice job kids the future is NOW.
    THOR

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