drsatan Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 got his letter published in Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mursa Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 "Street"...wtf ..isn't that a Homeless magazine they giver out in intersections ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranzwhore Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 nice job, jangles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturob Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 i`d like to read ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Mr Jangles knows how to write? Kidding Is there a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest4sunrise Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Shit, that could be a bad thing actually. I wrote a letter in responce to last week's cover story: Where the Sidewalk Ends. It was a piece about this homeless guy "Red" and his life on the beach. It was pretty good until the end where he started ripping the agency that I work for, City of Miami Beach-Homeless Coordination. Actually, I am an unpaid social work intern there for a year (until late April). After reading the article, I sat down at school and wrote my responce to the ripping and challenging the paper to come to a story on us. I was just tired of people saying ignorant shit when our success rate has been phenomanal. From the time our work began in August, to the time we took a census in December, we reduced the beachs homeless population by 20%. Our program is on point, but we are understaffed and overworked so I think some good press would create opportunities for all of us who work there. However, when I told my supervisor about the letter, she got worried. Apparantly, we are supposed to keep a tight lid on what we say. Since I'm just an intern, I didn't have authority to write that, but I didn't know that. Supposedly, you have to go through the "proper channels" which sounds a bit bureaucratic. I like being outspoken and now that the letter is for everyones reading, I'll probably get berated. I think its worth it though because I'd feel alot worse just to sit there and keep my mouth shut while we are getting ripped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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