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Photos Special Olympics through the years. Credit: Special Olympics.
When Nandi was born with Down syndrome in the United Arab Emirates, doctors told her parents she would likely never walk, talk, or even be toilet-trained. But after her family came to the United States when she was 9, she joined Special Olympics, which opened up her world.
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“After I came to Special Olympics, I don’t feel lonely anymore,” she wrote in her journal.
On July 20, Special Olympics turned 50 years old. Established in 1968, it has gone on to improve the lives of millions of people cross the world who live with intellectual disabilities, empowering them to achieve things that society often deems out with their capabilities. Street paper StreetWise is sold by vendors in Chicago, the city in which Special Olympics was born, and for their latest issue, looked back at the history of the organization and competitions that go alongside it.
“I can hear her talking to them, ‘Don’t cry: My mom says I’m a blessing –and your child will be a blessing, too.’”
“This pilot project would change the world,” Justice Burke said.
“No program like this had ever been attempted by any public agency in America. As I taught these children I began to understand that whatever labels had been applied to them, they possessed the same goals as any other child. They loved to learn, they loved to compete, and they loved to win. I saw the positive impact the competition created in my students’ and their families’ lives. Sports competition gave them validation, encouragement, and a positive new self-image.”Burkemoved from the Far South Side park to Chicago Park District headquarters in 1967, where park district president William McFetridge and vice president Dan Shannon suggested she seek funding to do the program city-wide. Because the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation had given the park district $10,000 in 1965, she presented the proposal there. In January 1967 she was invited to meet in Washington DC with Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who headed the foundation.“Iwastruly intimidated,” Burke told the City Club. “After all, I was 23, and meeting President [John F.] Kennedy’s sister was over the top.” But her apprehensions evaporated, she said, as she talked about the positive effect that the physical exercise and competition provided to the children she was teaching.
As she trained in successive sports — track and field, roller skating, sailing, ice hockey, basketball — she developed a range of skills and confidence in her accomplishments. Although legally blind, she has her own business now. Special Olympics has also encouraged her to become a public speaker. Her mother says she has been able to help other families see possibilities after they have been given the worst news, according to the Special Olympics website.
The International Special Olympics, first conducted at Soldier Field, Chicago, 50 years ago on July 20, is the world’s largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). International Special Olympics encompassed 5.7 million athletes and Unified Sports teammates in 172 nations as of 2016.
Mrs. Shriver, meanwhile, had been doing similar work as head of the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation since 1958. In 1960, she had urged her brother to make ID a priority of his administration. And in 1962, she had written in the widely-circulated Saturday Evening Post about their sister Rosemary who had ID. The article was credited for helping similar families overcome the shame and guilt that was typical of the period. Also in 1962, Mrs. Shriver had begun summer camps for young people with ID in her backyard. There was a 1-to-1 ratio of volunteer counselors and campers, aged 6 to 16, who came from local agencies and institutions. When they met in January 1968, Mrs. Shriver suggested that the Chicago Park District proposal encompass not only Chicago but all 50 states and Canada too, Justice Burke told the City Club. In March 1967, the Kennedy Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to help sponsor the very first “Olympic” games for children with intellectual disabilities. It was a joint venture between the Chicago Park District and the Kennedy Foundation.
Justice Burke was a 21-year-old physical education teacher at West Pullman Park in Spring 1965, when the Chicago Park District created a program to teach children with ID how to run a race, throw a baton, hit a ball, swim and dance. The goal of the pilot program was to give these kids — whether they were institutionalized or living at home — a chance to participate in mainstream life.
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“Tens of millions of people of every race, creed, color and religion have been inspired by an idea given birth here in Chicago,” Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, a founder of the organization, told the City Club of Chicago. “The stigma that once surrounded people with Intellectual Disabilities has been erased.”
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Amelia Hernandez and Frank Olivo have participated in Special Olympics since those first games and they joined Justice Burke at the City Club presentation. Hernandez, who competed in the first 50-meter dash at Soldier Field, said what she enjoys most is the competition and making new friends. With increased participation, she hoped to win new medals. She is employed at El Valor, a Chicago community-based nonprofit founded in 1973 that helps all its members to live, to learn and to work, even if they have special needs. Olivo said being with his friends and talking was his favorite thing about Special Olympics. Coaches helped him a lot; he didn’t know his left from his right. And he had traveled to Ireland for games, which he found interesting.
And on July 20, 1968, Mrs. Shriver opened the games with a quote from Roman gladiators: “Let me win but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
“In 2016, it also became clear that we are living amidst a global crisis of intolerance and fear of difference,” Shriver and Davis continued. “We saw it in armed conflicts, in elections, and even in schools. Our community knows bullying and misunderstanding well and in 2016, we were reminded that our work of overcoming it is more urgent than ever.”
Special Olympics and Human Rights Watch have briefed the United Nations High Commissioner on these refugees.
Intellectually Disability is more common in low-income countries: 16.41 in 1,000 persons.
Around the world, there are as many as 200 million people with ID: roughly 1 percent to 3 percent of the global population. The organization seeks to reach as many of these individuals as possible, with 30-plus sports that help them focus on their abilities, not their disabilities.
Panel moderator Jessica Frantz, who lives at Misericordia, and who hosts the Special Olympics Chicago show on CAN TV, said the program changed her life, because “It definitely made me more sure.” She has done track and field, the 100-meter run, the softball throw and won gold in floor hockey. She has also been a featured artist for three Special Olympics calendars and she works in the Misericordia recycling center.
Also since 2016, Special Olympics has reached out to refugees with intellectual disabilities. Among 65.6 million displaced persons around the world, about half a million have ID.
Also on the City Club panel was Jeremiah Johnson, 13, a student at Jonathan Burr Elementary School in Bucktown, Chicago, whose favorite sport was basketball. Johnson said that from day one two years ago, Special Olympics, “allowed me to become more social and physical, like I am not lonely all the time. It just makes me happy.” He has made new, long-lasting friendships, played multiple sports and learned how to compete. He said he hopes to help other people with ID participate in Special Olympics and to someday participate in world games himself.
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There are about 6.5 million people with an intellectual disability in the United States, according to the International Special Olympics website.
The first games featured over 200 events, including broad jump, softball throw, 25-yard swim, 100-yard swim, high jump, 50-yard dash, water polo. Mrs. Shriver promised to repeat them in 1970 and every two years afterward as a “Biennial International Special Olympics.”
Intellectual disabilities can be caused by problems with cell division during pregnancy or maternal drinking during that period (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome); problems during birth such as a baby getting insufficient oxygen; diseases like whooping cough or measles; exposure
“The ultimate goal of our work is to rid the world of discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities and, by doing so, to open the hearts of every human being to the beauty and dignity of each of us,” said Special Olympics International Chairman Dr. Timothy P. Shriver, (son of founder Eunice Shriver) and Mary Davis, CEO, in the 2016 annual report.
During Special Olympics Botswana’s 29th national games, for example, a team of 11 audiologists and technicians removed fruit seeds and grass embedded inside athletes’ ears. At a Special Olympics Nigeria screening, a staff member noticed an athlete was squinting; she received prescription eyeglasses on site. More than 162,728 free pairs of prescription eye wear have been given out since the program began.
“There was no one in the [Soldier Field] stands. No one would endorse us. We got money from the Kennedy Foundation, and if not for [Mayor] Richard J. Daley, the unions, and the park district, it never would have happened. Nothing stopped them.
In Singapore, out-of-school youth and their caregivers were trained in exercises for upper and lower body that could be done at home as an alternative to obesity and neglect. More than 300 dental colleges in India agreed to provide free treatment to Special Olympics athletes.
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“Down syndrome doesn’t matter to me at all,” he said.
People with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk for preventable health conditions, often because health professionals don’t know how to communicate with them. Special Olympics has worked to close this health gap with 1.9 million free Healthy Athletes screenings since the program was founded in 1997. More than 220,000 health professionals in 135 nations have also received training.
He also employs Dina Galal, who has been a Special Olympics athlete since 2004. She collects information about events within his administration and helps to run his daily schedule.
The work is ongoing to make sure that people with disabilities — including mental illness — live life to their fullest possibilities, Justice Burke told the City Club. Still, she said, the pivotal moment was 50 years ago, even though Special Olympics had few cheerleaders at the time.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, for example, celebrated the end of Ramadan 2016 at the presidential palace with political and public figures, as well as Special Olympics athletes.
“You can see we changed the world,” she continued.
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"Discrimination against children with intellectual disabilities means they have poor health, lower education, less economic participation and more poverty," Lungu said.
Special Olympics officials said these efforts have achieved breakthrough success at the world’s highestEgypt’slevels.president
Children with Down Syndrome may have a short attention span, impulsive behavior and delayed language development, but they will reach most or all of their milestones. Physically, they often have poor muscle tone.
“I think that’s what we need to continue to do for people with disabilities: long-term living arrangements, health insurance, jobs. We cannot sit by and watch our fellow human beings not be treated equally. It is our job. That’s what we’re supposed to do on Earth. When we entered the [Soldier] Field in 1968, it did change the world.”
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Andy was just such a baby, until his mother began playing in the water with him, according to the Special Olympics 2016 annual report. Within four weeks his muscles became strong enough that he began to crawl. At age 6, he joined Special Olympics. Twenty years later, he has competed in U.S. Masters Swimming Competitions (USMS) alongside its national and international record holders.
In addition, the First Lady of Zambia, Esther Lungu, celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities alongside Special Olympics athletes.
“The world would be a better place if these children can live out their dreams and contribute to society through their many talents.”
Reginald Black: In D.C. I've noticed most of our homeless community are African Americans. Do you see that in your home state of California?
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By Reginald Black and Olivia Richter, Street Sense, Washington D.C. Washington D.C.'s Street Sense vendor Reginald Black spoke to political firebrand, and unwavering Trump critic, Congresswoman Maxine Waters about low-income housing, supportive services, and out-of-the-box community organizing. During their conversation she states: “It’s going to be expensive to end homelessness, let’s put a price on it”.
Maxine Waters: My history as it relates to civil rights is not that deep or
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been an outspoken Democrat in Congress since she was elected in 1990. She has been re-elected consistently to represent California's 29th Congressional District and is the longest-serving Black woman in the House of Representatives. Waters has a well-earned reputation for unfaltering candidness. She has made headlines repeatedly for frank criticisms of President Trump, referring to him as a “crook” and a “liar,” and to his staff as the “Kremlin Klan.” Her outspoken opinions on the Trump administration have made her a viral sensation among folks on both sides of the aisle, who frequently refer to her as “Auntie Waters” on social media. Throughout her political career, Waters has been a steadfast advocate for ending homelessness in the United States. Two years ago, she introduced the pioneering Ending Homelessness Act of 2016. The bill would provide $13.27 billion in funding over five years for federal initiatives to help the thousands of Americans currently facing homelessness. She reintroduced the bill in 2017, but it was not passed.
Maxine Waters: Increasingly. This business of homelessness, which is now almost predominantly African American, has evolved a lot over the last 15 years or so. It has to do with public policy, the cost of housing, decisions that politicians make about whether or not they're going to support the ability of people to afford rent, whether or not we're going to build more housing, and whether or not we're going to have policies that support people in public housing rather than putting people out of public housing. It has to do with joblessness, discrimination, and the lack of ability to easily get a job. All of that has had negative impacts on the African American community. And when you go into cities, even in downtown L.A., you will see Black men and increasingly Black families and women. Drugs played an important part. In the ’80s, when crack cocaine became prevalent, like in South Central Los Angeles, people got addicted. Some lost jobs, some were never able to apply for jobs, and some went to jail or prison, came back, could not get jobs, and ended up on the street. So, it became a combination of things that have had negative impacts on the African American community. You know this better than I do.
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Reginald Black: I was born in 1985, about 20 years after we got things like the Fair Housing Act passed. I’m curious to hear what your own experience was during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Street Sense Media writer and vendor Reginald Black requested an interview with Waters because of that bill, her outspoken views, and her position on the House Financial Services Committee.
that broad. During the height of the movement I was a housewife, raising a couple of kids. I got involved a little bit with the NAACP first in Los Angeles, and then got involved with what is known as the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. I became interested in Fannie Lou Hamer, and we started to do some things in Los Angeles to support the work of the MFDP by getting clothing and other kinds of supports that we could send out to Mississippi. After that, it really transitioned into politics. We were supporting Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democratic Party and opening the Democratic Party to delegates who come from the community and were not just being chosen by the establishment. I've been involved with Jesse Jackson and marching and protesting, but, unfortunately, I was not in the South when some of the MLK stuff was going on — with John Lewis for example.
Maxine Waters: In Los Angeles, it has gone on so long that it's a crisis. Now, the city of Los Angeles and the county are passing legislation to raise tremendous amounts of dollars to do something about homelessness. They have a problem because they don't really know how to spend the money. A lot of L.A. is landlocked, so acquiring the property and packaging it in ways that developers are interested in and making sure you have enough subsidies for developers to want to do some low-income housing — it has just not come together. L.A. is really being criticized for not having a strong plan to spend all of this money. We know that simply having shelters won't solve the problem; we need supportive services to go along with them, even if we're able to develop the housing. This means that sometimes the people who have been on the street for a long time need more than just a [housing] unit. They need some help, whether it is how to go about getting a job, maybe mental health care, or other kinds of things. So supportive services, along with the development of low-income housing, is very important.
Maxine Waters: Oh yeah, gentrification is real. As a matter of fact, public policy makers have not resolved the attempts to do economic development and understand what that means in terms of displacement. For example, in one of my cities, Inglewood, we have tremendous economic development going on with the Rams moving in, and they're going to have the Clippers moving in as well. They will have not only the sports arena but concerts too. Because of that economic growth, the landlords can see that it is becoming a very desirable place to live, and they're increasing the rent. And we have people on fixed income who don't have any additional money to pay for rent, so they are basically evicted folks. The eviction issue is becoming a big issue in this country because of gentrification.
Reginald Black: So, our cities have kind of been working on these issues in tandem. Have we already overcome any hurdles in fighting homelessness? Some. I visited a homeless center here in D.C. called N. Street Village. It was fabulous. Centers like it not only provide residential support, but training and development to help people become more independent. We didn't have anything like that 10 years ago. But the numbers of people who are still on the street, who are still sleeping on grates... It’s shameful. It's unconscionable. And money will help to take care of the problem. We must produce the resources to not only build the units, but to have supportive services and to have some policies that will discourage displacement and keep people in their homes.
Reginald Black: What hurdles do you see us approaching as we invest more and try to produce more permanent housing?
Maxine Waters: We have been slow in really producing the dollars that are needed to deal with producing this permanent housing. I introduced a piece of legislation called "Ending Homelessness," and it calls for $13.8 billion. We did that knowing it would be extremely difficult. But at some point, you have to say what it's going to cost and the amount of resources that it's going to take.Will we get that done with Ben Carson now in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and this president in the White House? That's going to set us back. They're not really interested in helping poor people. Ben Carson's philosophy in general is that if you're poor, you're responsible for it; it's not the government's responsibility. So, one of the main focuses that we must have is changing this administration and fighting to resist this president for all the reasons that you know: He's a liar. He's a crook. He's a con man. He's not a friend to poor people. He's not a friend to the average person.
When I talk about — when you talk about — homelessness and what can be done, the first thing we have to recognize is it's going to cost money. And the United States must be responsible for allocating the dollars that are needed, not only for the building of low-income housing, but the supportive services and the permanency that you're talking about. It's going to take a real commitment from people who care about it. I think what has happened is, even with the Democrats, they didn't move fast enough or recognize this problem in a way that made them really dedicate more resources to it.
The Republicans have talked about keeping down the cost of the budget, and whenever you talk about helping poor people and allocating money, they start to talk about how the government should reduce the amount of money that it spends and that it shouldn't cost the taxpayers to have to spend more
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Reginald Black: In D.C. we have reports that say we've lost over 40,000 African American residents due to displacement and gentrification. Is that something that's happening in California too?
Reginald Black: What work is being done to specifically stop the cycle of African Americans becoming homeless?
Reginald Black: What has gotten in the way of passing your Ending Homelessness Act? Has any other legislation taken ideas from your bill or piggy-backed on it?
Can the city acquire the buildings if they've been in disrepair for years and nothing is being done with them? And invest in the renovations [to] make places available for the homeless?
In L.A., they're pretty desperate. They're talking about things like allowing the building of small places in backyards. For years we've been hearing about how you can take boxcars and containers and turn them into housing, but there's been no real investment in doing that.
Maxine Waters: Not really, no. We were fortunate that we didn't get a reduction in the budget this time. We were worried about that, because this administration was so focused on money for defense. This administration is not gonna do anything to substantially increase the resources that are needed in order to create more [housing] units and to have supportive services and permanency. I think the best thing that we could do now is try to make our shelters work a little bit better. If people are on the street in tents and what have you, we've got to provide some security. Women who are out there, who can't find a bed for the night, they must have some protection. [Not like] what they do in L.A., gathering up people's things and throwing them away and talking about keeping the streets clean.Some of that police power needs to be used to help people be more secure so they can sleep at least at night and not have fear of rape or robbery. Too much of that goes on in our homeless community because there are people who do nothing but take advantage. We have [drug dealers] in Los Angeles who only want to know whether or not people are on general welfare, so they can get some of that money by peddling drugs to them. And many of our people who are on the streets will spend some of that money to buy drugs because of hopelessness.Ifeverycommunity had assigned to them [specialists to help] get hooked up with real healthcare, mental healthcare, jobs, training, all of that — just dedicated to that section [of] maybe a few hundred people — it'd be wonderful! But even with some of the resources, elected officials aren't always as wise as you think they are. Sometimes the homeless people need to tell elected officials what they think is needed in order to not only help them in the situation that they're in, but to help them get out of that situation.
Reginald Black: Our readers are mostly District residents and people who visit D.C. What would you say to them about solutions they could start engaging in right now?
several things: We've got to maintain public housing, and we've got to invest the money in public housing to fix it up and to make it safe, secure and livable. We cannot let anybody turn that into privatization. We've got to change the policies that basically kick people out of public housing simply because they think you've been in violation with drugs or that you have a background where you've been in prison or jail. I think we've got to change those policies and we've got to be more understanding and more lenient. And we've got to have more counseling and supportive services. The only way that we're gonna get this stuff done is if progressive-thinking legislators, who really care about people having a decent and safe place to live, are willing to step up to the plate, step outside of the box, fight for the money and not be ashamed to do it.
Maxine Waters: For cities like D.C., they should have a database of every vacant lot in the city that could be built on. They should use the money that we send, including the Community Development [Block] Grant money, to support developers who wanna do low-income housing.
10 One Step Away ● AUGUST 2018 ● OSAphilly.org money, and on and on and on. But we have seen, just since [Trump]’s been here, that the way they have done the budget and the way that they have done tax reform, they've created a bigger deficit themselves! So, when you go back to look at what they have said and what they have actually done, you can see that they were just liars. When they got in charge, they spent the money. Democrats should've done it too. We should've spent way more money and pushed harder to get more money for the resources that are needed for poor people and for homelessness.
So, I do believe when we take back this government — and we're gonna do it — that there will be a great emphasis on homelessness and spending the money that's necessary to create more [housing] units. We've got to do
So, I think that the cities are gonna have to be more generous. Not only with how they use whatever funds they have to offset the cost of low-income development, but also [acquiring] empty buildings.
Reginald Black: How can we, as a nation, reflect the value of housing being a human right?
Maxine Waters: We have to elect officials who care about it. Voting is
If the city could acquire all of the lots, it would be cheaper for the developers to develop low-income housing. They probably could attract more developers who might want to do that. Many of the developers just say, "Nah, you cost us too much, we can't make enough money by doing low-income housing."
Reginald Black: So, you would actually go for articles of impeachment on him soon?
D.C. is at a disadvantaged position because you have your local elections, and you do vote in the presidential election, but you don't have a vote in Congress. You have to depend on the federal committees to appropriate money for D.C. Then, once the money gets into the city, you have to depend on the local elected officials to utilize it in ways that you think are important.
Maxine Waters: That takes some community action. We've been through this in Los Angeles. When we got some money for repairs and renovation, we got the young people who wanted jobs and said, “If they can't work, nobody can work.” [Before that], developers would bring in their own [workers] from better-off counties. So, we said, “No more of that. Don't come in here bringing developers from far and wide to make the money and take it back out of the community.”Asamatter
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extremely important. This election in 2018 is very important to take back the Congress of the United States, and homeless people have got to get registered to vote. As a matter of fact, the Democratic Party should be putting some money into homeless individuals getting registered to vote.
I don't know what the budgets are for D.C., except I'm sure it's not enough. And I bet your local elected officials are kind of balancing things as much as they can with whatever this Congress does. But don't forget, we have conservatives who are in charge of the D.C. budget now because they're in charge of the committee that oversees the money for D.C. So, it is important for us to take back the House. We have a much better chance of getting folks who would be a lot more amenable to funding the D.C. government better than perhaps we're doing now.
of fact, I have two guys in a housing project called Nickerson Gardens. It's a big one in L.A., and they got hired that way about 30 years ago. They're now retiring. They were gang members, and they got hired, and they did a good job! They stayed with the job and they raised families. I think both own houses, and they're now retiring, all because the people came together to say, "we have to have the jobs in our community." It's an organizing effort, and to tell you the truth, it works!
for the public to speak. It's not usually a lot of time, but that's okay. When you're organizing and you're confronting, you don't care nothing about other people's time frames. If they say you got 10 minutes, you decide to take 20. And then when they say they're gonna put you out, they can put you out.
Reginald Black: I have one more question just to have some fun. Would you ever consider running for president?
Maxine Waters: No, I would not. Because I know who I am, what I have done, and how I'm perceived. I'm perceived as a Black woman troublemaker who don't know her place and steps all outside of the protocols and the policies. That does not a president make. You've got to compromise a whole lot to get to be president. And I've not lived my life that way. So no, I would not consider it. What I would consider is putting every inch of time that I can into getting rid of this president. That's it. That's my focus right now. Because I think that he will take us backwards.
Maxine Waters: That's my number one focus! I want him impeached! Even to the chagrin of some of my fellow Democrats. He's a crook, he's a criminal, and the White House is a criminal enterprise. You see it unfolding every day. But in the final analysis, it's gonna be Stormy that's gonna get him.
Reginald Black: I hear a lot from public housing residents that the agencies can't conduct quality repairs on public housing in a timely manner. Some residents don't even go to complain because they think if their house is in disrepair, then they'll be put out. Do you think there is a solution to the issues of repairs and maintenance in public housing?
The Civil Rights Movement was about struggle. Anything you could get you had to fight for. But that's changed. Increasingly, the people in decisionmaking roles are just looking for upward mobility and a career that gives them money. They're not going to make any sacrifices. And until somebody is willing to step outside of the box and draw the people to them because they see what's going on, nothing is gonna change. You've gotta take 100 people to city hall. It's not like you can convince them from afar and say, "This is what you guys should do." You gotta make believers out of them. And if they turn you away, you keep going back. It's that kind of organizing where elected officials are made to pay attention. Going to city hall is extremely powerful. Most city halls have a little space on their agenda
I've always thought that in D.C., if people wanted voting rights, they'd come up on this hill and they'd sit down in the thousands and not move. They can't jail everybody, you know what I'm saying? But it's got to be that kind of determination to fight and confront. That's the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, revisited for the times that demand it now.
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The Renegade Company will be working with residents of the Riverwards communities — Port Richmond, Somerset, Harrowgate, and Kensington — to understand their stories and perspectives on issues of their neighborhoods. Particularly the topics of substance abuse, addiction, and homelessness, and its effects on the community. Currently the neighborhood is represented by a narrative associated with opioid addiction, open-air drug trading, prostitution, and disrepair. Renegade aims to extend past this narrative by working with the community to de-stigmatize the neighborhood to outside forces.
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· By Eric Preisendanz, The Renegade Company ·
KENSINGTON: A THEATRICAL TOUR
To help tell the narrative of the community, Renegade conducted story sharing, playwriting sessions, and open rehearsals. From these, Renegade created scenes and conversations from occurrences happening in participant’s daily lives andRenegadeexperiences.will present a series of performances and interactions in the Kensington neighborhood as a walking experience. Scenes will be about the past, present, and future of Kensington. Each of the scenes will celebrate the perseverance of the residents and look optimistically towards the future. Together, we will focus on the positive aspects of living and working in Kensington. The goal of the project is to amplify the voices of the neighborhood, find common ground with other Philadelphians, and listen to a neighborhood in transition. Residents will be creating scenes and performing them for the FringeArts Festival, September 6-16, 2018. About The Renegade Company: The Renegade Company creates original community-created theatrical works that celebrate, challenge, and deconstruct societal concerns of the moment. Renegade productions are created and performed within different city neighborhoods and embrace the history and diversity of each city. Renegade productions pose the question: How do we find common ground? Through local partnerships and collaborations, community voices are amplified through their contributions to Renegade's artistic work.Most recently Renegade has presented "Unpleasant Surprise" through a partnership with the Barnes Foundation. The art piece explored themes of history and legacy around Henri Rousseau’s "Unpleasant Surprise." The piece was performed as a walking tour at the Barnes Arboretum in Merion as well as along the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway for their 5th yearanniversary celebration. This project has been developed since October 2017 with various community building workshops, playwriting, and story sharing workshops, held at the Kensington Storefront, a program of the Porchlight Project with Mural Arts. We seek to work with those associated with addiction in a trauma informed approach. We want to understand perspectives and choices from a human and empathetic level. Through partnerships with Impact Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHIDS), and the Kensington Storefront, lead artist Mike Durkin has created a series of work-in-progress showings, entitled: Kensington Fragments, Sidewalk Stories, and audio project — Kensington Echoes. The production will be created and directed by Mike Durkin, Renegade’s Artistic Director. The production designers will be: Adam Vidiksis, Sound; Jes Vasquez, Objects/ Props; Blair Thompson, Costumes; Logan Schulman, Dramaturg; Eric Preisendanz, Artistic Associate. Tickets are free and are open to the public.Tickets can be reserved at: therenegadecompany@gmail.com , FringeArts ticketing link will be forthcoming.Fullproduction, September 2018: a walking tour starting at the Allegheny El Stop (Kensington Ave and Allegheny Ave) and walking east on Allegheny Avenue to Campbell Square (Allegheny Ave and Belgrade St).For more information visit www. therenegadecompany.orgPhotoscourtesyofDanielKontz
UNCOVERED ISSUES: VENDOR SUBMISSIONS
Concierge Services at Broad Street Ministries was my first stop. I had been going to Broad Street Ministries for some time off and on. I remember when the first breaking bread took place in that space. They are everything that they say that they are, a broad-minded community. Concierge Services at Broad Street Ministries is a group of folks that provide one-on-one consultation with folks coming through its doors. Leading them to the best of services. Concierge Services allowed me to check in daily, no matter what state of mind I was in. The end of May, I orchestrated a meeting with some City officials and myself because I wished to not be street homeless.
I am in Trauma Informed Care. I attend 55 minutes of trauma therapy once a week. Trauma Informed Care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. I wish to break my cycle of homelessness.
HOMELESSNESS: WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE FOR ME · By Kat Delancey · SO, HERE’S HOMELESSNESS:DEFINITIONMYOF A RESIDENCE.OWNWITHOUTPERSONTHEIRPLACEOF EXACTLY WHAT I JUST SAID: YOU ARE HOMELESS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR OWN PLACE OF RESIDENCE. — KAT
The state of having no home. That’s Google’s definition. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of homelessness is a person sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation. So, here’s my definition of homelessness: a person without their own place of residence.
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I’d like to shed the light on the most recent episode of street homelessness for me. From February 2018 until May 29, 2018 I resided literally on the street. Prior I was residing at Cedar Park Safe Haven and things just did not work out there for me, therefore returning to street homelessness. It wasn’t an option for me to go to another safe haven right away, so I just resided on the streets. How the system works here, you have to go through the City’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services (DBHIDS) and the Outreach Coordination Center in order to get into what is called a Safe Haven, something different, but similar to a city shelter. You have to have a co-occurring disorder and a chronic homeless history in order to even be considered for a Safe Haven shelter in this city. Being street homeless required me to engage with the city’s street outreach workers. I had to find a street outreach worker that was going to keep me as their focus, meaning focusing on getting me off of the streets and into another safe haven. That required me to engage with this one street outreach worker at least once every two days. I found a street outreach worker that I was most comfortable with. One that has known me from a past street homeless history, to make things a tad easier for myself. I had to develop my own support system during this time. To be clear, I do have a best friend whom I can call on a daily basis and they are there for me. My best friend has even offered me to stay in their residence until something else came about for me. I had to keep in mind though, I am a person who is seeking to obtain and maintain my own place of residence, so I can’t do that if I am staying under someone else’s roof.
I since have been residing in Women of Change, a Safe Haven shelter for women. Every single person coming into that space gets someone that is going to oversee them during their stay, something like case management. The person I have overseeing me, in just 30 days I developed a relationship with them to where as though I trust them in advocating along with me for myself to go on and obtain and maintain permanent housing. The facility is setup dormitory style. I have my own dorm space. It allows me to detach from the universe and get into myself. My own dorm space is going to be my solitude in preparing me for my own apartment.
Over the years, the City of Philadelphia, along with advocates, put a law in place that protects an individual's basic right to fair and equal treatment by public accommodations.
I cannot present to this city that I am homeless if I am staying with someone.
Homelessness!
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I wish to go on and obtain and maintain permanent housing. I cannot do that though if I am living on the streets.
Exactly what I just said: you are homeless if you do not have your own place of residence. Which means if you are living with your parent, guardian, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, and your name is not on the rental agreement, you are homeless.Iamaperson that during the course of my life, struggled with what is called street homeless where you live literally on the streets. For me that meant some nights sleeping on the sidewalk alongside a local business. In a park. Or on nights when it was inclement weather, I would be sleeping in a local train or subway station. I am a person who identifies as transgender, I use she/her, they/them pronouns. They/Them pronouns for me means I just don’t have a gender, I feel that way at times. I just don’t have no preference and that at times can hinder me in this life when the gender thing comes into play.
The consequences that are etched in stone No matter how many pills you pop, or what you drink and smoke Your soul always knows the truth; it cannot be escaped.
It doesn’t matter what you say
The decisions we’ll never be able to take back
We’re told it’s best to set ourselves free Of the chains that bind you and me
COMMUNITY SUBMISSIONS
POETRY
Bella is a bubbly yet humble leader. She remembers people she's helped fondly and with great detail. Like "the lady with the pink hat" who immediately showed great joy at being offered a Bella's Bag. One might think that a little girl would have no real sense of how the homeless are regarded by mainstream society, and yet, when I asked her how she thought they were treated, her answer was sobering." People think that they are mean, and that it's their fault", she said with surprising conviction. I nodded dishearteningly, as her assessment was beyond her years.Bella and her grandmother (Mumum) understand that homelessness can affect anyone, at any time; which is why they show such great compassion. You don’t hear of kids going out of their way too often for people they don't know; especially since we've taught them to stay away from strangers. Thankfully, Bella, follows her own code of ethics.
We try to dull our senses so that we can forget Of the past we quite possibly regret Maybe not all of it; but perhaps just some Ain’t that the case with every person you’ve come to known? We all have demons we try to cast aside We smile in an attempt to pretend what is inside.
For our transgressions, mistakes, sidesteps and errors They say you must forgive others to set yourself free
That makes people feel uncomfortable Because I fully admit who I am and how I roll
FORGIVENESS
At just eight years old, Bella has created a social justice project called, Bella's Bags. The bags include hygiene items, such as toothbrushes; seasonal must haves such as hats, gloves, sunglasses and sunblock; and of course, food and water. Inspired by a local homeless man who said he used to be a typewriter but no longer had a way to write, she now also includes writing materials, as well as crossword and word search books. Talk about being a good listener. Bella has been fortunate to receive the generous support of Hamburg Sud and St. Christopher's Hospital.Whenasked what inspired her to extend her support, she simply mentioned that she was walking from dinner one night with her parents and saw people "laying in the tunnels". Sometimes all it takes is one look at injustice to spur action. She excitedly shared with me about "Keith,” a kind man who "almost cried" when sharing that all he wants is to get off the streets but has little options since the shelters can also be very dangerous.
Right into the category you didn’t realize they’ve developed for you.
Forces them to look within; might not like what they see So, what’s the easy thing to do?
Yet the unfortunate truth is that People will always think what they want of you
SUCCESS HURTS
There’re many things in my life I wish I didn’t say or do
I think we all have those moments we would love to take an eraser to Forgiveness of others is worthless if we can’t forgive ourselves
· By Katerina Pappas ·
Hate you or hate me?
I’ve been hated on all my life Always misunderstood
· By Bryant C. Culpepper · Bella is a superhero that needs no disguise. While she may enjoy gymnastics and her slime collection, for almost a whole year, she has given homeless Philadelphians a very good reason to smile.
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· By Vanessa Fiore ·
Or how you try to convince them otherwise They’ll rationalize it so that it fits their storyline
I’m a prime example
As a children's book writer, I know a protagonist when I see one. And while our little Bella might fear that sharing her accomplishment comes off as "bragging", I am here to assure her that we all desperately need to hear her story. The world is constantly changing, and if we were to support the dreams and efforts of everyday heroes like Bella, we might all be a little less scared of strangers and a lot more understanding of each other’s struggle. Keep shining, little giant.
Success is a word in which I believe that almost everyone in their right state of mind, loves to ponder upon. It means the endings to a life of struggle onto a life of relaxation laced with the power to attain almost anything tangible one may want. Success is elevation. The uplifting of experience as well as matter. Success is the art of accomplishment. Why even the laws of gravity have no power over the elevations of one’s thoughts or accomplishments through hallways of success. Success means that you have faced the challenges of life and have won the fight. Victory is in your hand, in the faces of success.But!!!Success comes with a very heavy price tag. Before I go further, allow me to officiate the notion that nothing good comes easy. There is a price to pay to be on top. One would have to go against the grains of standards. Gravity pulls us towards the earth, in which to fight to stay afloat is a physical feat. That cliché, “no pain no gain”, is a secular saying, but in all actuality, it’s a very true statement. It’s like a body builder at the gym. To get all of those bulging muscles, that person would have had to strain many times in workout, sometimes getting cramped up with aching post moments of rest. Yes, success does indeed come with a price. As humans we go through life hoping to accomplish everything good on easy street. Not knowing that our failures and setbacks in life are actually the classrooms that teaches us the preparations we’ll need to endure. Oh yeah, I’d like to be cladded with the finest clothing, precious jewels, the most massive home on the block. I’d love to have all those things. But to even get just a taste of that will indeed deem hard work. So just imagine having all of that? I’m not saying that it is not possible, because it is. But, a price must be paid. And in doing that, please don’t allow the obstacles to yield your efforts. God allows you to go through challenges to give you credibility in a certain area, and the ability to help someone else out of a situation that you yourself was once in. In conclusion, if you’re truly honest about doing the right things in life in the hallways of success, you must be prepared to work. Lace up your boots, and gird your loins with truth in commitment. There are going to be tears, there are going to be pain, both physical as well as emotional. You may lose some friends. You could also lose the respect from close family members. You could lose a spouse, or the obedience from your offspring. Yes, I tell you. This thing called success has a very heavy cost. But we could never pay that which our Lord and savior has done for us through the bank accounts of the cross. A divine bank that never runs out of resources. Put your struggles in HIM, my beloveds. Then and only then, you could ever possibly endure the cost of that massive price tag in obtaining true success. Be blessed. BELLA
Tried to explain ‘till I’m blue in the face That my heart is good I do without so others can prosper That’s always been my motto.
For the mistakes we’ve made, the things we’ve said
But the reality is the mirror where you learn to love what you see.
Forgiveness they say will clean our hearts But is that really the case? Does it truly erase? The hate, the money you stole, the ways you took advantage You thought you had the upper hand Yet I’m the one with the voice ripping off the bandage. So many of us can’t forgive others, but the true test is ourselves
Wasted minutes, hours and years Nobody will ever get back Yet the thought of you still makes the hair on my neck snap back.
All the shit you’ve done and what I’ve done to you
Feeling like you can't win? Take a step back, and 10 deep breaths. Now, it's time for the get back try again. What don't kill me just make me stronger. Then you wonder why, I go harder, and last longer. I don't care what you don't like about me. Stay off my back, because, I'll reverse that.
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TO TAKE A LOSS FROM WITHIN GET BACK!
Some days when, I lay down at night, I just cry. To take a loss from within again? Damn, it gets so hard in the struggle. What good is going to come out of this?
When a person takes aim to hit a target. The times come when they miss. Try to plea the 5th Then again somewhere in this matter. Go to fix, or give a bargain. To take a loss from within.
CULPEPPERBRYANT Bryant is a poet an author whose work examines his own journey with homelessness, and the state of the world around him.
KAT DELANCEY Kat Delancey, transgenderedisand known to the LGBTQ Community for standing up for what she believes in, if that means standing alone.
Not to mention knowing the odds are against us. With the dissention, and only time can tell. Can we make life on earth, or be living in hell? Then at some point you have to read between the lines. Some just won't understand, but okay that's fine. The point of the matter is to be all about the get back. For me to have success and be at ease. I know, I got to get mine so please. Try to find the solutions to the problems. To maybe be able to relax a little bit on the grind.
To take a loss from within. Was all about the way to conquer bad feelings, and emotions. Still at the same time. On a personal level, I wasn't trying to hurt you. So, in the end of the whole process, I apologize.
VANESSA FIORE Vanessa enjoys writing as a creative outlet and writes about a variety of topics including: homelessness, poverty and real life experiences. You can find more of her work at saddleupwithstella.com.
To do the right things, and never give up! Then at times, I feel like, I'm just singing a song. This is not the same one, so know this we got to stay strong. Exercise your mind to overcome these tough times. Other than at some point get over to leave behind.
KATERINA PAPPAS Katerina is a writer and volunteer with One Step Away. When asked why she volunteers, she states: “I believe in the mission of empowerment, selfsufficiency and human dignity.”
Walk around with a different attitude sometimes, but I get pissed. With a lot on my mind to beat the matter at hand. People talk a lot, but action speaks louder than words. Everybody that cross your path is not your friend. Just like the ones that walk with you. They won't stay by your side until the bitter end.
Well it goes like this when you fall down. Then, it's time for the get back to come around. Just like when you go broke, and you got to just stack. There is no time to sit down. Good business takes money, and money takes time to make. Any one thing other than that leaves a big take away. Simple math is when you add and subtract. All the foolishness are the things to make you go backwards. Add a good focus with consistency. Then, it's all about the get back! Keep the positivity we all know in our mind. When, it's bad we got to get up, always trying.
To the limit in which you know everything will be fine. When it gets to be too much of the wrong things coming your way. Just get back on up throughout the day. There is another time coming where anybody can take that chance. We all need wisdom for knowledge to understand. When we can't just take hard hits light. Keep the motivation, because it's time to advance. For sure, it's true as long as you live. That life goes on, if you’re in the boat. This won't float without you. Keep putting forth the best effort. With no worries on all the ones that doubt you. When indeed, it's time you have to get back. Go hard for yours no need to cut slack! Long as, I have the energy. To put as much as, I can to the get back. With that who sat to really pay attention?
Over a very serious situation doing my best trying not to sin. Please help me Lord! Going to, and for. like the devil. Then, I can't think right! So, I'm trying to manage. Just to get the little things. Anything other is too much that, I can't afford. Things in general can get tight to the extreme. When at times, I just can't breathe. Look forward for help, but get paid no mind. While many people just walk on by. Maybe a change will give me that change. A good search for another circle. The thoughts that run through my mind.
This life for the time so many things that, I been going through.
Turn around put a mirror in your face, and get right on you. A lot of times, I stand alone on solid ground with an open sky. Trying to figure out where my help comes from. Then, I ask God why?
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