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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary Coller Albert, Blake Androff, Jonquilyn Hill, Greg Jaffe, Stanley Keeve, Clare Krupin, Ashley McMaster, Matt Perra, Michael Phillips, Daniel Webber, Shari Wilson, Corrine Yu

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Brian Carome

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Doris Warrell

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

Darick Brown

DIRECTOR OF VENDOR EMPLOYMENT

Thomas Ratliff

As self-employed contractors, our vendors follow a code of conduct.

1. I will support Street Sense Media’s mission statement and in so doing will work to support the Street Sense Media community and uphold its values of honesty, respect, support, and opportunity.

2. I will treat all others, including customers, staff, volunteers, and fellow vendors, respectfully at all times. I will refrain from threatening others, pressuring customers into making donations, or engaging in behavior that condones racism, sexism, classism, or other prejudices.

3. I understand that I am not an employee of Street Sense Media but an independent contractor.

4. While distributing the Street Sense newspaper, I will not ask for more than $2 per issue or solicit donations by any other means.

5. I will only purchase the newspaper from Street Sense Media staff and volunteers and will not distribute newspapers to other vendors.

6. “I will not distribute copies of “Street Sense” on metro trains and buses or on private property.”

7. I will abide by the Street Sense Media Vendor Territory Policy at all times and will resolve any related disputes with other vendors in a professional manner.

8. I will not sell additional goods or products while distributing “Street Sense.”

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VENDOR PROGRAM ASSOCIATES

Aida Peery, Clifford Samuels

VENDOR PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS

Roberta Haber, Ann Herzog, Madeleine McCollough, Dylan Onderdonksnow

MANAGER OF ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS

Maria Lares

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Will Schick

DEPUTY EDITOR

Kaela Roeder

PRODUCTION EDITOR

Athiyah Azeem

STAFF REPORTER

Annemarie Cuccia

EDITORIAL INTERN Neil Franklin

MICHAEL STOOPS DIVERSITY FELLOW

The Street Sense Media Story, #MoreThanANewspaper

Originally founded as a street newspaper in 2003, Street Sense Media has evolved into a multimedia center using a range of creative platforms to spotlight solutions to homelessness and empower people in need. The men and women who work with us do much more than sell this paper: They use film, photography, theatre, illustration, and more to share their stories with our community.

Our media channels elevate voices, our newspaper vendor and digital marketing programs provide economic independence. And our in-house case-management services move people forward along the path toward permanent supportive housing.

At Street Sense Media, we define ourselves through our work, talents, and character, not through our housing situation.

Sophia Thomas

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

Ariane Mohseni (Film), Bonnie Naradzay (Poetry), David Serota (Illustration), Lalita Clozel (Film), Willie Schatz (Writing)

ARTS EDITOR (VOLUNTEER)

Austine Model

OPINION EDITORS (VOLUNTEER)

Rebecca Koenig, Emily Kopp, Lydia DePillis, Bill Meincke, Candace Montague

EDITORIAL VOLUNTEERS

Josh Axelrod, Ryan Bacic, Katie Bemb, Lilah Burke, Chelsea Ciruzzo, Lenika Cruz, Alison Henry, Kathryn Owens, Nick Shedd, Andrew Siddons, Jenny-lin Smith, Rebecca Stekol

NEWS IN BRIEF

It takes a whole village

‘SHERO’ community walk celebrates community efforts to curb homelessness

SOPHIA THOMAS Michael Stoops Diversity Fellow

NStreet Village, a homeless services nonprofit located in Washington, D.C. is hosting a community walk this fall to shed light on the challenges women face while experiencing homelessness.

The walk will take place at 9:30 a.m at 1333 N Street N.W. on Oct. 15. Walkers will follow a two-mile route past key N Street Village locations stopping at Erna’s House and ending at Phyllis Wheatley YWCA.

Dubbed the “SHERO Community Walk,” the annual event gets its name from a term first used during the suffragette movement, meaning “a woman regarded as a hero.” The walk honors women who have overcome homelessness and comes as the organization celebrates its 50th anniversary.

“Together we will continue the Village legacy of transforming the lives of women in D.C.” said Kenyatta Brunson, N Street Village President and CEO, in a Sept. 15 press release.

This year’s walk takes place as Brunson celebrates her one-year anniversary as the first Black female in her position.

“I am building a leadership team to guide the organization into a purposeful future while building upon the strong foundation of leaders who came before me,” she said in the press release.

As the largest homeless services provider for District women experiencing homelessness, N Street Village serves nearly 2,000 clients and provides a range of services including housing and case management support.

During this year’s walk, the nonprofit hopes to top its $140,000 earnings from last year by raising a total of $150,000. Funds raised will be used to sustain its housing and essential services.

People interested in learning more about the event can find more information at https://sherowalk22.nstreetvillage.org/.

AT A GLANCE

VENDOR PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Street Sense Artshow will take place on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Metrobar (640 Rhode Island Ave NE).

• The next Vendor Meeting will be this Friday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m

• New workshops and workshop times!

• Watercolor workshop is every Tuesday at 11:45 a.m

• Women’s workshop is every Tuesday at 2 p.m.

• Theater workshop is every Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. on the 3rd floor.

• Photography workshop is every Thursday at 11:45 a.m.

• Are you 24 or younger? Are you homeless or at risk of becoming homeless? Take a survey at https://youthcountdc.org by Sept. 30 to tell your story!

• Reminder! Show us your CDC card and get free papers.

BIRTHDAYS

Terry Winslow Artist/Vendor Sept. 21 Darlesha Joyner Artist/Vendor Sept. 27

Community members pose for a photo. Photo courtesy of N Street Village.

A day at the beach with Rochelle Walker

SOPHIA THOMAS Michael Stoops Diversity Fellow

Rochelle L. Walker is a 59-year-old painter and writer. She’s worked as an artist and vendor for Street Sense Media for three years. After her apartment building was shut down, Walker received efficiency housing through a local homeless services provider and discovered Street Sense Media in the process. Weekly art workshops sparked her love of expression through painting. Walker’s art and a live musical number, will be featured in the upcoming art show on Sept. 29. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

What inspires your paintings?

The beach! I go to Sandy Point Beach in Maryland. I love to imagine it and then go put it on paper. Maria [Street Sense’s manager of artistic workshops] gives us all these watercolors and we can choose our own colors. My piece of the blue sky, yellow moon puts you in the water, the heat, the summer. When I’m out on the streets selling papers, I love the colors that are out there. I saw this poster that said, “Water for DC.” I loved that poster! I was like, I’m going to try to do that water thing. I asked Maria if we could do a painting on water and she said yes. That was nice. I love my paintings. We’re called to do some things.

What have you learned while creating for Street Sense Media?

My degree is in early childhood development so I used to work with kids. It’s a big difference from working with kids to coming to be a writer. I did it for a year and I kept doing

it, and now I’m getting better. It’s very rewarding to paint. It’s very rewarding to write and have someone say you’re an artist. A lot of people have come to me and said, “I enjoy your writing.” I’m like, “You’re paying attention to it?” They tell you that you’ve got the skills and you just have to put that in your mind and keep working. You just have to keep going.

Art just brings a sense of relief. It’s like a form of meditation, it just makes you feel in your own world. You paint this picture in your mind like it’s raining, and it’s cool and it’s wet. It’s cold outside. You know what else you associate rain with? Pain. When it rains, pain pools. Art takes away from life experiences by creating your own space. It gives you a sense of past and union. You’re creating something that could be realistic.

To keep doing what God’s telling me to do. To stay here and write and not give up. Even when things don’t go my way.

What artwork will you have displayed at the art show?

I’m going to have my paintings displayed, and I’ll be singing “Bad” by Michael Jackson and “I Believe I Can Fly.”

Encouragement and praise help us a lot. You see yourself through your art and your poems and your songs. Everyone wants to know how well they did at the end of the day. It’s not whether you did good or bad because all of it is a part of you. I’m a human being.

How has making art affected your relationship with yourself?

What’s your biggest hope for yourself as an artist?

What message do you want to share with those who view your artwork?

Rochelle Walker. Photo by Sophia Thomas

“Blue Sky and Yellow Moon” by Rochelle Walker

Sybil Taylor’s been at Street Sense for 14 years, and she’s still learning new things

ANNEMARIE CUCCIA Staff Reporter

Sybil Taylor is still surprised she’s an artist. The 55-year-old native Washingtonian has been at Street Sense for 14 years, selling papers during bouts of homelessness. But she didn’t begin creating visual art until this summer, when a piece she drew to celebrate Pride Month gave her the confidence to display her love of nature in the pages of Street Sense. Now a practiced illustrator of flowers, bumblebees and fish, Taylor has added artist to her list of accomplishments. She is a vendor, writer, video subject, and joy-bringer.

Taylor’s artwork will be available for purchase at Street Sense’s Artshow on Sept. 29. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

I didn’t know I was an artist until I started going to Maria’s classes. I started doing pictures of nature, animals, flowers, you name it.

To tell you the truth, when I first went to her class I was kind of nervous, cause I was like I might mess up, I don’t know how to do it. She told us you can pick any topic that you want. So, I said let me do something about Pride, cause that’s when Pride was coming up. I drew two people, just off my mind, and I did a little story about it. I used markers at first, because I didn’t know she had other things. She liked it and they went and published it, and I was really shocked that they published my art. And I started coming more regularly, and doing more art.

Well, my first day must have been in September, 2008. My job had ended, so I started panhandling on the street. And I was like “Oh God, I really need a job.” So, one of the vendors told me about Street Sense. They hired me the same day I interviewed, gave me a badge and free newspapers.

My first time selling papers I was over by McPherson Square and by Metro Center, and I didn’t really do good at all. But I found a spot at Farragut West and 20th and K St NW and I’ve been doing well up there. I know we all get frustrated, but I got my customers and I make friends with everybody. I love coming to Street Sense. When I come here, it makes me feel good.

Where do you get inspiration for your art?

It just comes to my mind. It’s been so hot, so I thought let me just draw some ice cream and popsicles. Whatever came, I just put it on the paper and I just started coloring it with pink

It was a little later. When I first came here I didn’t know how to write, or what to write. But if you look online, you’ll see the very first thing I wrote for this job. Our website has articles I wrote where I talked about my experience with homelessness.

I’ve been pretty fortunate. I’ve never had to sleep on the street, but I’ve been in a homeless situation before. I was staying with somebody and she skipped town and I got locked out of the house. And my boyfriend Daniel, he also had a situation, so we made it some kind of way.

When people look at me they are like “I can’t believe you actually lived in that situation.” They don’t know me and him used to go to the homeless truck when it was 20 degrees outside, and I’ll never forget that, I’ll never forget coming in to Street Sense trying to keep warm because we had nowhere to go.

I mean, can you imagine being in the cold and standing in line to wait for something to eat? That is what we were depending on. It’s hard to believe. But I’m much better now, I’m not stressed out anymore. I was stressed out before, yes I was, I was highly stressed out.

If anybody else is going through the same thing and they need support, they can read some of my stories or they can see me outside selling my paper and they can always talk to me.

and purple. That’s what made people notice it, I think.

The one with the fish, I didn’t know I had the talent to draw fish or different sea animals like that. But it just came to my mind. I just sat down and thought, let me think of a fish in my mind and draw him and draw the fins and the eyes. I thought I was going to mess up but I just started getting more creative.

Well, most of it has meaning. Like the ice cream, I just want people to enjoy the summer while it lasts. You know, so they could feel relaxed, feel cool. Some things just make people happy. You have to do something to lift people’s spirits up, everybody’s not going to have a good day.

You’ve been here for a long time. What was it like when you came in 2008?

When did you start writing for the paper? Was it also in 2008?

Maria Lares, our manager of artistic workshops, started new art workshops this year. What did going to your first art class feel like?

Is there anything you try to communicate through your art?

Sybil Taylor. Photo by Annemarie Cuccia

A fish portrait by Sybil Taylor

Perspective from Germany: ‘You can rescue people, but you can’t rescue food’

Is addressing poverty through food a waste of time?

SEVERINE SAND Strassenkreuzer // International Network of Street Papers

For almost 30 years, the Tafel, a non-profit fighting against food waste and one of the largest volunteer based organizations in Germany, has been trying to alleviate poverty through food donations. Their work means food won’t be wasted, but can you fight poverty by rescuing food? According to social scientist Dr. Stefan Selke, the answer is no. He sees this marketing strategy as part of an established economy of poverty, in which those in need are last in line to benefit.

The Tafel rescues food and distributes it to people in need. Is this a way to fight both poverty and food waste in the long-term?

It is wrong to link these two problems together. You can’t fight poverty by collecting excess food. I don’t like to talk about “rescued” food. You can and must rescue people, but not food. The donations from the Tafel alleviate poverty by providing food to cover basic needs. This does help in the short term. Structurally, however, nothing changes — neither our habits as consumers, nor the fact that the food has to be tediously collected and sorted by the Tafel. As long as the so-called “throw-away society” continues to exist as a comfort zone for the privileged, we will always have a basic stock of excess goods. The original idea behind the Tafel was to distribute excess goods among people in poverty. Since then, the Tafel’s agenda has changed. Now, they are using a lot of effort trying to fill in gaps in order to offer even more goods to people. To do this, the Tafel is purchasing huge amounts of additional food and other products. And this forms part of an existing economy of poverty.

What does “economy of poverty” mean?

An “economy of poverty” is about the economic interests of an entire network of players, who, in a cynical and calculated way, regard people affected by poverty as consumers. The product of this economy is a good feeling, such as morality or moral reputation. There is a high demand for this good feeling, also with regard to one’s own image. It helps you fulfill a kind of “social responsibility,” as can be observed very clearly in the context of the Tafel. Many people look at the Tafel in isolation: they see the volunteers, the table with food, the people lining up. Yet, there is an entire network of the these kind of players surrounding the Tafel. To them, it serves as a platform and projection screen.

Which players profit from this system?

On the one hand, the Tafel groups get a lot of attention for example, by means of patronages, which are an important resource for them. The media and businesses profit from it, but food producers, logistic service providers and retailers also benefit. Other profiteers are welfare organizations — half of the Tafel groups in Germany are under their sponsorship — or in other countries, such as England or India, it is churches and

religious communities. Politicians take advantage too, and, sometimes, they even do this directly by means of patronages.

And indirectly?

During election campaigns, politicians stand out by praising

Dr. Stefan Selke teaches at Furtwangen University and is a guest lecturer at the University of Huddersfield. Courtesy photo

volunteers. What volunteers are achieving in some areas is positive — at least in the short term, as can be seen in the current war situation. Civilians have provided accommodation for refugees, which is something the state was unable to achieve so quickly. If the war were to last another 30 years, nobody would say, “It’s so great that people are voluntarily offering living space.” Instead, they would be asking why the state wasn’t building accommodation for refugees. After almost 30 years of the Tafel, nobody is questioning the commitment and dedication of the civil society involved with the Tafel groups. These groups constitute a permanent social institution, rather than something temporary. An entire generation was born into this system. Their voluntary work is not what you see at a first glance, namely helping through the redistribution of excess goods. But they cannot substitute what is missing — that is the task of the state. This is exactly the point where politics and civil society merge and are no longer clearly separated from each other. This merging has become attuned and wellestablished. And, to some extent, this is what society seems to want.

How so?

Of course, people are getting short-term help from the Tafel. But there is no long-term structural solution. The sense of urgency is diminishing as far as the state is concerned and there is no sustainable fight against poverty. Instead, they are pursuing tokenism. In this system, it is the people affected by poverty who lose out. The first time we encountered the sustainability debate was in ecology — sustainability as a positive taboo. You have no other choice than to be sustainable. Suddenly people realized that they can present themselves not only as ecological, but also as socially positive. Along with greenwashing, socialwashing has also emerged. To some extent, we, as a society, have grown into this.

have been observing that poverty isn’t that bad because, at the end of the day, the Tafel is there to help. This leads to the de-scandalization and normalization of poverty. You can no longer imagine a society without poverty. Moreover, the question of fault is omnipresent, i.e. the assumption that the people themselves are in part responsible for their precarious situation. But anybody can fall into poverty through no fault of their own. There is no security. Yet, in our heads, we still make this accusation. And that is an obstacle to the fight against poverty. Our image of poverty, of poor people, has changed, and this is, in some ways, due to the concept of the Tafel.

unconditional basic income. Moreover, it would be necessary to abolish patronages in order to differentiate clearly between civil society and politics. Food should be distributed directly — at the production site or in the supermarkets.

But isn’t that what the Tafel and organizations like foodsharing are doing?

What I mean is that supermarkets themselves should be responsible for offering excess food. It is not sustainable to establish an extensive system which requires a lot of money and effort to collect food and then to distribute this food somewhere else with the help of a great deal of PR or via apps. Supermarkets should be able to distribute their goods themselves without breaching legality and without people having to crawl into bins. That is not what we want. Some supermarkets are already doing this, even if it means operating in a legal gray area. So, first the rules must be changed and legalised. But instead of changing rules, laws or structures, what I am observing in our society is a growing fatigue of utopias.

Can you give an example?

During the pandemic, there was potential for change in a lot of areas such as the educational system. But nothing happened. Everybody just wanted to go back to normal. There would have been so many opportunities to change things. Including the fight against poverty. People were torn out of their gainful employment and there were existential emergencies. Despite initial waves of solidarity, exit strategies and hedging strategies emerged. Which is a pity.

The higher education system shows how a lot of money is being used to maintain bad structures instead of reforming them. We have (almost) missed these opportunities for reform. It takes a change of perspective to see things in a wider context. This lack of readiness to do so can be observed over and again, including in the Tafel system.

The fact that the image of poverty is gradually changing underneath the threshold of perception. For 30 years, we

In my work, I deal a lot with utopias, in which poverty is always critically addressed. All great utopians wanted to abolish poverty. In reality, nobody has a real interest in doing so. Tafel players claim that this is the job of politicians, who in turn would say that this is impossible and that there will always be poverty. Ultimately, the economy of poverty distracts from the economic, social and political disaster. So, my criticism of the Tafel is really a criticism of society.

What would your model to abolish poverty look like?

This would require a systemic change in politics and society. However, political action takes place incrementally, that is in very small steps. There might be a readiness for big change in the field of energy right now, but such a readiness is not detectable in the social realm. The sustainable fight against poverty requires a different way of thinking, perhaps even a different conception of humanity, which has been lost over the past 30 years. It is this sometimes contemptuous way of thinking, which believes poor people to be unable to deal with money and therefore dependent on material donations, which disturbs me. Social justice does not emerge within cultures of mercy that are based on donations. Social justice means to be able to consume autonomously. It is important to have a basic trust in people and to believe that they are able to manage their money. At the system level, this might even include a kind of

After 15 years of research, I don’t want to work on the Tafel from an academic perspective anymore. Most people are not ready to think about the Tafel system with its flaws and potential opportunities for change. We have to reflect on the significance of the fact that there are 1,000 local Tafel groups in Germany with 3,000 serving counters. People just can’t be bothered. They want to see their small, assessible world. Going around in circles with these small arguments and the debate surrounding the Tafel which also just goes around in circles is tiresome. No new ideas are being added. This doesn’t mean that I know everything nor that I’ve said everything there is to be said on the topic. But a lot, or almost everything, has been said about it. By everybody.

Dr. Stefan Selke (54), teaches at the Faculty of Health, Safety, Society at Furtwangen University and is guest lecturer at the University of Huddersfield (West Yorkshire, England). A social scientist, he has been conducting research on the Tafel movement for 15 years and coined the term “economy of poverty.” In addition to social sustainability, he is concerned with societal change and through this research has developed various utopias.

Translated from German via Translators without Borders

What is dangerous about this phenomenon of the economy of poverty?

Do you think that society actually wants to fight poverty?

Society is suffering from fatigue of utopias — are you suffering from fatigue of the Tafel?

Courtesy of Strassenkreuzer / International Network of Street Papers

Dr. Selke argues people should be wary of assuming that preventing food waste will resolve poverty. Photo by Conscious Design // Unsplash

ART Astro

4 out of 5 stars

CHRIS COLE Street Sense Media

For the last two years, I've noticed the sweet smell of freshly cooked doughnuts filling the air every time I came to Street Sense. I vowed that one day I would visit the restaurant across the street, Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, to try out what I had been missing. Last month, I finally got to sit down and enjoy their food.

Astro's is a very small restaurant with standing room only, and a few tables outside. They have a small and simple menu, but it's packed with flavor. They sell their fried chicken in two-piece increments and they also have options for family meals and signature sandwiches.

The large doughnuts are sold individually or by the dozen. Just the sight of these colorful creations will make you smile. Most of them have some type of cereal or topping on over their glaze. The baker is definitely an artist. Some of the doughnuts came in square shapes which I thought was really unique.

They have seasonal flavors that change pretty often, and signature flavors that are always on the menu such as peanut butter and jelly, creme brulée, maple bacon and vanilla glazed.

I started my meal off with the “asteroid" chicken sandwich with a side of tater tots. For dessert I chose the "Banana Pudding" doughnut. The sandwich consisted of a large spicy fried chicken breast, lettuce, sliced pickles, jalapeno coleslaw, with comeback sauce, on a brioche bun. The comeback sauce was orange and reminded me of a mild buffalo sauce. The food came out piping hot and fresh about

seven minutes after placing my order.

I enjoyed the sandwich, and all it was missing for me personally was a slice of tomato and cheese. The chicken breast was huge and juicy. The slaw that came on the sandwich was pretty tasty and the tater tots were a really good pairing with the crispiness of the chicken.

I would rate this sandwich an 8/10.

Now, let's talk about the star of the show. That banana pudding doughnut was out of this world! It was square shaped, and stuffed with pudding so it had no hole. The top of it was iced with a banana glaze and crumbled vanilla wafers. It was soft and still slightly warm when I bit into it. The filling just leapt into my mouth and it was glorious!

I remember stopping all conversation and just closing my eyes to take in all that flavor. I made audible noises as I downed the treat in about six big bites as if I'd never eat again. The memory is making me smile even as I type this.

No questions here, this was a 10/10.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the food, I did not enjoy the prices. My entire meal (with no drink) cost me just over $22 total.

The sandwich was around $13, the tots $4, and the doughnut $5. Even though I balk at the price, it's about average for D.C for food to cost this much, I just wish they had an option for a combo that would have allowed me to snag a drink.

All in all, I'll be eating here again when I can afford it, but I'd definitely recommend this place to check out if you are in the northwest area. It is located at 1308 G Street NW. Tell them Chris Cole from Street Sense sent you.

Chris Cole in front of Astro doughnuts & fried chicken. Photo by Chris Cole

A selection of doughnuts in Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, and a price list.

Photo by Athiyah Azeem

Entrance to Astro Doughtnuts and Fried Chicken.

Photo by Will Schick

Graduation

SHEILA WHITE Artist/Vendor

On May 14, 2022, I had the honor of receiving two degrees from the District of Columbia: an Associate of Arts and an Associate of Science degree in liberal studies. I did the first four years of this program while I was homeless. It was not easy.

I have endured three hospitalizations while attending school. And I wanted to give up many times. Shelter life was so stressful for me. I operated on basically no sleep, studying through the night. I also had a hard time eating properly. These are just some of the disadvantages I had to endure in my everyday life living in the shelter. But I overcame these obstacles.

My strength came from the encouraging words of people I met at Street Sense. They helped me when I first enrolled in college.

I want to give my thanks to Julie Turner and Colleen Cosgriff for helping me register for classes my first year, and for walking me through the application process. You both are amazing!

Thank you, Eric Falquero, the chief editor of Street Sense at the time I enrolled in college, for always making me write and for encouraging me by saying, “You got this.”

Sometimes, I did not feel it. You’re amazing!

Thank you, Jesse, Laura, and Ashley from Miriam’s Kitchen. I am thankful to have been able to learn more about advocacy work from a political standpoint from you. This is where I got the idea to get a third degree in political science. I am back in school now working on my bachelor’s degree in political science.

Thank you, PFFC, (People for Fairness Coalition) for giving me the foundation to start advocating for myself and putting people in my life such as Street Sense and Miriam’s Kitchen. You guys really rock!

I know that it is not going to be easy, but now that I am housed, I have less stress and my health is improving. Obtaining my bachelor’s degree in political science will be challenging. But I have a quiet place to study and rest now.

La Luna

JOHN ALLEY

Artist/Vendor

Sheila gradauted from the University of the District of Columbia in May 2022,.Photo courtesy of Sheila White.

OPINION

How poor planning led to a deeper understanding of what it means to be unhoused

WENDELL WILLIAMS

Afriend I have known for years called the other day to share with me about an experience that changed her life.

My friend wholeheartedly supports what I do as a case manager for people experiencing homelessness. She considers herself sympathetic to the cause of ending homelessness, and moreover, she puts her money where her mouth is. We have had many conversations about my journey from homeless to hopeful. But while she could relate to a lot of my story, there still were some things she had no idea about.

One was about how everyday people will treat you if they believe you are unhoused. The looks and stares they seem to reserve for those who are struggling with certain aspects of life will cut right through you. I've seen and felt them all. But no matter how hard you try to identify with those who are suffering these indignities, you just can't connect to the pain these cold-hearted interactions cause. This is what she shared with me.

While performing consultant work in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this week, I had a unique experience. I agreed to pick up refreshments for a design charrette we were hosting the next day, so I went to Target to purchase food and serving items. Since I was staying about four suburban blocks away in a hotel, I didn’t think it would be that challenging taking the food back to my lodging on foot. After I had paid for the items I purchased I realized that I didn’t have an automobile. Nor did I have my cellphone as I had left it charging in my room.

So I asked the security guard from the store if he could assist me in getting transportation. Since I didn’t have my cell phone, getting an Uber wasn’t an option. I then learned that cabs did not service the area, which was mainly frequented by tourists. The guard suggested that I take one of the store’s shopping carts since I could maybe walk back to the hotel.

I was reluctant, but my options were limited. As I walked, I saw people take quick glances. By the time I got half way back to the hotel people looked at me and snickered openly. I thought I could just ignore them, but it occurred to me that some people experience these types of interactions regularly. I felt invisible and taunted by people who just assumed I was unhoused. No one spoke to me, offered me assistance, or inquired why I was pushing a cart through a restaurant and shopping district. No, they just looked away, never making eye contact.

I am now thinking, ‘what if I had to walk around daily with all my personal things in a cart? What if I didn’t know from day to day where I would sleep or eat? What if I had to relieve myself? Who would watch out for my possessions? Who would talk to me or show empathy? What If teens began to bully me, who would I tell? Finally, where would I relax or nap without being considered a loiterer?’

Because I was pushing a cart due to poor planning, I didn’t have to ponder these issues. However, for a moment I felt embarrassed and slightly confused. What would my reality be like having to determine my next steps in suburban Washington each day because I lacked money, family, housing, or other resources?

I recall my parents telling me as I grew up in D.C. not to judge others. There are Biblical regencies, counseling guidance, and self help books that discourage people from being judgmental. Going forward I will recall this experience when I see the unhoused. Rather than ignoring people or rapidly walking past them and being judgmental, in the future I will be more aware of inquiring about how they are doing. Maybe I won’t give money but instead, I will show all people respect and display my humanity to those who appear to be unhoused. It was only grace and mercies from God and others that led me along another path.

Wendell Williams is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

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Thank you

DONTÉ TURNER Artist/Vendor

I would like to take the time to thank the community not agree or just don’t care,

It’s called time

DANIEL BALL Artist/Vendor

I would stop time at 4 p.m. because my job here at Street Sense closes at

I believe no man or woman can slow down time — at least not here on

Writing about time brings me back. I remember how we used to have a Christmas party every year at Street Sense and how we’d all get together for some good food. One of my favorite foods is pizza. I also like hot dogs. And yes, before anyone asks, I sat down when I ate at the party and I wasn’t standing up eating my food. And yes, I washed my hands clean before I ate my food. I remember eating a nice hot slice of pizza here.

It tasted so good, Will. You ought to try it yourself. This memory has stayed with me for many years. Thank you Will and Maria for your work

Untold

CARLTON JOHNSON Artist/Vendor

Time comes with the present, every second. Time works for every hour of its day. It’s time by the seconds of time. Day by day. What

and rate others based on their own communicative performances. Most do not realize this fact because they are not receiving the proper feedback necessary for growth and improvement. A good start is to maintain regular self assessments based on positive and negative interactions and accept accountability for one’s own actions. This is beneficial to both the speaker and listener. The review is beneficial for improved engagements and stronger

Every communication should be in an effort to teach or inform. Berating in any form is counter productive. There is no solution or resolution provided for the situation. Well crafted communicators should be able to communicate negative emotions such as displeasure and frustration in an effective manner. Developing effective communication skills creates better leaders, parents, successful children and a

I learned from the homeless

RONALD SMOOT Artist/Vendor

Some things written for homeless people can be erroneous and absurd. I learned from experience to never judge people that are down in the skids because one day it could be you.

As with anything, if you want to help the homeless you must do your research first. People that are intelligent in business and investing can sometimes be utterly clueless when it comes to dealing with the streets. If you were buying a home, you would research every detail. But the same people don’t think of homelessness in the same way.

They paint homeless people with a broad brush and label them all as low-lifes. When they think of homeless people, all they think of are panhandlers.

I never cared for people who labeled or categorized others in neat little boxes. People who are panhandlers are also not all the same. Some panhandlers have been out there for years and built up a clientele. While some of them have issues, many of them are begging for change to survive difficult situations.

The good book says that poor people will always be among us. While I don’t always give to panhandlers, if I have a few dollars that I won’t miss at all, I will donate it. However, if you feel like giving money to someone will stress you out, then don’t give people donations at all.

I would like to say farewell to a great lady of the world

L. MORROW Artist/Vendor

I have had the honor to have seen this great lady in my lifetime. I saw her once in the USA and once in Canada when I was living in Montreal. The great lady comes to Canada every year. I will never forget the moment when I saw her, riding down St. Catherine Street. I was standing on the sidewalk up front.

As the great lady was coming my way, I said “Hey, Queenie.” She heard me and she smiled and waved to me. That’s how I felt that day.

The great lady was a beacon of hope to all the ladies around the world. I will miss you, Great Lady. We all will.

My condolences go out to the royal family.

From L. Morrow and family from Street Sense.

Save us

DON GARDNER Artist/Vendor

If these walls could talk you would be amazed

And horrified at the stories of the prisoners’ lives… Who I have come across

For to be hidden away, forgotten and left to non-existence Is beyond me.

If I had the power, authority and money I would sit you down in the midst of these prison walls…

So you could hear and witness these stories

And untold experiences for yourself, But unfortunately I can’t provide That hands on voyage for you.

So confused… Hurt, pain, baffled, sympathetic and loving,

Struggling to survive this dark path

Chosen at the hands of justice.

Magnified to ruin the very least of us. In God we trust.

As we serve time… Some forever… We cry… We die…

For we rely on a power much greater than ourselves, The courts, the people…

And, yes, that’s you lord… Save us!

The gift

KYM PARKER Artist/Vendor

The gifts are things that we have every day. It is in the beauty of a in the life of an elephant, in the green of a tree, in the smell of the flowers. Beauty shines in all of us because God loves us all. That's why she gave us faith and hope.

The gift is also to listen to her when she speaks. She tells us all to listen to her. She tells all her children that we must love ourselves, and she tells us all to listen to our parents and friends.

The gift is all these things, and even more.

Goodnight, “Slime!” (Reminiscin’ floral delivery)

FREDERIC JOHN

Artist/Vendor

“Ranunculus galloping at the back of the pack!” — So what’s Ranunculus, as curly-topped Jeop Champ Matt might ask. Well, the lagging one was a stubborn race-nag at old Bowie oval. His namesake is a squiggly sprawling vine akin to Clematis. You’ll seldom spy any Ranunc at any hotelbanquet-table arrangement. Just too skanky.

Hotel banquet delivery in profusion, circa 1992, is how I sprang my gut. Doctor Tom, my avatar at the time over at Sibley Hospital named it “distal tendon rupture.” And had I had as a van driver the universal stress relief belts at that time, my abs might still be as buff as Tarzan’s — or at least Johnny Weissmuller.

As it was, a Chickamauga cap-wearing slacker from Cleveland Park (who spent his paid time in the basement of Friendly Florals chopping stems for the snarky designers) would leer at my sagging waistline and bark at me, “Load

the truck, slime! Make it quick!”

Slime being short for “slimeball” of course, in a more upbeat frame of mind, my “Mo-Joe” tormentor would alternate with “Look lively, doorknob!” Never mind that I was sober and he was sneaking Foster’s Lager sipped through a straw from the adjoining deli’s storeroom shelves. That same morning, I might easily experience a mandala drawn by a Bic pen upon my then-miniscule bald spot whilst I attempted to log rose deliveries into my driver’s clipboard. That dubious squib came from the owner’s son who had blonde bangs and a matching mustache! “Aint that some sh—?” Nobody takes me for bein’ an Arab, what with my hair-color...heh heh.”

His half-brother had pet destinations where I could be dispatched smack dab in the middle of every rush hour when the access lanes are solid sludge come 5:30 pm. Makes no

difference whether Tysons in Virginia or a dicey dead end Condon Terrace in Southeast D.C. And all Myron said to me in encouragement was “In the name of Lord Baphomet, if you don’t wreck the truck or get killed — and deliver the order successfully, you will still have a job when you return.”

Incidentally, my van was a 501 Ford-150 aka “the Breakdown truck” sporting the deadest battery, weakest brakes, leakiest fuel line — and no company markings — can’t tell you how many times the “po-po” stopped us on suspicion of stolen vehicle! This gig was definitely the worst job I ever had! But I learned plenty! On flowers and human nature!

Only in America, Part I From Homelessness to Bartender

JEFFERY MCNEIL Artist/Vendor

America is the greatest country in the world.

I know that America is the only country where you can be unemployed one day and then the next day, bartend for high-powered attorneys, Georgetown professors and young college students.

I don’t know how anyone can hate a country where a guy like me once smoked crack and was homeless. In 2008, I came to D.C. homeless and had only 10 cents in my pocket. My fortune changed when I saw a guy wearing a vest emblazoned with the Street Sense logo. I asked other homeless people about Street Sense and they dismissed it as glorified begging. But I saw it differently. I saw it as an opportunity.

I always think long-term, and I viewed writing as a platform to start a business, a vehicle to get my voice heard. I began writing columns and have since been published in the Washingtonian, syndicated in the Washington Examiner and American Compass. I’ve also met mayors, movie directors, and even been invited to meet President Donald J. Trump.

While I had many blessings, 2018 wasn’t a good year for me. Shortly after being invited to the White House, I was fired from LA Fitness. I also lost my syndication with the Washington Examiner and my side job with RTCA. My life, partner, and best friend were also dying. To make matters worse, I was diagnosed with colon cancer, my bladder was ruined and my blood pressure was through the roof.

I suffer from attention deficit disorder and my depressions are dark and can be suicidal. But when I persevere through these dark moods, I have the genius to write poignant stories.

Some people see me as a happy person, but with all these internal battles, many don't know what I have to go through just to function.

While I focused on the things against me, I never gave up. I also never blamed the white man, rich people, Republicans, or Donald Trump for any of my hardships.

As with Joseph in the Bible, I turned every disadvantage into an opportunity. While others may see Street Sense work as degrading, I saw it as a chance to meet interesting people and a way to make future financial gains.

Then, one day, I was selling my paper and met a customer. He was everything I detested about liberalism. He was condescending, paternal, and acted as though he wanted to be my white father. I almost told him, “I don’t need your money; Take a hike!”

My dark side comes out when I am around upper-crust people. I’m no dumbass. I once studied economics in college. I have read over 500 law books and can win any case. I had a business. There is no job too difficult for me, no company I can’t manage, no crowd I can’t speak to. I could be mayor or president if I decided.

For some reason, instead of telling off this condescending customer, a voice inside me said “Humble yourself. Take his help.”

So, I looked past his liberalism. Then, he offered me a job setting up studios. He didn't pay me much, but anything was better than making $60 a day selling newspapers.

Then, he told me about a guy named Mike who worked at a restaurant called Wingo's. For almost four months, I declined because I used to be a cook, and I hated working in restaurants.

The money was good, but I had no life. All the people I knew worked in the restaurant business, and I don’t drink or smoke.

But eventually, I got so broke that he drove me over there, and that’s how I connected with Mike.

Little did I know, at the time, that this man would eventually save my life. Working at Wingo's was more than a job. It taught me skills I can apply to everyday life.

I could write a book, but I will tell my story in parts so people can digest what I’m saying because I feel what I have to say will give hope and inspiration when you think all is lost and you have given up.

To be continued…

Streets

ERIC GLOVER Artist/Vendor

It’s the concrete jungle, the only undefeated thing out here. I’ve been with it for half of my life. It took care of me, loved me, destroyed me, but most of all, it made me. This means I learned, I lost, I fell, but I got up every time.

Yes, the streets are the champ. It has taken lives, destroyed lives and controlled lives. It’s like a black hole, and let me tell you, it’s not easy getting out. The streets also have a couple of wives: sex, drugs, food, death. These wives have overcome every person I know that has been around Daddy’s streets.

I must say, he is not all that bad. Each wife will either raise you, change you or kill you. But I’ve been through it all, and it's what made me who I am today. The streets also have a sister, she can bring you a different kind of problem — her name is the system, or jail.

Pride

TaxiPHILLIP BLACK Artist/Vendor

I think one of the worst jobs in the world is cab driver. Before Uber and Lyft came along, it was kind of nice driving a cab. Some of my friends are cab drivers and they are not happy. They say Uber and Lyft are taking away food from their families. Very soon, some of my cab driver friends say they are going on strike. But what good is that going to do?

Recently, I saw one Uber driving a Bentley. A Bentley! How can anyone compete with that? I want to wish all the cab drivers good luck.

ROCHELLE WALKER Artist/Vendor

Pride.

Pride is a five letter word. Pride is something we all got to deal with. Pride can keep you hungry, too proud to stand in a food line. Pride can drive you from your own achievements. Pride can keep you outside sleeping in a tent.

Pride is the way you don’t say thanks. Pride can make you so proud until you don’t realize God is on your side. Pride swallowed me up and asked for help.

Pride plays a part of joy, that’s not on your side. Pride can have you thinking you are superior to everyone else. God hates an arrogant person. God hates an arrogant look.

If your pride is bigger than your heart. And your ego is bigger than your head. Grow up. Or you will be alone for life.

The soul of a writer

JET FLAGETTE Artist/Vendor

I see, I write

I hear, I write

I speak, I write

I breathe, I write

I cry, I write,

I laugh, I write

I anger, I write

I love, sing, dance — I write

I contradict, I don’t fit I write

My soul is the pin

My mind is the light

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9 Take to the dump

14 Swenson of "Benson"

15 Very wide shoe spec

16 Scottish baron

17 Coastal regions

19 Angel hair on a plate

20 See 7 Down

22 Refine, as ore

23. First name at the OK Corral

24 Gate securer

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27 Live ba nd alternative

31 Cookbook abbreviation

34 Legally sound

36. Not well done

37 See 7 Down

41 Bagel relative

42 Beauty's mate

43 Units of wt

44 Malevolent

"Great things are done when men and mountains meet." -William Blake

47 Something to blow off

49 Weight that sounds like a fruit

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51. Spongy back scratcher 55. See 7-Down 60. Halos

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61 Famed bible printer 62 Party singles

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3. Open-mouthed

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63 Anthropologist Margaret 64 Where el sol rises

65 Positive holding 66. Regarding 67 Rural road crossers

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4. Telephone company, informally

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5 Tear partner

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7 Three clues for 20, 37 and 55 Across, respectively

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10 Book divisions

11. Blacksmith's implement

12 Cost to be dealt in 13 Fall fruit

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21 Bachelor's digs

25 "The of Pooh"

26 Dues receiver 28 Slammer

29 Many a Mideas terner

30 Strong desires 31 NO TRAFFIC 32 Timely benefit

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57 Nest eggs, briefly 58 French state 59 Make over

Author Gene Weingarten is a college dropout and a nationally syndicated humor columnist for The Washington Post. Author Dan Weingarten is a former college dropout and a current college student majoring in information technology. Many thanks to Gene Weingarten and The Washington Post Writers Group for allowing Street Sense to run Barney & Clyde.

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Cashier

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