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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsL.A. Graffiti Artist Humanizes Homeless People By Painting Their Dreams
more about the pics, the people and the artist:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/graffiti-artist-homeless-dreams-skid-robot-photos_n_5991808.html
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L.A. Graffiti Artist Humanizes Homeless People By Painting Their Dreams (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2014
OP
visionary. makes me think. the artwork, the photos of artwork, the human subjects.
KittyWampus
Oct 2014
#1
K&R The dehumanization is what justifies austerity, TPP, TISA, food stamp cuts, "pension smoothing,
woo me with science
Oct 2014
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KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)1. visionary. makes me think. the artwork, the photos of artwork, the human subjects.
Thanks for sharing.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)2. K&R The dehumanization is what justifies austerity, TPP, TISA, food stamp cuts, "pension smoothing,
and the entire vicious, predatory agenda coming from corporate Third Wayers and Republicans.
And it drives the unconscionable arrogance of a criminal government systematically implementing mass surveillance, suppression of dissent, criminalization of investigative journalism and whistleblowing, and relentless campaigns of propaganda, diversion, disinformation and smear targeted at its own citizens.
Jimmy Carter: "America no longer has a functioning democracy."
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)3. There are 28 abandoned homes per homeless person
there are also several abandoned larger institutional sized buildings in any major city that could be converted to permanent shelters. The fact that people are homeless is because a large segment of society believes that people who are down on their luck deserve it.
littlemissmartypants
(22,819 posts)5. This^
LoisB
(7,234 posts)6. You are so right.
littlemissmartypants
(22,819 posts)4. Please cross post in art. nt
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)7. It's something...
Though the real thing would be better... Just saying...