Reposted Announcement
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Will be observed this year during the week of
November 17-23, 2002
The event is being co-sponsored by the
National Coalition for the Homeless
and the
National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness
Updated Announcement
from the Web site of the
National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
concerning the
November 18 - 22, 2002
North American Week of Housing Action
being held to build momentum for the
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Campaign
Join the North American Week of Housing Action
November 18-22, 2002: Join the North American Week of Housing Action!
17 Planned Actions and counting!
Last year, the November 14 National Day of Housing Action built critical momentum for the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Campaign, a nationwide effort to produce new housing in volumes not seen since the New Deal. Affordable housing construction also means new jobs in these hard times, but many federal politicians have not yet committed to this needed legislation.
This year, during the week of November 18-22, we -- people experiencing homelessness, students, union workers, religious communities, and housing organizations -- will demand that politicians endorse the Trust Fund and stop the loss of subsidized housing nation-wide.
We will do so by organizing local actions designed to draw attention to both the current housing crisis and a solution to it.
Please let us know your state or local organization's plans for the Week of Housing Action by notifying Right to a Roof!, part of the San Francisco Coalition On Homelessness at
housingworkgroup@yahoo.com. The North American Week of Housing Action is presented by Right to a Roof!, the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, and the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Thus far, actions are scheduled for:
* San Francisco, CA
Sponsored by Right to a Roof, Coalition On Homelessness SF (415) 346-3740x314
Rally outside of The US Department of Housing and Urban Development 450 Golden Gate. 4:30
* Cleveland, Ohio
Sponsored by: North East Ohio Coalition on Homelessness
Event will be held early on November 18th.
Call Brian Davis (216) 241-1104
* Sacramento, CA
Sponsored by Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee
Call (916) 442-2156, Paula or Cliff
* New York City
Sponsored by Picture the Homeless
Call (212) 982-5947 (ph/fax), Anthony or Lynne
* Dayton, Ohio
Sponsored by The Other Place
Call Melissa Will, 937-461-7544 x22, melissaw@theotherplace.org
* Baltimore, Maryland
Students at Loyola College, Baltimore will hold a sleep out and letter
writing campaign to raise awareness around the area's housing crisis.
Contact Neil Mitten (410) 617-4193
* Washington, DC
Sponsored by the National Coalition for the Homeless
contact Kirby at ldavis@nationalhomeless.org
* Camden, NJ:
Rutgers University-Camden
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Boston, MA:
UMASS Boston
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Boston, MA:
Massachusetts' College of Art, Boston
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Western Mass:
Greenfield Community College
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Grand Rapids, MI:
Grand Rapids Community College
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Maine:
St. Joseph's College
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Southern MD:
St. Mary's College
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Los Angeles, CA:
UCLA
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
* St. Louis, MO:
Washington University-St. Louis
Contact the Organizing Staff of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness at 1-800-NO-HUNGR or www.nscahh.org.
