The community of
Northampton, Massachusetts has been cracking down on people living homeless who have resorted to
panhandling [click here to read an article concerning panhandling] as a means of support with which to subsist upon.
Controversy has arose in response to the campaign co-sponsored by the city and
Northampton Chamber of Commerce being waged against panhandling by people living homeless in the region.
Wilton Hall, a Northampton resident whom is a former panhandler himself, has teamed up with another area resident to create a counter-campaign. The counter-campaign's efforts and work has legs both on the ground as well as online.
Employing humor and satirical spin on the city's campaign,
Wilton and
Vikki Gilbert, a writer from Amherst, came up with "
Friends of the Tourists [click here to visit the counter-campaign Website]."
To read news articles & opinion pieces
concerning these matters,
published in the
Daily Hampshire Gazette,
go to:
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Panhandler poster draws response
Saturday, December 28, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Many paths to ‘Any spare change?’
Saturday, December 28, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Social workers reach out to homeless
Saturday, December 21, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Opinions mixed on panhandling
Saturday, December 14, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Opinion
by Leah Berkenwald
Street person teaches life lessons
Thursday, December 12, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Opinion
Column by Laurie Loisel
Beware of us vs. them mentality
Thursday, December 5, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Opinion
Daily Hampshire Gazette Editorial
Handling with care
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Program aims to curb panhandling
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Poster suggests alternatives
Tuesday, November 26, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Opinion
Daily Hampshire Gazette Editorial
Say no to panhandlers
Saturday, November 23, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
City seeks to curb panhandling
Saturday, November 23, 2002
Daily Hampshire Gazette
[Northampton, Massachusetts]
Panhandler cites receptivity
