Political Responsibility, Salt Lake Street News, Police Harrasment

Greetings readers and homeless friends:

Had a great time volunteering at the Salt Lake City Farmer's Market for the Democratic Party. Registered some people to vote, distributed a lot of lawn signs and bumper stickers and literature. I never pass up a chance to do my civic duty, and neither should you. After all, we get the government we support and vote for. I want to encourage every one to get involved this year at any level you can. Most important of all, register and vote.

Volunteering is also a great opportunity to bend the ears of the candidates toward your pet issues. Click the links at the end of the blog to see who you'd like to support.

One disturbing incident: as I was leaving and walking through the market, I encountered a couple of police officers (Officers Lovell and Sitwell, namely) harassing a man in a wheel chair who had no shoes and was carrying a sign claiming to be a veteran. I guess things haven't changed much, unfortunately, since I was homeless down in  the Rio Grande neighborhood. Homeless people are the sole targets of the police down there, and can do nothing right. They are harassed and vilified simply because they exist.

Come to find out, these officers are not even on duty, they are paid privately for market security.


Chief Burbank, what gives? Are people who are homeless or perceived to be homeless unwelcome at public events? 

If this type of activity concerns and disturbs you as much as it does me, contact  Salt Lake City Police here and tell them.

Here is an important and informative event being put on by KCPW and 4th Street Clinic:

Lastly, thanks to the vendor of Salt Lake Street News who was on the corner informing the public and making some pocket money. It's good to see this publication is still around, helping homeless people become more self-sufficient. When you see a vendor on the street, give up a buck to help them out.


Just a few issues and items I wanted to bring to attention. Until next time, enjoy the cooler weather, support and stand up for your rights, speak out and be visible, and try to avoid the predatory cops in the 'hood. 


-your editor


http://www.democrats.org/?nosplash=true

http://gop.com/


http://www.utahdemocrats.org/

http://utgop.org/index.asp

https://www.facebook.com/RepJimMatheson

https://www.facebook.com/BenForMayor

http://votebriscoe.com/about/

https://ec.volunteernow.com/custom/1374/

http://www.nasna.org/

http://www.street-papers.org/

If you would like your issues, efforts, and organizations to help the homeless featured here, e-mail to streetnewspaper@gmail.com.

Remember D-Day

On Tuesday, June 6, 1944 The Allied Forces stormed the beaches at Normandy, beginning the largest invasion ever undertaken in any war. A lot of brave men died on Gold, Juno, Omaha, Sword, and Utah beaches in order to turn the tide in WWII. Their sacrifice led to the defeat of Hitler, the Nazi Party, and Germany, and helped to end the Holocaust, in which millions of Jews, gays and lesbians, and other assorted "undesirable" ethnic and minority groups were slaughtered.

How well do we honor their sacrifice? Around the world ethnic cleansing, discrimination, massacre, slaughter, rampant war and discrimination continue. It is estimated that there are over 300,000 veterans sleep on the streets of our united States every night.

These men did not die so that dictators and imperial governments could continue the atrocity they experienced. They died for peace and freedom in "The War to End All Wars." To continue the idea that "might makes right," that larger countries with larger militaries can destroy the homes of their fellow men, kill women and children, and take what resources are coveted, leaving smaller, weaker countries as empty shells, dishonors the casualties and survivors of D-Day.

They died for peace. And freedom. Everyone's freedom, not just ours.

And the state of our modern world is how we repay them.

Please, today, remember what they truly died for, and do whatever you can to move our world toward a day when we can say they did not die in vain.

~your editor

http://www.army.mil/d-day/