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Walter Herres is the founder and leader of SHILO (Supporting Homeless and Innovatively Loving Others). Herres discusses his own experiences as a formerly homeless person, as well as how he got into activism and started SHILO. He emphasizes the effectiveness of addressing homelessness from a human rights/social justice framework, rather than a charitable/philanthropic approach. In addition, some of the root causes of homelessness are analyzed, including a lack of support for public housing, bureaucratic discrimination, as well as a the diminishing of economic and social safety net structures in the larger society. Herres advises how Rutgers students and community members can get involved in SHILO and other local organizations working around homelessness.
17 episodes
Walter Herres is the founder and leader of SHILO (Supporting Homeless and Innovatively Loving Others). Herres discusses his own experiences as a formerly homeless person, as well as how he got into activism and started SHILO. He emphasizes the effectiveness of addressing homelessness from a human rights/social justice framework, rather than a charitable/philanthropic approach. In addition, some of the root causes of homelessness are analyzed, including a lack of support for public housing, bureaucratic discrimination, as well as a the diminishing of economic and social safety net structures in the larger society. Herres advises how Rutgers students and community members can get involved in SHILO and other local organizations working around homelessness.
17 episodes
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