Earlier today, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden appeared on a video screen before a large group of individuals gathered at South by Southwest (SXSW) to discuss civil rights in an era of rampant domestic spying. My intention had been to watch the ACLU’s video of the event this evening, after putting the kids to bed, and […]
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Increasing options for our neighbors without either heat or shelter
On Saturday I posted something here about the plight of the homeless during this week’s polar vortex, which, as I understand it, has brought temperatures near levels not experienced in the region since the 1880s. My intention had been to share a comprehensive list of resources available to those in our community who were without […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Health, Uncategorized Also tagged Alpha House, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Ann Arbor City Council, Civil War, Cold, Community Support and Treatment Services, CSTS, Dave Askins, Delonis Center, First Presbyterian Church, Greg Pratt, HAWC, heat, homeless, homeless encampments, homelessness, Hope Clinic, Housing Access for Washtenaw County, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Mary Jo Callan, mental illness, Mission A2, New Vision’s Engagement Center, Office of Economic and Community Development, Ozone House, polar vortex, PORT, Project Outreach Team, public health, public health emergency, Salvation Army, SOS Community Services, Staples Center, Steve Powers, substance abuse 20 Comments
Awesome Toronto: putting a bounty on the head of Mayor Rob Ford
In my capacity as Dean of the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation, I found myself spending an hour or so this afternoon cruising around the web, checking up on other Awesome Foundation chapters across North America. And, in the process, I found something interesting. Our associates in Toronto, it would seem, have decided to go rogue. […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Awesome Foundation, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged A2Awesome, impediments to awesome, micro-philanthropy, Rob Ford, Toronto 15 Comments