Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Susan Mortimer and Betty Reid Mandell from Survivor's, Inc. talked about the humiliation visited on welfare recipients by case workers and legislators. Both talked about trying to mobilize the fight against poverty and injustice and not against poor people. "The only war we need to win is the war that intends to deny what we all witness each and every day: The injustice of Poverty and Hunger." ( from a poem read by Mary Woodman Amato)
Molly Baldwin, Director, Reaching Out to Chelsea's Adolescents ROCA which does gang intervention, health care, tutoring and prisoner outreach read a letter from a prisoner who is fasting in solidarity with Kip. Ray Champlain delineated in his letter the cuts in rehabilitation services for prisoners and the increasing acts of violence towards prisoners.
Former Director of the City Mission Society David King talked about his greatest fear that we really don't want to solve the problem of hunger and homelessness. Bigger and more shelters and food warehouses for food pantries seem to announce that this problem will always be with us, that it must be institutionalized.
Jane Zerby from the Unitarian Universalist church in Jamaica Plain talked about the increasing numbers of people waiting in line for two hours for a bag of groceries at their newly founded food pantry. Jane and Bob Golden among many who have brought in food volunteered to take the donated food to this new pantry.
Jane Zerby from the Unitarian Universalist church in Jamaica Plain talked about the increasing numbers of people waiting in line for two hours for a bag of groceries at their newly founded food pantry. Jane and Bob Golden among many who have brought in food volunteered to take the donated food to this new pantry.
LIVE form OLD SOUTH Church ---- Kip Ternan's hunger fast -6-2-09
She is a hero among the homeless. And now 82-year-old Kip Tiernan is putting her health at risk to help again.
The founder of Rosie's Place is on a three day fast to raise donations and awareness for poverty and homelessness. "We love what were doing and love what has to be done and we're never gonna stop," says Tiernan.
Inside the Old South Church in Boston Tiernan, along with others from the Poor People's United Fund will not eat for three days. It is not easy, but they say it has never been so bad for the needy. "Our children are suffering, our old ladies and men and dying and they are looking at canned dog food, but even that's too expensive," says Tiernan.
Her friends and supporters say Tiernan is amazing. "She is very courageous. For anybody to go on a fast is something… for her to do it after all these years is really something" says her friend Mark Harvey.
They have had calls of support and e-mails from people all over the country who say they are fasting for the cause as well. "We felt like we had to say something. We couldn't stand by anymore," says Fran Froehlich with the Poor People's United Fund.
http://wbztv.com/local/kip.tiernan.strike.2.1027282.html
Rosie's Place Founder Fasts For Homeless
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
Reporting-
Click to enlarge - Kip Tiernan
WBZ
The founder of Rosie's Place is on a three day fast to raise donations and awareness for poverty and homelessness. "We love what were doing and love what has to be done and we're never gonna stop," says Tiernan.
Inside the Old South Church in Boston Tiernan, along with others from the Poor People's United Fund will not eat for three days. It is not easy, but they say it has never been so bad for the needy. "Our children are suffering, our old ladies and men and dying and they are looking at canned dog food, but even that's too expensive," says Tiernan.
Her friends and supporters say Tiernan is amazing. "She is very courageous. For anybody to go on a fast is something… for her to do it after all these years is really something" says her friend Mark Harvey.
They have had calls of support and e-mails from people all over the country who say they are fasting for the cause as well. "We felt like we had to say something. We couldn't stand by anymore," says Fran Froehlich with the Poor People's United Fund.
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From WBZ TVhttp://wbztv.com/local/kip.tiernan.strike.2.1027282.html
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