The Day of the Homeless

August 31, 2010   10am-2pm  170 Jarvis Street

On August 31, The Good Neighbours’ Club will be hosting the second annual Day of the Homeless to raise awareness of the issues facing the homeless, especially the elderly demographics which are on the rise as our population ages.

Last year, we initiated this event in response to the tragic death of Paul Croutch, a Good Neighbours' Club member who was beaten to death in Moss Park in 2005.

The event will be held from 10am-2pm at The Good Neighbours' Club, with presentations at 11.  After a brief presentation, we will invite the community to join us for a barbecue. 

This year, we would like to focus on giving this vulnerable and often forgotten segment of Toronto's population a voice. Through our photography exhibit Expressions of Hope and Despair, attendees will experience the varying lives of these men. We will be displaying works both of and by our members, including portraits by well-known photojournalist Rita Leistner and photographer Nir Bareket.

For those of you who have been living under a rock, here is what  Toronto City Councilor Rob Ford has to say about homeless shelters.

"Why don't we have a public lynching?"

                       ~Toronto City Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Rob Ford

I'm not sure if Mr. Ford is suggesting we lynch the homeless or the city council. Either way Rob, violence is just wrong!