City of Fresno to raze Homeless Ministry Church 9/9 at 8am

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1. previous posting of the bulldozing of homeless camps earlier this week

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023607312


By Jessie Speer


The author, Jessie Speer (center), with Ray Polk (left) and Larry Collins (right) at the H street homeless encampment, which the City of Fresno plans to bulldoze on Sept. 9.
Imagine a young woman. Close your eyes and see her in front of you—her hopeful gaze, her restless hands. Now imagine one morning she can’t get out of bed. The doctor says it’s brain chemistry, but her family can’t afford the treatment she needs. There is no shelter space, so she ends up living in an encampment on the banks of a canal near downtown Fresno. One day the city announces it will bulldoze her tent, destroying everything she has.

This is not a nightmare. This is the real story of a young woman I met this summer while conducting interviews for a master’s thesis on Fresno homelessness with Syracuse University.





***Dispatch from the War Zone - Week Two***
The City of Fresno is in their second week of destroying homeless encampments in the downtown area. To see photos of the demolition and people trying to escape, go to: