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myrna minx

(22,772 posts) Thu Apr 24, 2014, 06:52 PM Apr 2014

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Powerful Ad Asks: What If Your Loved Ones Were Homeless On The Street? [View all]

http://designtaxi.com/news/365215/Powerful-Ad-Asks-What-If-Your-Loved-Ones-Were-Homeless-On-The-Street/

From the link -

If you’ve ever walked past a homeless person begging on the street and pretended not to see them, this powerful ad for the New York City Rescue Mission will make you think twice about your actions.
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Brilliantly conceived and executed, the ad reminds us that it could be anyone’s loved ones who are on the streets, and that the homeless people we walk past everyday are human beings who deserve dignity and respect too.

http://www.makethemvisible.com/

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Powerful Ad Asks: What If Your Loved Ones Were Homeless On The Street? [View all] myrna minx Apr 2014 OP

Very Powerful ! n/t jaysunb Apr 2014 #1

Good message, bad psychology Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #2

Exactly so. Why is it surprising that people don't recognize someone they know when they are, Jgarrick Apr 2014 #3

I think the point was that most of us are so predisposed to ignoring the homeless Live and Learn Apr 2014 #5

Thank you. That is the message I took away as well. myrna minx Apr 2014 #6

I passed a guy on the street who was trying applegrove Apr 2014 #4

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