Homelessness is a feast! In the news A LOT lately!
Whoa! There is a LOT of great stuff in the last few days [in the Sac News & Review , Bee and New York Times ] about saving or bettering the lives of homeless people.  It’s such a big bonanza of worthwhile news and opinion, it feels like Hoss is jumping up a...

It is necessary for camping to be legalized
I would certainly want homeless people to have a better life experience than they now have, chasing after food and shelter in the cold, rainy miserable weather of winter in the early months of 2016. It is a curious thing that city council members and county...

Tiny-house villiage opens on church property in Seattle
In the video above, from KING 5 News in Seattle, we learn about a village of 15 tiny houses that will open in Seattle on January 4 to provide shelter from cold for homeless people. The village seems cramped, but the homes seem substantial enough. Residents ...

A film I love, Ikiru, seems to send a message that comes from Buddhism -- though Buddhism is never mentioned.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dannyfisher/2015/03/onquittingthings/

Since this is a brand-spanking-new community, I thought I would slyly introduce something I would like to deal with in the near future: Some of the text in Danny Fisher's 3/19/15 blogpost, "On Quiting Things (including this blog)" for his Pantheos Blog, "Off the Cushion."

Most of what has seized my interest comes in the last half of the post, having to do with how Danny's sense of Buddhism has changed, coming to be more Activist.

I came to Buddhism relishing its passivity. But there can be something alluring about a more-energetic Buddhism that thrusts itself into action and is a vital part of the dialogue.

Suzanne Hastings at the Community Dinner Project city hall occupation
A piece on the fifth page in the Jan-Feb, 2016, issue of Homeward Street Journal has gotten my attention. It’s titled “Rude Awakenings” by Suzanne Hastings. It tells of Hastings’ efforts camping at City Hall with homeless people as part of the “Community Di...

Piece in the Bee about the 2015 Interfaith Memorial and the death of a five-month old
An article in the Dec. 29, 2015, issue of the Bee, “ For a homeless mom, it’s the worst loss of all ” is laudable in that it is one of a series of Bee pieces where homeless people are interviewed or presented by their closest relatives or friends, as oppose...

Housing First ... and sobriety will follow
Sacramento Bee Opinion writer Dan Morain wrote a piece about homeless people and sobriety in today’s [ 12/20/16] Bee that is a year or two behind the knowledge curve. His freshly written words are “expired” and should be tossed such that misinformation does...

I love the 1952 movie Ikira. Is it Buddhist without mentioning Buddhism? I think so. It is certainly brilliant.

A Brilliant piece by Dharma Dad blows me away. It's a beautiful story, exquisitely written. You rock, Ty Phillips, aka Dharma Dad.