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The Homelessness Marathon is primarily composed of short, prerecorded
segments that focus intensely on a single issue and longer live
segments during which we take calls and have broader discussions.
| 7 - 8 pm, EST |
First: Opening Remarks by "Nobody"
Second: Growing Up Homeless, a panel of homeless
youth
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8 - 9 pm, EST
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Short |
Starting A Street Newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin |
| Long |
Did Somebody Forget About US?
Katrina survivors speak out
from Mobile, Alabama |
| 9 - 10 pm, EST |
Short |
Does Counting Count: The homeless census in NYC |
| Long |
Homelessness In Atlanta
Co-Hosts: Anita Beaty, executive director Metro Atlanta Coalition
for the Homeless; Georgia State Senator Vincent Fort |
10 - 11pm, EST
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Short |
Homeless News |
| Long |
Disenfranchisement: How poor people lose the vote
Co-Hosts: Tulin Ozdeger, civil rights staff attorney, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty; Laughlin McDonald, director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union in Atlanta
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| 11 - Midnight, EST |
Short |
Street Poetry |
| Long |
First: "Where Are They Now?: A report on the Katrina
survivors."
Guest: Brad Paul, executive director National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Second: Totally open mic time |
Midnight - 1 am, EST
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Short |
Street Poetry |
| Long |
Bringing Down The House: How cities destroy poor-peoples
homes
Co-Hosts: Tom Noel, Director of Public History at the
University of Colorado; Georgia State Legislator "Able Mabel"
Thomas |
| 1 - 2 am, EST |
Short |
Proceedings of the Economic Human Rights Truth Commission |
| Long |
Losing Their Land: Black Farmers and Homelessness
Guest host: Heather Gray, communications director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives.
Co-Host, Maessha Thomas, staff attorney, Federation of Southern Cooperatives |
2 - 3 am, EST
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Short |
It's Never Too Late: Homeless women go to college |
| Long |
First: A report on what happened to the homeless people of
New Orleans when Katrina struck
Guest: Rusty Wirth, outreach worker with Unity for the Homeless of New Orleans
Second: An open mic session
Topic: Why is there friction between Katrina survivors and people homeless for other reasons?
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| 3 - 4 am, EST |
Short |
Homelessness In Literature |
| Long |
International Hour
Co-Host: Robert Aldridge, President FEANTSA, Federation of European Organisations Working With The Homeless |
4 - 5 am, EST
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Short |
Homeless Drama - Tired And No Place To Go |
| Long |
Something Is Rotten In Denver
Has the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless betrayed the homeless people it is supposed to protect? |
| 5 - 6 am, EST |
Short |
Down In The Dump: Why are people living there? |
| Long |
Can Homeless People Lead A Movement?
Co-Host: Cheri Hankala, executive director, Kensington Welfare Rights Union |
6 - 7am, EST
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Short |
Homeless News |
| Long |
God or the Government: Who Do We Turn To?
Co-Hosts: Rev. Eric Garbison, Open Door Community, Atlanta; Rev.
Stephen Burger, Executive Director, Association of Gospel Rescue Missions |
| 7 - 8 am, EST |
Short |
Old and Out of Luck |
| Long |
Who's On the Food Line
Co-Host: Sandra Robertson, executive director, Georgia Citizens Coalition Against Hunger |
8 - 9 am, EST
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Short |
Rural Homelessness |
| Long |
A panel of Katrina survivors in Atlanta |
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