Word: homeless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fear it will drive a lot of homeless families out of Cambridge," said PBHA member Stephen J. Klasen...
Many hotels allowed the newly homeless, or those too frightened to stay in their insecure buildings, to camp out in their lobbies. At the darkened Stanford Court, complimentary caviar and smoked salmon were served by candlelight. The motive was not mere generosity: the comestibles would have spoiled without refrigeration. At the Mandarin Oriental, a manager explained, "We're doing our best to give our guests first-class comfort, even while bedding them down in the lobby." The expense-account Seven Hills of San Francisco Restaurant served a free sidewalk lunch to anyone who passed by. ) Bankers in three-piece suits...
However, it could not have taken a blind person to notice the many homeless people leaning against the walls of Adams House, also observing the spectacle. Undoubtedly, they did not experience the same feeling of elation at the arrival of this wealthy...
Every night, we sleep comfortably in our warm and safe dormitories while the homeless curl up together on subway grates. What happened last night at the Lampoon was by no means an isolated incident. It was simply one of the more graphic examples of the apathy surrounding the widening gap between the wealthy and the impoverished in the richest country on earth. Of course, the Lampoon meant this event to be humorous, an entertaining joke; but as long as the problems of homelessness and poverty run rampant around us, this kind of spectacle is an extremely tasteless joke...
Kalikow said the Lutheran Homeless Center and the Jefferson Park Teen Drop-In are among the groups which will benefit from the funds...