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ccGregory Bunker,
Bob Pinkerton,
Chris & Dan Delany,
David Leeper Moss,
David Moss,
Don Fado,
"Dorothy R. Smith",
Gerrie Baskerville,
Karen Banker,
Kathleen Kelly,
Kelly Tanalepy,
LeRoy Chatfield,
Norm Fadness,
Sister Libby Fernandez,
Tim Brown
dateSat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM
subjectEnjoyed our conversation Thursday.
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Joan,
I enjoyed our conversation on Thursday. I thank you for your time.
As much as we are on the same side on most issues, I am greatly concerned about the radical politics at the core of the Safe Ground movement, which appears to be the sole focus of SHOC, and plays a part in the administration and philosophy of Loaves & Fishes and Francis House.
In my humble opinion, it would not only be wise, but is a non-brainer, that ridding Loaves & Fishes (and Francis House, for that matter) of any association with communist politics would serve the best interests of Sacramento's homeless population and both those organizations.
Donors to L&F (and Francis House) have a right to know when money they give is going, largely, toward a fringe political movement they are likely to abhor.
With this very big fee SHOC will be getting for administrating claims payouts associated with the Lehr lawsuit, "wacky communist ideas" (as I would term them) have infiltrated Homeless World Sacramento to an ever greater extent.
L&F (and, separately, Francis House) should sit down and decide which is more important to you of the two efforts: (1) To aid and improve the lives of homeless people, or (2) To remain on the quixotic (and I would add: dunderheaded) quest of completely changing the United States into something similar to the failed Soviet Union.
The two efforts are at odds. Neither L&F nor F.H. will be 'protected' against public awareness of the toxic situation the two organizations have put themselves in, forever.
Sincerely,
Tom Armstrong
Sacramento Homeless blog
toJoan Burke
ccGregory Bunker
Bob Pinkerton
Chris & Dan Delany
David Leeper Moss
David Moss
Don Fado
"Dorothy R. Smith"
Gerrie Baskerville
Karen Banker
Kathleen Kelly
Kelly Tanalepy
LeRoy Chatfield
Norm Fadness
Sister Libby Fernandez
Tim Brown
dateSat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM
subjectEnjoyed our conversation Thursday.
mailed-bygmail.com
hide details Dec 12
Joan,
I enjoyed our conversation on Thursday. I thank you for your time.
As much as we are on the same side on most issues, I am greatly concerned about the radical politics at the core of the Safe Ground movement, which appears to be the sole focus of SHOC, and plays a part in the administration and philosophy of Loaves & Fishes and Francis House.
In my humble opinion, it would not only be wise, but is a non-brainer, that ridding Loaves & Fishes (and Francis House, for that matter) of any association with communist politics would serve the best interests of Sacramento's homeless population and both those organizations.
Donors to L&F (and Francis House) have a right to know when money they give is going, largely, toward a fringe political movement they are likely to abhor.
With this very big fee SHOC will be getting for administrating claims payouts associated with the Lehr lawsuit, "wacky communist ideas" (as I would term them) have infiltrated Homeless World Sacramento to an ever greater extent.
L&F (and, separately, Francis House) should sit down and decide which is more important to you of the two efforts: (1) To aid and improve the lives of homeless people, or (2) To remain on the quixotic (and I would add: dunderheaded) quest of completely changing the United States into something similar to the failed Soviet Union.
The two efforts are at odds. Neither L&F nor F.H. will be 'protected' against public awareness of the toxic situation the two organizations have put themselves in, forever.
Sincerely,
Tom Armstrong
Sacramento Homeless blog
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