Maine Poor People's Economic Human Rights Coalition meeting, Jan. 8, noon-3 PM, Lewiston

[Larry Dansinger]

Hello to supporters of Economic Human Rights in Maine,

Let's start 2011 off with a BANG when we meet to plan followup
projects following our convention. If you have items for an agenda
(we'll send that out earlier in the week that ends on the 8th), reply
to this email.

Details:

B Street Community Center, 57 Birch St., Lewiston (corner of Birch
and Bates Streets)

Potluck lunch (bring food to share) from noon-1 PM

Meeting from 1-3 PM

Agenda items: You fill in the ideas for us to talk about and work on

Hope to see you there, and happy holidays to those who celebrate them.

Larry Dansinger

[Jan LightfoottLane]

Am delighted to hear that there will be a meeting in Lewiston. As you know, Marlene is recovering from a knee operation. So I do not know If I can make it.    I want a few items on the agenda, 1) No Child Should Die in a Snowbank. An awareness /Action campaign, by Hospitality House Inc. See Below:    2) MPPEHRC works on Livable wages this year,  3) we also work on ways of implementing Human rights.   4) We did not give the Maine Statement of Human Rights to the Law makers in time for it to became a bill.  5) in the next two years we will work on enlightening Legislatures as to Human Dignity.   NO CHILD, SHOULD DIE IN A SNOW BANK   First off want to tell you Hospitality House Inc is a struggling non-profit hosting an awareness campaign called "No Child (of any age) Should Die in a Snow Bank. Or get sick an require hospitalization, by staying in conditions unfit for humans."    This financially broken non- profit knows Homelessness and poverty First Hand. It knows the places the safety net is broken. It cares about those who need’s our services. And it has a track record of getting the job done.   We all are the children of the creator, whether we be 90 or a yet to be born. or 2 years of age. No Person should sleep in a snow bank  is asking for the human right of life. This campaign 1) Informs the public the Homeless shelters are Overfilled. They have been since the mid 1990’s.    In extreme weather below 32 degree, in actual temp or with wind chill, people are more likely to become sick, and require hospitalization, or die. The solution of compassion and wisdom is to prevent people from suffering the cold, to re-house them.   Unheated buildings protect against some of the wind but bot the cold. Older cars have been known to catch fire, burning people sleeping in them to death. Or people sleeping in unheated cars, get frost-bite and cost taxpayers $40,000+ in amputations.    THE SHELTERS ARE FILL.  There are not enough beds, for all of those in need. Five to twenty families are turn away for everyone aided. Call Maine's Mid coast shelter if you do not believe me at 207 594 1422. Their brave, truthful outgoing message paints the bleak story.    Empty buildings, being  heated and utilized for this cause is an untried solution. But Let no one die in a snow bank wants to find apartments for those in need.    This will entail a lot of speaking engagements in schools Clubs Churches etc. It will require a lot of donations, renting and heating empty apartments, for staff.  Also this crusade of love, will require funds to aid with deposits. And it’s going to take a lot of caring by ordinary people. We need everyday people to line up Places to speak. To tell your organizations so they can join, to volunteer as staff in your additional “warm spots”.   Want groups and individuals from Maine, the US, and the world to join this effort.   As of two days ago we have one Maine chapter of a national group, aboard. The more groups and people we have the better we can think together, and arrive at wise solutions. The closer society will be, to up-lifting human kind.   It necessitates WISE SPENDING. Keeping the un-housed from sleeping in placing not intended for humans to sleep, SAVES Taxpayers funds in the long run. It saves Hospitalization costs. It saves the lives and the hope of this and future generations.   The non-profit has been around since 1983. It serves to protect Civil and Human Rights of life, of those in dire straits, then help them to dignity and self determination.  But we need your validation of action. Mothers, father’s bothers, children, and daughters are asking for your help. So Hospitality House Inc, can more effectively save and enhance lives.      Jan LightfootLane,     It is Time WE do More than Survive.               We need to Thrive!   "If we recognize the radiance in others, that radiance multiplies."  "If we see only the Flaws in others, those preceived flaws in them, also grows." You choose to see either flaws or radiance in 70% of Americans paid less then a livable wage.                 The US Labor Dept. says only 30% of USA workers are paid a livable wage.   HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC. PO Box 105 Fairfield ME. 04944 1-800-438-3890 www.Hospitalityhouseofmaine.org --- On Tue, 12/21/10, Larry Dansinger <ro...@psouth.net> wrote:

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