Social Justice



Municipal Homelessness

    I consider this social issue one that I am close to because I just see it so frequently on the media and even in my home country Bolivia. They live in homes that I can't consider to be homes at all (hay tents or houses using blankets and sticks for sheltering). Just last night on CNN, me and my father were watching the life of people in Sudan. In summary, it wasn't better than the life that is present in Bolivia. I'm even writing a MLA paper on the Municipal Homelessness in NYC. To add on to the turmoil, no one seems to be addressing this problem. Even if there are organizations like the Office of Civil Justice and the HPA here in the city, it's still disregarded. Let's consider how the government generously provides for newly arriving immigrants and refugees, but does not do the same for New Yorkers who have been forced from their homes or who are at risk of eviction. What I can bring into the discussion are potential solutions to settle this issue and the severity of it. I could also illustrate and explain the causes of homelessness and how it can be avoided. I would do this through evocative typography and  expressive photographs and/or pictographs.   

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