Lead by the unofficial ‘mayor’ of Skid Row,homeless residents took democracy to the streets in an effort to form their own neighborhood councilA rare celebratory atmosphere reigned on Skid Row, the most well-known homeless community in America, and earlier this week as residents stepped out from tents and shelters to vote on whether they should organize and form their own neighborhood council.“This is history in the making,whether we win or lose,” declared a previously homeless man who goes by the name General Jeff Page, or sometimes known as “the mayor of Skid Row” and the driving force behind the campaign. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com