“There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the problem.” Eldridge Cleaver
If there is only one choice that is effective in addressing an issue – how hard can it be to begin to resolve the issue?
The day I spoke to Abbotsford’s Homeless Task Force about the importance of taking the finances of the BC provincial government into consideration in drafting Abbotsford’s Housing First Action Plan, one of the other people presenting to the Task Force was a concerned citizen who was there to share what her research had revealed about reducing homelessness in Abbotsford.
When I saw the cartoon below on Facebook [posted by my friend Tom Burke] it brought this fine example of why people who know me accept the statement that, other than the occasional beer or glass of wine, I don’t do drugs or alcohol because drugs or alcohol would interfere with the ……. interesting way my mind sees and interprets the Universe.
It is damn frustrating, damn annoying and damning.
I cannot claim I was surprised when I heard the municipal and provincial governments plan to continue to increase the homeless population in Abbotsford; a goal they have been very successful at achieving over the last decade in Abbotsford.