This week in class we watched the documentary, Taylor\u2019s Campaign. <\/i>By far it was one of the best documentaries about homelessness that I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n
It showed real issues that homeless people in Santa Monica, and I\u2019m sure in other places, face everyday. It showed homelessness from the perspective of homeless people. The homeless people that we meet in the film have personalities that are likable and make you question how someone like this can be homeless. The documentary truly shows the unjust side of dealing with homelessness. It enlightens the way police treat homeless people, and how people in City Hall treat them. To me, it looked like they had forgotten about these people\u2019s humanity. One homeless man stated, \u201cWe got nothing to stand on\u2026we can\u2019t turn to nobody.\u201d The same people who are supposed to fix these issues of poverty seem to have turned their back\u2019s on a large population of people living in their city.<\/p>\n
I felt angry about some people\u2019s comment towards homeless people. Many people saw them as a burden to the city. It also upset me that Santa Monica wanted to pass policy that meant a person could not give food or money to a homeless person. I felt like they had no right to stop a person from helping another person on the street. I was a big fan of Ron Taylor because he really cared about these people, and like one of the men said in the film, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to find a person that really cares.\u201d He really wanted to make a difference in the city, which I found inspiring and motivating. His beliefs and actions allowed me to think of ways in which I can help the homeless community now and in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week in class we watched the documentary, Taylor\u2019s Campaign. By far it was one of the best documentaries about homelessness that I\u2019ve seen. It showed real issues that homeless people in Santa Monica, and I\u2019m sure in other places, face everyday. It showed homelessness from the perspective of homeless people. The homeless people that … Continue reading Homelessness in Santa Monica<\/span>