9000 are prepared to sleep out on behalf of the homeless in scotland ( plan to eradicate homelessness over a 5 year period by) In capetown we got 84 signatures who were for ablutions in seapoint. What a different mindset a country makes, Their fbook page has 58185 LIKES which indicated the extent of community sharing so Over 2 million pounds raised for a sleep out in UK 4 million pounds the goal. Hopefully eventually there will be more awareness in this country and more willing to take more action than the tiny handful of NGos and organisation run by a few dozen people its left to.. " A Mass Sleepout to End Homelessness in Scotland. For Good. We’re inviting you to join us and 9,000 others in Princes Street Gardens on the 9th of December for the World's largest ever sleepout. You’ll be joined by some of the world's biggest artists, to sleep in the cold for one night. By raising funds and working together, we can stop the sticky plaster mentality and get to the root issues with a plan to eradicate homelessness over a 5 year period by providing people with housing, rehabilitation, job opportunities and the support they need to get back on their feet. We want to make Scotland an example for the whole world to follow. We’re a small country. A nation of innovators. As it happned.. Millions of pounds were raised
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Organised by Carina Jayne Armstrong: of Breaking Bread Community Development The Shelter Lockdown. Giving people a chance to experience what it is like to sleep in a homeless shelter for the night. Thank you to Youth Solutions SA for having us. |
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