| HOUR 1
7-8 p.m. |
We’ll open with Brian Carome, director, and Robert Warren, vendor, from Street Sense, the homeless paper of D.C. We’ll initiate the first ever “Homeless Primary” by asking homeless people who they support for president, and then, joined by homeless advocate Eric Sheptock, we’ll begin a Homeless Walk Around the White House talking with homeless people there. |
| HOUR 2
8-9 p.m. |
Short
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The Doug Seegers Story – reported by Tasha Lemly |
| Long |
There’s No “I” in” Team” and No “You” In Public Housing” Guest host: Parisa Norouzi of Empower DC. |
| HOUR 3
9-10 p.m. |
Short |
Street Poetry
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| Long |
The Second Hour of our Homeless Walk Around the White House, plus, from Philadelphia, Cheri Honkala, Director of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. |
| HOUR 4
10-11 p.m. |
Short |
Finding A Home In Alaska – reported by Ann Hillman
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| Long |
You Don’t Have To Be Crazy To Be Homeless, But It Helps: A look at Mental Illness and Homelessness. plus a shout-out from Brad Lancaster in Shoreline, Washington, who has a homeless encampment in his back yard. Guest host: Chantal James, WPFW |
| HOUR 5
11-Mid. |
Short |
Street Poetry
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| Long |
If It Don’t Feel Good, Why’s It Illegal? – The Criminalization of Homelessness. Eric Tars, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty; Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project, Kristin Matthews, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Then: A talk with Red, a San Diego homeless man arrested for sleeping in a donated tiny house. Guest host: Otis Maclay. |
| HOUR 6
Mid. – 1 a.m. |
Short |
Squatters in Venezuela – produced by Making Contact
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| Long |
The third hour ofour Homeless Walk Around the White House |
| HOUR 7
1–2 a.m. |
Short |
Street Poetry |
| Long |
Guests: JoJo Valdez, who was swept from her homeless encampment in Boise, Idaho and Jessica McCafferty of the ACLU; then a shout-out from Toby Nixon, a homeless man protesting for homeless rights in Santa Cruz. Guest host: Otis Maclay, Pacifica Radio.
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| HOUR 8
2-3 a.m. |
Short |
Profiles – Perry, Olive Oil and Junior
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| Long |
The fourth hour of our Homeless Walk Around the White House plus a shout-out from Abbotsford, Canada, where they dumped chicken manure on a homeless encampment. |
| HOUR 9
3-4 a.m. |
Short |
Street Poetry |
| Long |
What Becomes of Homeless Youth? plus, Nick Dicenzo, who heads Cannabis Can, a charity that distributes marijuana to homeless people in Denver, Colorado. Guest host: Katea Stitt, WPFW. |
| HOUR 10
4-5 a.m. |
Short |
Working Homeless – reported by Anne Hillman
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| Long |
The fifth hour of our Homeless Walk Around the White House, plus a shout-out from Faygo, a homeless protester for homeless rights in Sacramento, California. |
| HOUR 11
5-6 a.m. |
Short |
Street Poetry |
| Long |
Formerly homeless street musician Doug Seegers, from Sweden, and low-cost housing developer Sean Canonie, from Florida. Guest host: Katea Stitt, program director, WPFW. |
| HOUR 12
6-7 a.m. |
Short |
Profile: Harley
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| Long |
The sixth hour of hour Homeless Walk Around the White House, plus a shout-out from Jared Stewart who, when we last spoke with him, had just been rousted from his homeless camp in New Orleans and was living under a bridge while awaiting back surgery.
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| HOUR 13
7-8 a.m. |
Short |
Street Poetry
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| Long |
Is Anyone Anywhere Solving Homelessness? We’ll take a look at some of the models being tried.
Guest host: Joni Eisenberg, WPFW.
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| Hour 14
8-9 a.m. |
Short |
Homeless in Cape Cod – reported by Lucy Kang
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| Long |
The Homeless Walk Around the White House will come to an end at the White House, where housed and homeless people will gather, we’ll announce the results of the “Homeless Primary,” and everyone will sing the Star Spangled Banner. |