Chasing The Dream: The WNET Group's "Close To Home" Town Hall Series On Housing Equality - Night 2

MetroFocus: The Podcast

How should we understand the increasing demonization and criminalization of homelessness across America? Is shelter alone enough for meeting the call of this moment, or merely an essential starting place? What can leaders in this field teach us about invoking empathy and critical analysis in responding to this complex set of issues? And finally, how can unbiased journalism punch through the myths about the causes and consequences of unaffordable housing? Tonight, we wrap out our two-night conversation with some of the leading voices who participated in The WNET Group’s virtual town hall series, Close to Home: Donald H, Whitehead, Jr., Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless; Kelly Hall-Tompkins, classical violinist and founder/director of “Music Kitchen-Food for the Soul”, which has brought more than 100 chamber music performances to homeless shelters in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, and other cities; and Jaisal Noor, a Baltimore-based journalist covering housing, criminal justice, and public education.