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2 sleeps until christmas

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Christmas is almost upon us! I wrapped my last christmas present today (see the photo!)... all in old newspapers, magazines or reusable scarves... I've gone as eco as possible with fair trade, organic environmentally friendly gifts all round - some second hand (though I probably shouldn't mention that)... We're doing a kris kringle to reduce consumption, the wollemi pine is acting as a carbon sink while reviving a species that consists of less than 100 adult tress in the wild... and yet I'm feeling very guilty!

As I may have previously mentioned a complicated relationship exists between the homeless people who sleep in the car park under the office, the boss and one of the staff members, and myself and the more altruistic staff members. Each morning I bring them tea and occasionally biscuits - sometimes some of the other girls help me, bring in coats or just come down for a chat. The boys complain and cause trouble. One of the ladies is an extremely talented artist and I'm trying to help her sell her artwork over the internet so she no longer has to sleep in a car park (let me know if you have need of some incredible line art!). Anyway, I wanted to bring them over to our place for christmas... But everyone is strongly against it. Really heated discussions have taken place on numerous occasions. It's like no one understands that there isn't enough public housing or enough charities to help out at times like this. If we don't reach out at christmas time, when do we reach out? Advice greatly appreciated on how to convince people that this is a good idea (or perhaps reasons why it isn't, though I'm probably less open to those)...

Labels: christmas, homelessness

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