Many unhoused people work full time but earn starvation, unlivable wages. Some struggle to access mental health services or substance use treatment, making earning a consistent and stable wage nearly impossible.
Cori BushRead
Being unhoused in America must no longer be viewed as an individual shortcoming, but rather as an unacceptable, life-threatening policy failure.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes that homelessness should not be seen as a personal failure, but as a systemic issue that needs urgent attention.
Cori Bush highlights the importance of viewing homelessness as a consequence of societal and policy failures rather than a result of individual shortcomings. This perspective calls for a collective responsibility to address the underlying causes of homelessness and implement effective solutions to ensure the safety and dignity of all individuals.
Themes
HomelessnessPolicySocietyJusticeSystemic Failure
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a presentation about social justice reforms.
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By expanding the legal authority of law enforcement agencies - without addressing the infiltration of white supremacy within law enforcement - we are expanding the capacity of white supremacy itself.
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We don't live in a world that nurtures and cares for Black girls like me. And if the world doesn't care about a Black girl like me, then what will happen to our Black babies who grow up to become Black children and Black adults?
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We treat Black and brown kids who can't vote yet, can't join the military, can't rent a car or even buy a lottery ticket - like adults in our criminal legal system. We deprive them of their joy and their youth. Children who deserve to live rich and abundant lives.
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