Tag Archives: Homelessness

A Home for Everyone

Posted on December 17, 2018 by julianstodd

There was a story in the news today about a hotel which has cancelled a booking for 26 homeless people over Christmas. Organised by a local charity, it was an opportunity for people who live on the street to have … Continue reading →

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Shadow of a Person

Posted on September 27, 2018 by julianstodd

I recognise in myself that i do not treat the people i see sleeping on the street equally: sometimes i ignore them, sometimes i try to give a kind word, sometimes i buy them a cup of tea (which is … Continue reading →

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Early Stage Writing: ‘The Humble Leader’ #WorkingOutLoud

Posted on February 15, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m making good progress with an illustrated essay on humility: it’s a reflective piece on the nature of humility, and how ‘the humble leader’ may be what we need in the Social Age. The essay will probably run to around … Continue reading →

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A Civil Society?

Posted on October 31, 2017 by julianstodd

From the macro, to the micro: i was in Oxford yesterday, on a cold night, walking through the city. I ended my journey walking past half a dozen rough sleepers, bedded down for the night, sheltered under cardboard boxes and … Continue reading →

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An Imperfect Humanity: Pity and Grace

Posted on February 17, 2016 by julianstodd

This is a #WorkingOutLoud post as i shape some new thinking around coherence in culture, social justice and the social contract: aspects of the Social Age. So don’t take these thoughts as fully formed, but rather as part of an … Continue reading →

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Brighton Rock: Reckless and Homeless

Posted on February 15, 2016 by julianstodd

You can’t walk far in Brighton without finding graffiti: the sanctioned and sponsored art form type, decorating electrical boxes and shopfronts, the porto-art inhabiting alleyways and laid on hoardings, and the raw, visceral cries sprayed on garage doors, derelict rooftops … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: Social Justice?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by julianstodd

Unconscious or dead, the filthy, limp figure lay against the shopfront, stinking of alcohol and piss, curled over but swollen face still visible, hooded eyes screwed shut, beard filthy and ragged, features creased like an old cowboy with ruddy cheeks. … Continue reading →

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