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joan harrison
New York, NY
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joan commented on the article |Here is a flyer I sent to the moyor of New York City and also to Barack Obama before he became president. I received no response, although I didn't expect one. I would, however, be interested in knowing what others out there think of the idea of "sleep stamps."
Joan Harrison
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HOMELESS PEOPLE, RISE UP!
SLEEP IS A BIOLOGICAL NECESSITY AND THEREFORE A HUMAN RIGHT. SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS A RECOGNIZED FORM OF TORTURE.
HUNGRY AMERICANS WHO CANNOT AFFORD FOOD ARE GIVEN FOOD STAMPS IMMEDIATELY. YET WE WHO CANNOT AFFORD A NIGHT’S SLEEP ARE DENIED CLEAN, PRIVATE BEDS!
THOUGH THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ARE WELL KNOWN, MERELY FOR SLEEPING WE ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO HARASSMENT BY POLICE—FORCED TO SIT UP AROUND THE CLOCK OR TO KEEP WALKING.
WHILE SOME PLACES, EVEN IN NEW YORK STATE, PROVIDE PRIVATE ROOMS ALONG WITH FOOD STAMPS, HERE THE CITY SHELTERS ARE A KNOWN ABOMINATION—WITH THEIR CROWDING, SQUALOR, BEDBUGS, AND DICTATING BY FEAR—AND THE DROP IN CENTERS, SIMILARLY DEGRADING, OFFER ONLY HARD CHAIRS FOR SLEEP.
WE WHO ARE DESTITUTE—WE TOO HAVE A RIGHT NOT TO HAVE OUR DIGNITY OUTRAGED!
DEMAND AN END TO THE ABUSE, AN END TO THE WASTING OF LIVES, AN END TO BACKWARD SOCIAL PROGRAMS! DEMAND A CLEAN, PRIVATE BED FOR EVERY HOMELESS PERSON! DEMAND SLEEP STAMPS ON THE MODEL OF FOOD STAMPS!
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