Post Tagged with: "Homelessness"

  • Thinking aloud: Giving to beggars

    Thinking aloud: Giving to beggars

    Culture July 3, 2012 12:03 pm 2 comments

    I broke a long standing habit today. I gave money to a beggar. It’s not that I don’t think homelessness and poverty are problems, nor do I think I’m absolved from my own small part of personal responsibility. Quite the contrary I gave to charity – probably too infrequently and [...]

     
  • The altruism of cyclists

    The altruism of cyclists

    Video May 18, 2012 10:45 am no comments

    When one cyclist saw a man rummaging through bins he decided he couldn’t just watch him go hungry. All caught on his cycle helmet cam.

     
  • The Weekend’s London Links: what the papers say

    The Weekend’s London Links: what the papers say

    Overflow January 15, 2012 12:03 pm no comments

    Hope you’re having a good weekend. Here’s a few  links we spotted out and about that you might find interesting or useful; The Hackney Citizen asks you to use your spare room for good. The Islington Tribune is bigging up the green volunteers. The Camden New Journal hosts Big Smoke [...]