Recently, a U.S. District Court Judge struck down the City of Orlando’s “Large Group Feeding Ordinance,” which had been enacted to try to move groups of homeless people out of downtown. This had made it criminal for groups to hold worship services and food-sharing.
Now that the court has ruled in their favor, I think it’s a good idea to take advantage of this attention and help the plight of the homeless in Orlando. An excerpt from God’s Politics blog:
“The ‘I AM A HUMAN’ campaign seeks to reclaim and recognize the humanity of Orlando’s poor and homeless. In addition to signs, reminiscent of those from Memphis proclaiming ‘I AM A HUMAN’, we will seek to get as many T-shirts out as we can, bearing the ‘I AM A HUMAN’ message.
“If you want to support our campaign, come to Lake Eola Park on Wednesday afternoons or Monday mornings as we share food and help serve, or carry a sign, or just spend some time being with those who feel forgotten. Go to www.poorinorlando.com and buy some T-shirts to go to the poor and homeless in Orlando or to wear yourself to show your solidarity with those Jesus called ‘the least of these.’”
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