Need a favor from #STL

First, I ask that you spend a few minutes acquainting yourself with InvisiblePeople.tv and Mark Horath.  I should warn you, those few minutes may turn into quite a bit more than that.

The backstory: Mark has a direct connection to our fair city.  One minor reason out of many major ones that St. Louis should especially support him in his endeavor to shine the light on homelessness.  See CNN article here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/01/horvath.homeless.website/index.html

The Invisible People website: http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/about/

Second, InvisiblePeople.tv will be traveling across the country, including St. Louis, and needs your help connecting.  How can you do that?

Ways You Can Help

  • Host Mark at a stop on the tour. Bring him to your community’s shelters/tent cities/homeless encampments and see that these stories are heard.
  • Put the issue of homelessness on the front page of your local paper. Host a Road Trip event. Invite Mark and other local experts to speak. Invite the press. Write a letter to the editor about the tour. Make people listen.
  • Make a donation! Buy a tank of gas for $50, a night at a hotel room for $100, or two weeks of meals for $300.
  • Spread the word! Post stories on Facebook and Twitter. Scream as loud as you can.
  • Take action locally and get involved. Three sites to help get you started: Idealist.orgI VolunteerMatch I 2-1-1 (dial #211 from any phone)
  • Don’t let your involvement end with the tour. CLICK HERE for 10 additional actions you can take to fight homelessness every day.
 

You can find the form for signing up to assist here: 
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDlONWtYSjRaS2FETWRsek05TzBJMkE6MQ#gid=0 .  

If you have questions you can contact him directly @hardlynormal on twitter or through the website at http://invisiblepeople.tv , you can also make direct donations at that website.

Please communicate this to anyone you feel can assist, whether it's simply caring hands that want to help, to those in the media, companies that would contribute/sponsor, Mayor Slay, etc.  It all makes a difference.

Make it your Mitzvah for the day.

Cheers, and thanks for taking the time.

Matt Ridings - @techguerilla
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by