Small r Award Dinner, Small Letters, Giant Folks Honored.

by Joe B.

Sunday, April, 14, 2002 is four days from D.H.S./P.I.C. money-keep.

That is the Department Of Human Services/Private Industry Council
took 4-5 hours to find a crack to take back money already earmarked for
Jobs In The Media Program.

The problem: POOR Magazine is an evolving prototype of what most non profit organizations will become.

Job Jumps, Educational/Vocational Skills, and occupations not ordinarily accessible to working poor, low wage, homeless youth and adults.

From basic P.C. skills, graphic arts, literature, investigative or OP/ED columns also learning about the political perspectives world wide.

Their on KPFA 94.1 Radio, on the last day of the month with a half hour show full of poetry, hard news, music, and in depth interviews live and taped.

As a newsfeed for newspapers, and information gathering from students, volunteers and staff writers it is a unique multi pronged organization making formally voiceless people loud and clear helping to readjust, change, rearrange lock-step policies, rules that keep poor folk running in circles.

POOR Helps break the cycles forming a clear path wherein none was before.
POOR’s on its Hyper or Quantum learning. I’ve been told its equivalent to a four year university.

The Resistance Hero Awards And Dinner is one of many examples of honoring people who have with courage, inner strength, were able to do more than exist, and survive but to thrive when society consistently sought to throw them away.

Of course there were a few glaring glitches for example a wheelchair assessable Porta-Pottie that arrived with its handle off and locked from the inside
not many people used it, food is served before the awards not after or during, and a fuse blew in the middle of a spoken words and dedication a resistance hero.

But on the whole POOR’s First Resistance Hero Award And Dinner. We were to have capital (R’s) as a physical reward for the recipient but time and technology made it impossible so a small letter (r’s) are given out and I think its a way better statement than fancier capital R.

I did my piece without music as I had practiced for Mr. Piri Thomas and felt he liked it, shook his hand and he rocked the mike and stage.

I had to leave knowing that cleanup was next when its all over.

My escape with my mom to green, quiet, Fairfield before 9 am is magic and returning to the City on Monday with all the chairs, tables, food, and art gone was just as magical. This could be an annual event because there are so many truly unsung, struggling people living against societies set of rules.

It was a great positive feedback for those praising and those praised.

Now I have write this up and still don’t know if I’ve said enough of what makes POOR Magazine a unique organization.

For me, its back to the salt mines.
Folks, stay alert... Bye.

PS. Anyone from former D.H.S./ P.I.C. knowing dirty secrets they couldn't reveal... now is your time.

For Families, single adults, youth, senior citizens (more insider knowlege) and those who've been F'd over and didn't know how or why untl now.

Seperately D.H.S/P.I.C.
can devistate any individual, family, or small non profit as well.

But if people gather, compare notes and see patterns on wages kept from you or your organization(s)

With pressure coming at them from all sides, from other cities and states.

And Picket, Protest, those six letters D.H.S./ P.I.C. until whatever secret memo, document, or letters are exposed for everyone to see.

I hope folks get good and angry not only to help POOR but also all who've been hurt by these two six letter
souless organizations.

Now I can say. Bye folks.