Corruption in the City…Hospitality Edition

Corruption in the City…Hospitality Edition

Dr. Jim Beaty of the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless who runs the homeless shelter at Peachtree/Pine highlights Larry Keating’s article published in Hospitality.  If you want to get a sense of the forces aligned against the poor and homeless in Atlanta as articulated by a respected professor from Georgia Tech then read on…

Why I Stand with the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless

Why I Stand with the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless

Yesterday (5/13/10) I attended the Task Force’s press conference to draw attention to the foreclosure of their shelter and to their federal case that is being played out against the city of Atlanta, CAP and ADID. There were a litany of speakers voicing their solidarity with the Task Force and the homeless they serve. I […]

Water for the Homeless

Water for the Homeless

The Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless continues with its money woes and struggles with the city. Again the threat of water disruption is immanent. If you are in the Atlanta area please consider making a water donation to the Taskforce. You can read more and get more info from Dr. Jim Beaty’s blog linked […]

The End of the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless?

The End of the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless?

We arrived home around 5pm Sunday from a weekend away in North Carolina. On the way to our apartment I decided to drive by the shelter at Peachtree and Pine Streets to see how things were going.