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The Fear Behind Our Lack of Empathy and Why We Turn Away from Poverty with Pat LaMarche

Pat LaMarche, broadcaster, journalist, advocate, and founder of the #Homeless Remembrance Blanket project, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss poverty, hunger, and #homelessness. Pat uses her journalism skills to address the root causes of mental health disorders, #homelessness, and substance abuse, to inform and drive change in public policy.. Deepak and Pat talk about:. The source of her dedication to writing about poverty and #homelessness The lack of empathy for the poor and the need to translate complex information into stories that inform a general audience What can be done to address the underlying issues of #homelessness The potential for communities to make a difference #TheDemLabs #MemorialBlanket ##Homelessness #Poverty #PovertyAwareness #Journalism #EconomicJustice #Affordability #SocialJustice #OrganizingMatters #FoodInsecurity #MentalHealth #SubstanceAbuse #SocialImpact #VoicefortheVoiceless. MemorialBlanket.org. TheDemLabs.org. .. .
Jan. 15,2026
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Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda: The Fear Behind Our Lack of Empathy and Why We Turn Away from Poverty with Pat LaMarche

Pat LaMarche, broadcaster, journalist, advocate, and founder of the Homeless Remembrance Blanket project, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss poverty, hunger, and homelessness. Pat uses her journalism skills to address the root causes of mental health disorders, homelessness, and substance abuse, to inform and drive change in public policy. Deepak and Pat talk about: The source of her dedication to writing about poverty and homelessness The lack of empathy for the poor and the need to translate complex information into stories that inform a general audience What can be done to address the underlying issues of homelessness The potential for communities to make a difference #TheDemLabs #MemorialBlanket #Homelessness #Poverty #PovertyAwareness #Journalism #EconomicJustice #Affordability #SocialJustice #OrganizingMatters #FoodInsecurity #MentalHealth #SubstanceAbuse #SocialImpact #VoicefortheVoiceless

Ryn The Ravenking Jan 23

Jaw abcess is back. Ugh. And local dentists are backed up til next month. So here I lie with an ice pack on my face hoping it goes away. Ouch. Broke as a joke so no numbing meds or ibuprofen to be had.
#LifeExperience #toothache #ToothDecay #painsucks #Iwantthistobeovernow #povertyawareness

Bryan (he/him) 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈Jan 4

I carry many traumas, religious conditioning, family abuse, and the weight of workplace injustice. For years, I feared my own queerness, trapped by a world that told me who to be.

It took a near fatal illness to break that shell. Facing death did not just change my health, it shifted my soul. It moved me from a world of self-concern to one of deep empathy. I went back to school, unlearned old patterns, and found my voice.

I have known the cruelty of a "wallet biopsy" and the sting of being judged by doctors who didn’t see my humanity. I have stood in line for expired food and felt the bone deep cold of poverty. I know that poverty is a trauma that kills, I have lived it.

But today, I am no longer afraid. I will shout in the face of the oppressors. I will continue to speak truth to power.

#Queer #Survivor #MutualAid #SocialJustice #PovertyAwareness #MedicalJustice #PovertyTrauma #SpeakTruthtoPower #ReligiousTrauma #QueerJoy #MedicalTrauma #PovertyTrauma #SocialJustice #Resilience #ClassWar #EatTheRich #EconomicJustice #LivedExperience #Deconstruction #Exvangelical #PostReligious #PoliticalEvolution #LateBloomerQueer #Pride #LGBT #LGBTQIA #UniversalHealthcare #HealthcareIaHumanRight

'(vidak) _(:3」∠)_Dec 23

What it’s like to be homeless at Christmas

Christmas is often a time for family, food and warmth. But at 58 years of age, Len's life as he knew it was derailed by an unexpected injury that left him without a home, facing two years and two Christmases on the streets. Read his powerful piece on what it’s really like to be homeless at Christmas at the link in our bio. @watoday.com.au #NoPlaceForPoverty #PovertyAwareness #Homelessness

https://moraleconomy.au/2025/12/24/what-its-like-to-be-homeless-at-christmas/

What it’s like to be homeless at Christmas

Christmas is often a time for family, food and warmth. But at 58 years of age, Len’s life as he knew it was derailed by an unexpected injury that left him without a home, facing two years and…

The Initiative for a Moral Economy

The North Star Dec 12

Gifts for businesses, with 25% of Quebec living in poverty

#QuebecEconomy #BusinessUpdates #PovertyAwareness

Gifts for businesses, with 25% of Quebec living in poverty

Last Friday, Quebec Finance Minister Éric Girard delivered an economic update at the Chamber of commerce of Montreal. The crowd included CEOs, real estate developers and senior officials…

The North Star

The North Star Dec 6

Gifts for businesses, with 25% of Quebec living in poverty

#QuebecEconomy #BusinessUpdates #PovertyAwareness

Gifts for businesses, with 25% of Quebec living in poverty

Last Friday, Quebec Finance Minister Éric Girard delivered an economic update at the Chamber of commerce of Montreal. The crowd included CEOs, real estate developers and senior officials…

The North Star

SingularityPixel Nov 14

Establecimiento de hospedaje: Es un lugar, a menudo tradicional y de ambiente hogareño o sencillo, donde se da alojamiento o se hospedan personas por un precio, especialmente viajeros, arrieros o gente de paso. Funciona de manera similar a un hostal, mesón o pensión. Salamanca (España)
#Displacement #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #PovertyAwareness #Unsheltered #AffordableHousing #EndHomelessness #HousingForAll #NoPlaceLikeHome #StreetLife

SingularityPixel Nov 9

Valladolid
#PovertyAwareness #EndHomelessness #StreetLife #Begging #SocialJustice #PovertyLine #HomelessCrisis #NoMorePoverty #MakeADifference #PovertySolutions

Headlines Africa Oct 17

Africa: Groundbreaking Report Reveals Powerful Link Between Poverty and the Climate Crisis: [UN News] Nearly 80 per cent of the world's poor - 887 million people - live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action to address the issue. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNkK1T #ClimateCrisis #PovertyAwareness #GlobalAction #ClimateChange #SustainableDevelopment