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Homeless Jesus was designed by Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor and devout Catholic. [2] Schmalz was inspired to create the statue after seeing a homeless person sleeping on a park bench in Toronto in 2012. [4] Schmalz visited Pope Francis in Vatican City in November 2013 to present a miniature version of his statue. He recalled the Pope's reaction ...
Albert Leslie Cochran (June 24, 1951 – March 8, 2012) was an American homeless man, peace activist, cross-dresser, urban outdoorsman, and outspoken critic of police treatment of the homeless. Cochran was known in Austin as Leslie. [1] Cochran was considered the man who personified "Keep Austin Weird". [2] [3] [4]
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The Raleigh artist endured years of alcoholism and homelessness, sticking with his camera collection throughout and earning a place in a museum exhibit.
A.D. 2024—The United States. Twenty-seven degrees in a Port-A-Jon, the seat freezing my ass. I’m in the dark with a little flashlight. Chemically treated feces and urine splash up onto my anus.
"Just seen an Indy police officer pull over, go into his trunk n [sic] give a homeless guy a pair of shiny boots," wrote the center. The post had more than 10,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon.
Mitch Snyder (August 14, 1943 – July 3, 1990) was an American advocate for the homeless. He was the subject of a made-for-television 1986 biopic, Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story, starring Martin Sheen.
Michael Malloy (1873 – February 22, 1933), nicknamed Mike the Durable or Iron Mike, was a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A former firefighter and stationary engineer , he was murdered by a group of five acquaintances after multiple failed attempts on his life by the men ...