Someone To Talk To is an empassioned account of life on the mean streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Homeless and near-homeless persons recount in agonizing detail their experiences of living on the edge in a large Canadian city. They chronicle the grim spirals of poverty, marginalization and despair that propelled them out of their homes, onto the streets and into the ambit of shelters like Triage Emergency Services. Allen analyzes how state policies contribute more to the continuation of homelessness than its eradication.
"Some people like to glamorize it but there's nothing glamorous about it. People put a knife into you for a couple of bucks. I spent quite a bit of time on the streets and you're looking more out for your safety than you are looking for a place to sleep for the night."
| ISBN: | 9781552660294 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2022 |
| Author: | Tom Allen |
| Publisher: | Fernwood an imprint of Fernwood Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 135 pages |
| Genres: |
Social discrimination and social justice Poverty and precarity Housing and homelessness |
Someone To Talk To is an empassioned account of life on the mean streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Homeless and near-homeless persons recount in agonizing detail their experiences of living on the edge in a large Canadian city. They chronicle the grim spirals of poverty, marginalization and despair that propelled them out of their homes, onto the streets and into the ambit of shelters like Triage Emergency Services. Allen analyzes how state policies contribute more to the continuation of homelessness than its eradication.
"Some people like to glamorize it but there's nothing glamorous about it. People put a knife into you for a couple of bucks. I spent quite a bit of time on the streets and you're looking more out for your safety than you are looking for a place to sleep for the night."
Someone to Talk To features in the following genres: Poverty and precarity
Someone to Talk To is available in Paperback
Someone to Talk To was written by Tom Allen and published by Fernwood an imprint of Fernwood Publishing
Someone to Talk To has 135 pages