Opinion – the upper middle class doesn’t see it.

Asking customers and acquaintances if they were seeing the slowdown in the economy affecting them, I’ve gotten an almost universal response of no.

So when will they realize that the global billionaires aren’t going to include them either (the millionaires and the middle class)?

Probably when they can’t get any food either. Then they will have to leave their houses and fancy jobs to head wherever there might be food.

Of course, right now the middle class doesn’t see it. In that way, the impoverished are advantaged, because they are already used to being pushed around and marginalized and controlled by food supplies, etc.

Just my opinion.

International Network of Street Papers www.street-papers.org

While doing research I found INSP
The International Network of Street Papers
88 papers in 37 countries and 6 continents
reaching 32 million readers worldwide

They just finished having a conference in Glasgow, Scottland.

They receive support from Reuters and Inter Press Service.

Their website is really impressive and has huge resources available to sparechangenews.com.

They have a published guide to setting up a Street Paper and offer advice, support, and funding solutions.

They call for a Poverty Day Campaign on October 17th

They also have a Street News Service to help publications like us share content

Check it all out at www.street-papers.org

Special Event at Homeless Hospitality House

Upcoming Events:
Homeless Hospitality House Cookout

Aug. 2, 2008
3:00 pm — 6:00 pm

The BCC Homeless Hospitality House will be hosting its Annual Spring Cookout in partnership with Refuge Temple in Burlington. Come by the house, at 437 Arlington St., for great food and community as we celebrate the full dignity and humanity of our homeless neighbors.

Contact Terry Speed at 336-230-0001 for more information