Homelessness campaign asks: How did you sleep last night?

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The Times Colonist’s coverage of our latest campaign: Unacceptable.

The unforgiving slats of a park bench never make for a good night’s sleep, and the bench in Centennial Square is a reminder that homelessness is unacceptable, says the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness. The bench, with a thin sleeping bag thrown over it and a garbage bag of belongings on the ground, is the first “installation” in a new public education campaign by the coalition.

Read the article: Homelessness campaign asks: How did you sleep last night?

Source: Times Colonist

Author: Judith Lavoie

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