Living Homeless in Seattle- Tent City

A 21st Century Hooverville: Seattle's Homeless Population Builds "Nickelsville," a Tent City Named After the City's Mayor

As the nations economic and housing crisis worsens, homelessness is also on the rise, and an increasing number of people are setting up roving encampments or shanty towns that are popularly known as tent cities. Seattles newest tent city is called Nickelsville. The encampment is made up of over 100 fuchsia tents and is named to protest Mayor Greg Nickelss policies toward the homeless. [includes ru

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[IWantDemocracyNow]

hey this is my video!!! man, this stuff is sad!!!  and its only going to get worse

[odin422]

LET THEM GROW FOOD!

having been homeless myself for several years from 16-19 this saddens me deeply.

My 75 year old father lives in a shelter and has since 2006...........sometimes i wish EVERYONE was homeless together.....it would be kind of nice.

[Mrbrianjohnson951]

@moqutpar

And yet, the government told the church that the christian are not allowed to preach the gospel on government property.

[jewls323]

if you want the cops to tear up there camp just start a roomer theres a gun in the camp ,homeless are not allowed to have guns.

[MegaDeathwarrant]

there is no reason at all to be homeless

[moqutpar]

Wow the government has to keep their hands off the Church property?... wow that sounds like Lesai faire... (excuse spelling)... which means 'hands off' in French and is a principle that this country was founded on... wtf happened to that?... Government is supposed to be as hands off as possible

[MrSalmon88]

1in 50 kids thats one in every class if there even in school

[SpooToob]

This sort of thing is happening all over the USA and all we see in the media are ads to help homeless people in other countries. WTF?

[Maxmillionzucato]

Ok never mind part two tells me Jimmy Page thanks anyway :)

[Maxmillionzucato]

does anybody here know what the song at the end of this video is or where I could get a copy?

[andyfromsimi]

There are so many vacnat homes in places like Youngstown, OH and Pittsburgh, PA. It would be nice if we could renovate them and proovide these home to our the homeless who wish to move there.