Austin Homeless Man Shares Powerful Prophecy and on Criminalizing Homelessness
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Published 2019-10-07
I honestly could sit and listen to Cheech all day long. He is brilliant and very knowledgeable about homelessness and the social services system. Because of his disability, Cheech is getting Social Security; however, that is not enough to pay for rent. When I asked him about qualifying for housing, he responded that a lot of people are getting housing, but there are still a lot of people that have been homeless for years not getting housed.
During my stay in Austin, I met one man who was outside for 34 years and several others homeless for 20 years and 10 years. In many cities, homeless services are doing better than they ever have but because of the affordable housing crisis, more people are entering into homelessness than they are able to get out of homelessness.
Cheech shared something that is so profound that it blew me away. He went on to forecast how a rich man, a cop, and a minimum wage worker would be treated by other homeless people when they ended up on the streets. Cheech's prophesy I believe is spot on. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
Cheech is very knowledgable on homelessness in Austin. He shares about attending city council meetings and the growing criminalization of homelessness.
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All Comments (21)
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Your voice can help end homelessness. If we do not fix the affordable housing crisis, homelessness will continue to get worse. Click here invisiblepeople.tv/getinvolved to tweet, email, call, or Facebook your federal and state legislators to tell them ending homelessness and creating more affordable housing is a priority to you.
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There are 20 million empty homes in America and 5 million homeless people. Something is wrong.
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“THIS IS ALL A MAN MADE PROBLEM” no truer words have EVER been spoken!
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This man may be labeled bi-polar and mentally ill...but he’s actually far more sane and intelligent than the majority of society who labels him...I hope the very best for him.
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NO ONE.... AND I MEAN ABSOLUTELY NO ONE DESERVES TO BE HOMELESS, PERIOD. EVER-!
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His spirit seems so genuine, he needs to be protected.
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Real talk when he says that any one of us could become homeless due to a natural or man-made disaster.
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“I’m not homeless, I’m houseless. It just sucks I have to be houseless in my own home.” POWERFUL!! Great interview, yet so sad smh
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I know him, he used to be downtown Austin by the library, I used to be homeless with him. I'm happy to see he's still making
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Wow. What a cool and intelligent guy
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I met Cheech few years ago when I stayed at a downtown shelter. (I'm camping now) Such an intelligent and kind man Thank You for sharing His story!
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Homelessness is the act of not caring about humanity and greed!.
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God bless him and all decent people everywhere
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This man is great to listen to. He has a great spirit and soul. It seems like our system pushes guys like that down and lifts up the wrong qualities if you ask me.
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I have a roof over my head..The road still calls my heart because society is run by a huge crime syndicate we think protects and cares for us.....I don't want any part of it...I know change begins with me no matter where I am in life.
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He sees thing very clearly and I dare say he's not homeless, he's free.
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"It sucks that I have to be "houseless", in my own home" . . . that's some wisdom right there. Powerful!!!
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I have a roof over my head by grace of God and my best friend. I can fit everything I own in a suitcase. I'm 40. Thanks for these videos. They sure help open eyes.
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Cheech is awesome! He’s intelligent, insightful & knows what’s really going on. I believe he won’t be “houseless” forever. He’s gonna make it. God Bless Man!!!💜
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it is easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. So many souls selling out for a life of unhappy wealth....
