People & Power - Homeless Hero - 03 Feb 08 - Pt 1

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Homeless Hero is the story of Cheri Honkala's rise from homelessness and single motherhood to leadership of a growing popular movement in the USA; A report on the opposition to a new power plant on the American Navajo reserve.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: February 3, 2008 at 5:40 am
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Length: 00:11:50
Rating: 4.63
Views: 6349

Tags: People and Power Al Jazeera Samah El Shahat Cheri Honkala homelessness Navajo Desert Rock

Video Comments:
harryguitarjackson (January 1, 2009 at 2:46 pm)
I forgot to say,i loved the let my people go,those people were corect,when they said this.Pharoah LET MY PEOPLE GO.
Thanks Moses.
harryguitarjackson (December 30, 2008 at 1:54 pm)
The romans never did like people who cant pay.Still the same today.God Bless ye mrs,take back more houses,give them to the people.A home is everyones right.The law of rome is not the law of God.
Itravelbackintime (December 22, 2008 at 9:54 pm)
Unbelievable...the amount of money spent to jail each homeless person could have gone to a stay at a motel. It just another illustration of Nashville's ignorance and negligence to address a growing problem that will eventually backfire one day.
FamilyUnionCharity (December 4, 2008 at 5:05 pm)
watch my vid
CoalitionforHomeless (November 20, 2008 at 6:05 am)
Cheri's story is like so many of the homeless today - the face of homelessness is changing because women and families with children are now the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.

Check out our video to meet real families that have conquered homelessness in Central Florida.
cdltpx (November 13, 2008 at 12:23 pm)
You say the word homeless and folks thing drugs & alcohol lazy many things but none may apply to every individual. Structurally challenged (SC) may better describe ones situation. Sad to say money is the key and it usually involves large sums of $ to get off the streets b/c there is $ to be made from SC it is a survival situation and in most cases you have fire to survive in urban areas open fire is not allowed we can control fire or glean from the eternal fire the sun learn to harvest it.
cdltpx (November 13, 2008 at 9:26 am)
There are places in this country that offer affordable housing but there are no jobs in these areas. Investing in renewable energy is a way to hedge against being out in the cold. A man built a solar car that plugs in at night we have ways to cook shower light using solar. Homes can be built from earth with bags domehomes are built for less money quickly and can be insulated with Styrofoam collected from waterways etc we just need permission to do these things codes forbid poverty in a nutshell.
Bachconcertos (September 13, 2008 at 1:10 am)
Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60
meno506 (September 13, 2008 at 2:49 pm)
Bill Gates and Buffett are real bullshit ! first of all these guys are NOT the richest men in the world, they are frontmen to people like the Rothchilds (can you say 600 trillion ), their supposed wide ranging charity is an attempt to change the deserved perception that the very rich are heartless and greedy .
AznZiShu (April 9, 2008 at 6:27 am)
u can stillll be homeless by working forever
its all about timing that could eventually put u out, i'm sure half of these homeless have tried gettin jobs, but have been rejected a dozen times, if u dont understand rejection, than u are as dumb as the dirt on my shoe