Weekly Perspective

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the destruction it has wrought, please note the following that we just received that we are featuring on all our properties on this call to action by the Corporation For National Service: Dear friends, The American Red Cross is requesting volunteers who are skilled in shelter operations to support Hurricane Harvey response efforts in Texas. To learn about opportunities with the American Red Cross  visit our blog . More opportunities to volunteer may be available with Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. You can find a list of those and more at  NationalService.gov/Harvey . There you can  also find information on where to seek assistance, should you, or friends and family be impacted by the storm’s effects. Please share this email with others you know who may wish to volunteer to help Texans recover. Stay safe, Kelly DeGraff Senior Advisor, Disaster Services Unit

Over the course of the past few days, our team decided on a simple token of thanks as we featured this simple yet beautiful poem on all our properties.  As a new week dawns before us, a new month is before us and a new quarter is at hand,  we wanted to share this here in our "Home Property" as a small measure of thanks which we were honored to feature on all our properties as our journey of service continues.    As we "go dark" in our properties this week through Labor Day here in the United States, Please enjoy our Twitter Channel and our Broadcast Pod Featuring Al Jazeera and as we leave all with the latest courtesy of Global Citizen:       BELIEVE (An aria from the Woody Guthrie Opera, Woody for the People) I believe in redemption  I believe in the Truth  I believe there’s a moment when all that is good  comes shining through I believe in transition  I believe change is good  It’s the steady confusion of life that transforms  us from old into new And I believe …

One of our objectives here in the Daily Outsider has been to feature discussions on an aggregate basis about what is the reality out there.   The Guardian of London has been at the forefront of it--and we congratulate the entire team for being nominated for the award as we urge all who may have experienced homelessness to share their stories: Chronicling homelessness: he robbed a bank. Prison felt safer than a shelter When Tommy Ray McAdoo finally got out of prison, he found life in shelters too difficult. Plus: the man who lived in a car near Mark Zuckerberg’s house  Tommy Ray McAdoo, who is accused of robbing a bank with a steak knife in Reno, Nevada. Photograph: AP Alastair Gee in San Francisco   @alastairgee   Email It was impossible for Tommy Ray McAdoo to go on as he had been. Back in 2008, approaching the age of 70, his latest period of imprisonment ended after a lifetime spent entangled in the criminal justice system. According to court documents, he struggled to live in the Se