159 roses(all shapes,forms,colors-just like us
159 origami peace cranes(with the name of those lost
159 Austin homeless bodies buried in 2010
49 rememberers listening and singing with each other
One peace tree with peace doves hanging
One new bench facing Lady Bird Lake(paid for by House The Homeless)
4 bodies sleeping on the benches at 6am
$500 fine for sleeping in public in Austin
$7.25 the minimum wage
48% of all homeless disabled
4000 counted homeless every night in Austin
671 available beds(a lottery to decide who sleeps inside tonight)
This includes women and children(fastest growing numbers)
Something simply does not add up.
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