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I was just contacted by Jack Ballo who is a filmmaker working on a documentary on homeless people, tent cities, and potential tiny house villages for those in need and I wanted to share it with you.
There’s a lot we don’t see that goes on unnoticed and I believe this film gives us all a glance at why affordable housing is so important. And why tiny housing for the homeless is so important. And why standing up to laws that are unjust like building codes is so important.
In this particular case, we see a community of homeless people taking care of themselves without the help of government funding. And sadly, they end up arrested and mistreated by the authorities. Not only that, but they also have destroyed their homes.
Destiny’s Bridge Film: A Home for the Homeless
Images © UltraVision Films
About the Film
“A homeless minister stands up to a New Jersey town that is evicting him, along with 80 other people living in the woods. Police raids and arrests are met by charges of harassment in this explosive documentary that questions the human rights of the poor while exploring new ideas for housing the homeless. With the town closing in and eviction on their doorstep, the homeless set out to create their own self-sustained shelter called Destiny’s Bridge, that provides community, ownership and rehabilitation.”
Source: http://www.destinysbridge.com/
Watch the Trailer
New Jersey Pastor Standing Up for Homeless
Destiny’s Bridge: A Home for the Homeless
Video: Wrecking Ball (The Wrecking of Tent City)
Video: Man Watches City Destroy his Tent City Home
Video: Bulldozers at Tent City :'(
Video: Final Chapel Service at Tent City: Destiny’s Bridge
Images © UltraVision Films
“A homeless minister stands up to a New Jersey town that is evicting him, along with 80 other people living in the woods. Police raids and arrests are met by charges of harassment in this explosive documentary that questions the human rights of the poor while exploring new ideas for housing the homeless. With the town closing in and eviction on their doorstep, the homeless set out to create their own self-sustained shelter called Destiny’s Bridge, that provides community, ownership and rehabilitation.”
Source: http://www.destinysbridge.com/
Help raise money for this film on Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/destiny-s-bridge-a-home-for-the-homeless/x/7493336
“Like” this film on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DestinysBridge
You can help fund this documentary and help it reach more people by contributing to the film on Indiegogo (ends 9/14/14): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/destiny-s-bridge-a-home-for-the-homeless/x/7493336
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