Hey Ladies,
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successful educated professionals.  If interested, in starting this new
sisterhood, let me know.
                     Noosa

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Subject: Fwd: Important Petition, please sign and pass it around
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:17:43 +0000

In a message dated 10/11/2005 4:43:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, ztruth@... writes:

Separation of Religious Rule from the State and Guarantee of Rights of Religious Freedom in the Middle East

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To:  The Presidents of the United States and the European Parliament:

The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights is an umbrella coalition representing various organizations from the following communities: Arabic Speaking Christians, Armenian, Assyrian, Buddhist, Copt, Hindu, Humanist Muslim, Ibo, Maronite, Nubian, Southern Filipino, Slavic-Christian, Southern Sudanese, Syriac, West African, secular intellectuals and women's groups.

The legacy of Western Civilization to the world is liberal democracy and the enshrinement of individual rights. The right of all individuals to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief is fundamental to achieving true democracy. This right is articulated in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The United States and Europe must make advancement of democracies the cornerstone policy in the Middle East. The success of this policy is dependent not only upon the promotion of free elections, but also the separation of religion from the state. Guarantee of the right of religious freedom is determinative to democratic progress, constitutional development or reformulation. The separations of religion from state and religious freedom for all individuals are preconditions for true democracy in the Middle East.

This may not preclude the participation of religious parties in these emerging Middle East democracies. However, there must be institutional limitations upon them to prevent their religious ideology from being imposed on the laws and constitutional institutions to the exclusion of others in society. This may not limit the religious character of the society from being recognized in the constitution, but it can not imply or become an establishing clause for religious rule. Confessional statements do not need to be institutionalized in constitutional law. The authority to govern and the rules by which that government function arise from the people irrespective of their religion, ethnicity, race or gender.

In the face of growing concern about the exclusion of religious or ethnic minorities and women in the Middle East from full citizenship, we, the undersigned, respectfully urge the adoption of the following measures:

• Establish the separation of the rule of religion from the state as a pre-condition and measurement for the recognition of true democratic reform in the Middle East. Acceptance of anything short of this principle in US and EU diplomatic and assistance strategies will constitute a failure in democratic progress.

• Stop identifying Middle Eastern countries as democracies if they institute constitutions that are structurally inclusive, containing language that recognizes freedoms and universal human rights, but then add exclusive provisions that limit freedoms based on other concerns such as, security, ideology, or religion. The presidents of the United States and the European Parliament should require progress to remove limitations on the free exercise of liberal institutions as a pre-condition for future financial assistance.

• Establish independent commissions to review the status of democratic development in the Middle East and to report on an annual basis on efforts to separate religious rule from state, including the following issues:

ïƒک Religious rights and freedom: Do members of minority faiths have the right to practice their faith freely? Do they have the right to proselytize? Do members of the majority faith have the right to choose another faith according to individual conscience? Do they have the right to leave the religion of their birth?

ïƒک Equality under law: What is the status, both in law and in practice, of these groups, and of individuals belonging to these groups? Do the laws in these nations discriminate against religious minorities? Do members of these groups have the same rights to assemble, speak, publish, and associate as those in the majority? Can members of these classes be elected to governmental and representative bodies? Can they form political parties? Is there a government policy of discriminating against the hiring of members of these classes? Does the government allow or encourage radical anti-minority organizations to abuse, threaten or otherwise oppress minority populations? Do the agencies that enforce the laws represent all groups in society?

ïƒک Cultural equality: Are the rights and cultures of national, religious, and ethnic minorities respected?

ïƒک Teaching of hatred and contempt: Is religious tolerance taught and promoted in the educational system by the government and in the general culture? Do state-run media outlets promote tolerance and religious and cultural diversity in their programming?

• The Center for Democracy and Governance Office of the U.S. State Department has identified five key elements of democracies for purposes of assessing the funding of its democracy and governance (DG) programming worldwide, consensus, rule of law, competition, inclusion, and good governance. Add a sixth, institutional guarantee of religious freedom for all individuals.

• We implore the United States Congress and the European Parliament to make greater financial commitments to create and support indigenous liberal institutions that promote individual rights and freedoms in Middle Eastern countries. Free elections are a consequence of the democratic environment produced by the establishment and exercise of free liberal institutions in society.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

View Current Signatures
 

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The Separation of Religious Rule from the State and Guarantee of Rights of Religious Freedom in the Middle East Petition to The Presidents of the United States and the European Parliament: was created by Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights and written by The Rev. Dr. Keith Roderick (keith.roderick@... ).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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Separation of Religious Rule from the State and Guarantee of Rights of Religious Freedom in the Middle East

View Current Signatures   -   Sign the Petition

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To:  The Presidents of the United States and the European Parliament:

The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights is an umbrella coalition representing various organizations from the following communities: Arabic Speaking Christians, Armenian, Assyrian, Buddhist, Copt, Hindu, Humanist Muslim, Ibo, Maronite, Nubian, Southern Filipino, Slavic-Christian, Southern Sudanese, Syriac, West African, secular intellectuals and women's groups.

The legacy of Western Civilization to the world is liberal democracy and the enshrinement of individual rights. The right of all individuals to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief is fundamental to achieving true democracy. This right is articulated in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The United States and Europe must make advancement of democracies the cornerstone policy in the Middle East. The success of this policy is dependent not only upon the promotion of free elections, but also the separation of religion from the state. Guarantee of the right of religious freedom is determinative to democratic progress, constitutional development or reformulation. The separations of religion from state and religious freedom for all individuals are preconditions for true democracy in the Middle East.

This may not preclude the participation of religious parties in these emerging Middle East democracies. However, there must be institutional limitations upon them to prevent their religious ideology from being imposed on the laws and constitutional institutions to the exclusion of others in society. This may not limit the religious character of the society from being recognized in the constitution, but it can not imply or become an establishing clause for religious rule. Confessional statements do not need to be institutionalized in constitutional law. The authority to govern and the rules by which that government function arise from the people irrespective of their religion, ethnicity, race or gender.

In the face of growing concern about the exclusion of religious or ethnic minorities and women in the Middle East from full citizenship, we, the undersigned, respectfully urge the adoption of the following measures:

• Establish the separation of the rule of religion from the state as a pre-condition and measurement for the recognition of true democratic reform in the Middle East. Acceptance of anything short of this principle in US and EU diplomatic and assistance strategies will constitute a failure in democratic progress.

• Stop identifying Middle Eastern countries as democracies if they institute constitutions that are structurally inclusive, containing language that recognizes freedoms and universal human rights, but then add exclusive provisions that limit freedoms based on other concerns such as, security, ideology, or religion. The presidents of the United States and the European Parliament should require progress to remove limitations on the free exercise of liberal institutions as a pre-condition for future financial assistance.

• Establish independent commissions to review the status of democratic development in the Middle East and to report on an annual basis on efforts to separate religious rule from state, including the following issues:

ïƒک Religious rights and freedom: Do members of minority faiths have the right to practice their faith freely? Do they have the right to proselytize? Do members of the majority faith have the right to choose another faith according to individual conscience? Do they have the right to leave the religion of their birth?

ïƒک Equality under law: What is the status, both in law and in practice, of these groups, and of individuals belonging to these groups? Do the laws in these nations discriminate against religious minorities? Do members of these groups have the same rights to assemble, speak, publish, and associate as those in the majority? Can members of these classes be elected to governmental and representative bodies? Can they form political parties? Is there a government policy of discriminating against the hiring of members of these classes? Does the government allow or encourage radical anti-minority organizations to abuse, threaten or otherwise oppress minority populations? Do the agencies that enforce the laws represent all groups in society?

ïƒک Cultural equality: Are the rights and cultures of national, religious, and ethnic minorities respected?

ïƒک Teaching of hatred and contempt: Is religious tolerance taught and promoted in the educational system by the government and in the general culture? Do state-run media outlets promote tolerance and religious and cultural diversity in their programming?

• The Center for Democracy and Governance Office of the U.S. State Department has identified five key elements of democracies for purposes of assessing the funding of its democracy and governance (DG) programming worldwide, consensus, rule of law, competition, inclusion, and good governance. Add a sixth, institutional guarantee of religious freedom for all individuals.

• We implore the United States Congress and the European Parliament to make greater financial commitments to create and support indigenous liberal institutions that promote individual rights and freedoms in Middle Eastern countries. Free elections are a consequence of the democratic environment produced by the establishment and exercise of free liberal institutions in society.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

View Current Signatures
 

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The Separation of Religious Rule from the State and Guarantee of Rights of Religious Freedom in the Middle East Petition to The Presidents of the United States and the European Parliament: was created by Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights and written by The Rev. Dr. Keith Roderick (keith.roderick@... ).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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Subject: Please sign and circulate.
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:58:41 +0000

Dear All,
A pornographic movie is being shot and is intended to show up in America
soon, which shows Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals! The same way as
a play that has been in the theater halls for a while. It's called "Corpus
Christi" which means "The Body of Christ". It is a revolting joke of our
Lord. But we can make a difference, that's why I'm sending this e-mail to
all of you.
Could you, please, add your name to this e-mail's list's end? If you do
so, together we may be able to ban this movie from being shown in America.
Apparently, some regions from Europe have banned the movie already. All we
need is a lot of signatures!
Remember, Jesus said: "That who deny Me before men, I will also deny Him
before my Father which is in heaven."
Please, do not simply forward!!!
Please, select all text, copy this message (CTRL+C), paste (CTRL+V) in a
new message and then add your name at the end of the list, plus send to all
your contacts.
When the signatures get to 500 names (who is list's 500), please send them
to: homasg@... And then start it all over again...... IF WE WORK
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT!!!! Thanks!
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118. Noella Fernandes - Mumbai - India.
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129. Lorilee Sih - Toronto, Canada
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131. Joy Facun - Toronto, Canada
132. Celia O. Cabaltera - Manila, Philippines
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136. Manny Magdaog
137. Rene Cortez
138. Orly Gracia, Saudi Arabia
139. Becca Reyes, Saudi Arabia
140. Rene Parada, Saudi Arabia
141. Carol Parada, Manila, Philippines
142. Bet Calimbas, California
143. Digna Anonas, California
144. Emilie Soriano, California
145. Harvey Dorren, Nevada
146. Lawrence Bailey, N.Y.
147. Sue Atkinson, Rochester, N.Y.
148. Steve Groth, Rochester, N.Y.
149. Lois Atkinson, Portville NY
150. B. Van Etten, N.Y.
151. D.Van Etten, N.Y
152. L.JOINER, NM
153. DIANE YO UNG, NM
154. Maria-Bertha Paz, NM
155. Kameron Hill, NM
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157. Shelley Havenor, WA
158. Billie Phillips, WA
159. Raymond C Phillips, WA
160. Basil Pelletier, WA
161. Erma Pelletier, WA
162. Mark Howell, WA
163. Lorraine Howell, WA
164. Brenda Kessie, WA
165. James L Judkins
166. Wanda O. Lewis, TN
167. Bobby J. Lewis, TN
168. Tom Henry, TX
169. Regena Hoover, AL
170. Emily Henry, TX
171. Judy Henry, TX
172. Tommy Henry, TX
173. Kristi Henry, TX
174. Mollie Moon, AL
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185. Everett Rogers, TX
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187. Garland McConal
188. D J McConal
189. E. J. McConal
190. Kaylynn Mitchell, Utah, USA
191. Henry Parker, Prattville, AL
192. Beth Wyatt, Prat tville, AL
193. Leigh Ann C ausey, Alabama
194. Angela Montgomery, Alabama
195. Judy Michalek, Auburn, WAshington
196. Lucy Plowden, Baltimore, Md.
197. James Plowden, Baltimore, Md.
198. Sister Philip Joseph Davis, O.P., Baltimore, MD
199. Helen Alexander, Franklin, TN
200. Lee Kerkvliet, Madison, TN
201. Betty J. Felts, Joelton, TN 37080
202. Brian Hufham, Madison, TN
203. Bekki Hufham, Madison, TN
204. Shari Wilson, TN
205. Miranda Jones, FL
206. M.E.H. Bonds, FL
207. Nelson Gonzalez, FL., USA
208. Nicolas Del Vento, FL.
209. Geraldine Cartone FL, USA
210. Laura Lopez Fl, USA
211. Jackie Wakeman, FL, USA
212. Jennifer Aguerrebere, FL,USA
213. Sasha Luque, FL, USA
214. Vanessa ! Luque, FL, USA
215. Vazquez, Ricardo, Fl USA
216. Willy Mesa,Fl USA
217. Daniel Jonusas,Fl USA
218. Evelyn Molleda, FL USA
219. Derrick Larrea FL USA
220. Lory Larrea FL US
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224. Walyce Almeida Fl, USA
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231. Larissa Sobral PB Brasil
232. Sylvio P?f?(c)lico PB Brasil
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234. Samuel Soares pb Brasil
235. Bruno Esturba Molino
236. Isaac Oliveira Marques, PB,Brasil
237. Cirino Ferreira Refosco, PB,Brasil
238. Josemar Jeremias Bandeira deSouza, PB, Brasil
239. Lilian Vieira Fernandes PB,Brasil
240. Juliane Nepomuceno Fernandes PB,Brasil
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249. Larissa Santos Novais, BA,Brasil
250. Rachel Nancy Lemos, BA, Brasil
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252. Kellem Cristina Marques, BA,Brasil
253. Reineldes Toledo Marques, BA,Brasil
254. Gayle Wadley, Utah, USA
255. Efig?fï؟½nia Mariana Silva, BA, Brasil
256. Edson Silva de Carvalho, BA,Brasil
257. Emerson Silva de Carvalho, BA,Brasil
258. Geane Karla Mariana Silva, BA,Brasil
259. Iracema Mariana Silva, BA,Brasil
260. Gildeon Silva, BA, Brasil
261. Gilka Vasconcelos Irber Marques,MS, Brasil
262. Emilen C. Mollaneda
263. Gladys Grace M. Villamil
264. Abraham Lucas, UK
265. Ria Madlangbayan Philippines
266. Hernan Remillion
267. Jacquiline L. Carurucan-Manila, Philippines
268. Roselle A. Glean - Manila, Philippines
269. Filipinas F. Sayno - Manila, Philippines
270. Rhoderic C. Frondozo - Macau, China
271. William A. Belarde - Al Khobar, KSA
272. Ismael O. Corloncito - Al Khobar, KSA
273. Cecil O. Corloncito- Jubail Industrial City, KSA;
274. Antoinette E. Cejudo, Cebu City, Philippines
275. Leticia M. Cortes, Cebu City, Philippines
276. Kathreen M. Cortes, Cebu City, Philippines
277. Kathleen Ann M. Cortes, Cebu City, Philippines
278. Katrina M. Cortes, Cebu City, Philippines
279. Renato F. Cortes, Cebu City, Philippines
280. Juvy Borinaga, Cebu City, Philippines
281. Cecilia B. Mangubat, Cebu City, Philippines
282. Rowena J. Pino, Cebu City, Philippines
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296. Ricky Fernandez, Cebu Philippines
297. Janice A. Tangub, Cebu, Philippines
298. Bert Evio - Manila, Philippines
299. Anne Muliaina - Auckland, New Zealand
300. Ella Stowers - Auckland, New Zealand.
301. L. Orika - Akd, NZ
302. D. Orika - Akd, NZ
303. M. Orika - Akd, NZ
304. A. Orika - Akd, NZ
305. R. Orika - Akd, NZ
306. P. Nicholls - Akd, NZ
307. T. Tewini - Akd, NZ
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309. R. Tewini - Akd, NZ
310. Pauline Pokoina, Akd, NZ
311. Mike Pokoina, Akd, NZ
312. Quincy Pokoina, Akd, NZ
313. Daniella Pokoina, Akd, NZ
314. Evancer Pokoina, Akd, NZ
315. Sheryle Beckham, Whangarei, NZ
316. Colin Beckham, Whangarei, NZ
317. Jennifer Wilton, Perth, Australia
318. Chris Wilton, Perth, Australia < BR>319. Tammy Brown, Perth, Australia
320. Ryan Brown, Perth, Australia
321. Bob & Pam Hall, W.Australia
322. John and Colleen Millar, Sydney, Australia
323. Eric and Shirley Orth, Brisbane , Australia
324. Meena and Oscar Henderson, Melbourne, Australia
325. Colin Selvey, Guntakal, India
326. Victor Fernandez, Bangalore, India
327. Miriam Briggs, Bangalore, India
328. Alan Briggs, Bangalore, India
329. Caro Briggs, Bangalore, India
330. Savio Briggs, Bangalore, India
331. Sabrina Briggs, Bangalore, India
328. Lilly Rozario, Bangalore, India
329. Denzil Rozario, Bangalore, India
330. Jude Myers, Dubai
331. Christopher Myers, Dubai
332. Natalie Furtado, Dubai
333. Anthony Furtado, Dubai
334. Marlene Myers, Dubai
335. Elvira Gabriel, Calcutta, India
336. Nicky&Richard Chen, Canada
337.Christine Burbidge, Calcutta India
338. Ian Yen, Mumbai, India
339.Karina &Errol Grey, Calcutta, India
340.Aaron Grey, Calcutta India
341. Michelle & Molly, Calcutta, India
342. Aloma Fernandes, Mumbai, India
343 Merlyn D'Souza Mumbai India
344 Egbert D'Souza Mumbai India
345 Sandeep Savio D'souza, Mumbai, India
346 Stephen D'souza, Mumbai, India
347 Hilda D'souza, Mumbai, India
348 Amanda Nogueira. Melbourne, Australia
349 Eugene Nogueira, Melbourne, Australia
350 Johann Nogueira, Melbourne, Australia
351 Rene Nogueira, Melbourne, Australia
352 John Leitao, Windsor, Canada
353 Swati Leitao, Windsor, Canada
354 Snijana Leitao, Windsor, Canada
355 Natasha Corneille, Dubai, U.A.E.
356 Gehan Outschoorn, Dubai,U.A.E
357 Mario Outschoorn, Dubai,U! .A.E
358 Sean Outschoorn, Dubai, U.A.E
359 Ryan Outschoorn, Dubai, U.A.E
360 Glen Outschoorn, Dubai, U.A.E
361 Roger Francis Jose, Dubai, U.A.E
362 Marc Sequeira , Dubai , UAE
363 Ricola Furtado , Dubai, U.A.E
364 Alyyyyy , Dubai , U.A.E
365 Nichelle Menzy->Dubai..UAE!
366 Carol Rodrigues, Dubai
367 Aaron Khare, Dubai UAE
368 Barry Pinto, Dubai UAE
369 Natasha Selvaratnam, Dubai
370 Mina Emad, Dubai UAE
371 Marianagib,Egypt cairo
372: Sandra,Egypt,Cairo
373: Natalie Adel, Egypt, Cairo
374: Tamer Sherif, Egypt, Cairo
375:Sherif Mounir, Mississauga, Canada
376: Magdi Mourris, Cairo, Egypt
377:Neveen Fawzi, Cairo, Egypt
378: Shady Talaat, Cairo, Egypt.
379: Emad Zakaria, Cairo, Egypt
400: Mervat Fikry, Cairo, Egypt
401: Heba Kostandy, Cairo, Egypt
402: Amal Sadek,Cairo, Egypt
403: Sherif Naguib, Cairo, EGYPT

404 : Mamdouh Soliman ,MelbourneAustralia

405: Karim Mokhless Rizk, CA, USA

 406: Waffaa Hanna, CA USA

407: Guirguis N. Guirguis, CA, USA

408: Ishrak Nazih, Cairo, Egypt

409: Sherine Aziz Cairo- Egypt 

410: Rafik Magdy - Egypt
411: T.labib - Egypt

412: Ramez Ashkar - Egypt

413: Nabil Ibrahim - Egypt

414:germaine mourad

415: George Mikhail, Toronto, Canada

416 Ibrahim Habib

417 Raif Ishak. USA

418 Suzanne Ishak. USA

419 Reda Ishak.  U.S.A

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 بركتها وشفعاتها  وصلواتها تكون معكم جميعا

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 (تاريخ الرسالة 21 أغسطس 2004) وأرجو من أمي العدراء أن تسامحني للتأخير في أرسلها وذلك بسبب مرضي.

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في الطريق الصحراوي مصر الأسماعلية بأتوبيس يخبط السيارة بطريقة غريبة جدا جعلت السيارة تفقد أتزانها والتحكم

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 يا عدراء يا أم النور كأننا متفقين علي هذه الكلمة. 

وفعلا في لحظة السيارة وفقت فاجئه ولما نزلنا منها وجدنها كأنها مركونة بجانب الرصيف نظرنا لأنفسنا 

وتأكدنا بعدم أصابتنا دهشنا بالسيارة لأنها كانت في حالة سيئة وفي أحد العجلات شبة مدمرة تماما والسيارة من أمام

معجونة تماما لدرجة كل سيارة كانت تقف تندهش لعدم أصابتنا لأن السيارة شكلها كان سيئ للغاية وعرفنا أن ماما العدراء

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 ممكن ينادي علي شفيعه 

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July 28, 2004 A new face on homelessness Some live with friends, some sleep in their cars and some go to shelters. But many of them don't look like they need help. By Darnell Morris-Compton darnell.morris-compton@... Knowledge from experience: Tony Ratcliffe, 38, lived in homeless shelters for 14 years. Now he works with Horizon House to distribute food. -- Michelle Pemberton / INtake   What you can do to help • Donate money. • Financial gifts can help throughout the year, especially during the summertime when shelters have reached capacity. • Give time. • Programs like Trusted Partners links volunteers to serve as mentors to those who are involved in a homeless prevention program. They match people based on faith or interest, as well as those who are comfortable working with clients who are mentally ill or addicted. Call Jeri Warner at (317) 925-5041 for more information. • Advocate this issue. • Learn more by calling CHIP at (317) 630-0853. Talking about homelessness to lawmakers, especially during the campaign season, is an effective tool to raise their awareness.   More info online • www.chipindy.org The Web site of the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention provides additional facts about homelessness, both locally and nationally. The site also contains updates and a PDF form of the Blueprint to End Homelessness. • www.horizonhouse.cc The Horizon House site provides contact information on how to get involved as well as a link to be able to donate online. • www.wmm.org The Wheeler Mission address provides links to past media articles about homelessness, as well as information about its ministries.   At a glance A few facts about Indianapolis' homeless from the 2003 single-night street and shelter census by the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention: • Age: 17% of homeless are between the ages of 25 and 34. Based on estimates that at least 3,000 are homeless on any given night, there would be about 500 in that age group. • Sex: 67% of Indianapolis' homeless are estimated to be male. • Race: 54% of homeless are African-American. About 40 percent are Caucasian. Other characteristics • 50% of homeless reported to have substance abuse problems. About 23 percent were victims of domestic violence, and 24 percent were said to be seriously mentally ill.   Under a Downtown bridge on Meridian Street, a beggar jingles his cup at a couple of clean-cut 20-something men heading for an evening of partying. When you picture the scene in your mind, is the beggar a homeless, old, bearded man with few teeth, many wrinkles, grubby hands and smelly clothes? Did you picture the young men as students or as young professionals, possibly managers at a local company? Did you even consider the possibility that all of them could be homeless? It's more possible than you think. For a variety of reasons, 20-and-30-something men and women sometimes find themselves without a roof of their own. Many crash on couches with friends, sleep in their cars or rely on shelters and agencies around town to help them regain their livelihoods and get back on their feet. They are young and homeless. One man's story It can happen to anyone, said Mark Warner, case manager for the Wheeler Mission Ministries. And he should know. Warner is a man some say had it all and lost it. Warner, 28, born and raised in a small Iowa town, graduated with a master's degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and went to work as a stockbroker in Houston. Warner recalls the life of driving a Lincoln Navigator, owning a home, partying with friends and playing the field with the ladies. Leaving Houston, he headed out to Indianapolis for a sales job. While in Indy, he stayed with friends, but they turned out to be bad company for Warner. Warner got caught up in theft and fraud. Arrested and convicted in 2002, he served two and a half months in prison. While in jail, he spoke to inmates with sentences that spanned decades -- even life. Their stories taught Warner to steer clear of prison life and instead toward God. That's when he was saved, he said. Upon his release, the county jail directed the then-homeless Warner to the Wheeler Mission Ministries in Downtown Indianapolis. "I stayed here for six months. I had to basically start all over," he said. When he arrived, nobody asked about his Navigator, or his life back in Houston. Nor were they interested in his crime. People were there to help him -- people like Chaplain Dave Cockrill, who only wanted to see him recover and get out of the mission life. Under Cockrill's tutelage, Warner worked his butt off. He scrimped and saved, determined to not live his life shelter-hopping. Warner managed to regain the life he was supposed to have before jail. He landed a retail job, but he felt God told him to return to Wheeler to help others. So he quit his job in sales and spent hours at the Mission. Volunteering led to a part-time position, which led to a full-time job as case manager for the shelter. "I felt called to do full-time at the ministry," he said. "God was calling me to do something to help others." Although a very small part of him misses the Navigator, he doesn't miss the party days. He's engaged to be married this December, and he now lives in an apartment. "If it weren't for Wheeler Mission, I don't know where I would be," he said. "Over all the trials and tribulations, it was God and the Wheeler Mission behind me 100 percent." They don't look homeless There's no stereotypical homeless, Cockrill said. "The hobo with the scruffy beard, smokin' a stogie with all his worldly possessions on a stick and bandana; guys around a fire pan handling, or with 'will work for food,' signs? It's not like that anymore," Cockrill said. "They are black, white, Hispanic and Asians with third-grade education, high school, some college, a degree or advance degrees." And they are invisible -- or at least they can be. Many of them hang outside local shelters. On any given day, there they are in their khaki pants, polo shirts, and matching belts and shoes. Some are smoking cigarettes. If any one of them were to walk one block in any direction, they'd blend in. The only sign they are homeless is the one they're standing under -- for the shelter. But many homeless people don't hang out at shelters. Instead, they crash at friends' homes around town, wearing out welcome mats and moving on. Some sleep in vehicles and use shelters to clean up and change clothes before heading out, said Melissa Marquardt, case manager for Horizon House, a day center for the homeless. "They are at night clubs and bars," she said. "They go to the City Market, Circle Center, the Ugly Monkey. They blend in real well. They are well dressed and well groomed, and they look like they don't need help." But they do. New faces About 17 percent of the population of 3,059 homeless people in Indianapolis were between the ages of 25 to 34, according to a 2003 single-night street and shelter census, said Dan Shepley, executive director for the Coalition For Homelessness Intervention and Prevention. There are people who are transient, like the sofa surfers, home hoppers, motel jumpers and vehicle sleepers, Shepley said. There are even those who inconsistently pay rent, traveling from apartment to apartment, he said. "There's not one face of homelessness," he said. Homelessness occurs not because you're black, white or old, but because you lack the support network -- friends, family, health insurance, disability insurance, transportation as well as income -- to keep you out of a shelter when you can't afford rent. That lack of support can happen to anyone at any time for any reason, he said. Anyone can fall What everyone familiar with homelessness seems to know is that it is difficult to climb back up to independent living, yet it remains extremely easy to lose it all. "There are a lot of people who are one accident, one illness, one paycheck away," said Rebecca Lewis, co-director of the Dayspring Center. "Some people live on a precarious edge of just having enough money to make ends meet. All it takes is just one thing to knock it out of whack and they may become homeless." Think it can't happen to you because you have a college degree and a job? Think again. The Wheeler Mission Ministries alone from June 2003 to mid July 2004 had 178 people who said they had some type of higher learning. Seven possessed a master's degree, and one earned a Ph.D., according to Wheeler stats. Cockrill was quick to point out that in his shelter right now, there is one person with a master's degree in biochemical engineering. The mix of people at the shelter includes everyone from chemists, teachers and engineers, to people who can't even write their own names, he said. But for some, being laid off from work or getting sick has nothing to do with time spent at a shelter. Some are led there as safe haven from abuse. "They could have been married or in a long-term, stable relationship, and they were victims of domestic violence," said Lori Casson, program director for the Families in Transition program, a part of the Westside Community Development Corporation. "With giving up that relationship comes giving up houses and the second income that so many of us need in order to survive. They basically have to start over." Consider that 25 percent of the people are homeless because of domestic violence. Thirty percent of the homeless are children and don't have a choice, and another 30 percent fell victim to the late onset of illnesses, including schizophrenia and depression. "Some people just end up being the victim of their circumstances, and there's nothing they could have done . . . to avoid it," Shepley said. "I know we all like to think we are masters of our destinies and in control of our own lives. Sometimes life deals you some pretty shitty cards, and that's what you're stuck with for a while." The price of addiction For many, an addiction to drugs or alcohol can rob young adults of their lives -- and their homes. Tony Ratcliffe, who has recovered from alcohol abuse for nine years, knows this all too well. Ratcliffe, self-described as an alcoholic since age 14, left the house soon after graduating from North Central High School -- before his father had a chance to kick him out, he said. Ratcliffe couldn't live under the house rules, which included not drinking. With nowhere else to turn, he ventured out on the street. From 1985 to 1999, Ratcliffe, now 38, bounced from shelter to shelter and focused on finding ways to drink. "Sometimes I walked off the job because I needed a drink," he said. "At the time, I was thinking about where I was going to get my next drink." Like Warner, it was jail that scared Ratcliffe away from the life he lived, and he, too, turned to religion. Charged for a crime Ratcliffe said his then-girlfriend committed, he found cellmates that turned him to Allah and Islam. Ratcliffe, picked up in Philadelphia, was transferred to Marion County Jail and was released 12 months later, never having been tried or convicted. Ratcliffe returned to shelters clean and sober after his jail time. He found the Horizon House, worked several jobs and eventually moved to the Blue Triangle in Indianapolis, a low-cost housing option that started nationwide through the YWCA and YMCA decades ago. While at Horizon House, he learned about a group called the Aerators. He signed up, and they gave him a job that drew on all of his life experiences -- including looking for homeless people and directing them to services and help. "This was the one job I could say I really knew," he said. "It's the only job I've been at for this long." Ratcliffe has been reaching out to other homeless people for almost four years now. Horizon House helped him get back on his feet, and now he is helping others get back on theirs. And that is no small task. It's hard to get back to independence after falling from it, said Carter Wolf, executive director of the Horizon House. It's great that people become clean and sober, but their past stays with them, he said. "We try to focus on how to put those pieces back together," Wolf said. Those pieces can mend with assistance from agencies around town, offering shelter, clothing, food and services to return people to living under their own roof. "Most of the time, when folks end up at our doorstep, they've exhausted that support network," said Rebecca Lewis, co-director of the Dayspring center. "They've stayed with friends, stayed in a car, stayed in a motel. At this point, they've got nowhere else to turn." What you can do There is good news. Of all those who become homeless, 80 percent of them get back on their feet, never to become homeless again, Shepley said. "They'll pull themselves up and get themselves back together to one degree or another," he said. With that statistic in mind, Shepley has hope that homelessness can end. To end homelessness, more than the perception has to change. "We can't afford to keep doing what we're doing right now," he said. "We can't afford to wait for people to end up on the street. We can't leave them to the shelters and the street. That's the bottom line." The Blueprint to End Homelessness locally calls for an increase in affordable permanent housing, transitional housing as well as connecting services to those homes by 2013, he said. Although it comes with a $1.5 million price tag, that figure pales in comparison to the amount of money spent caring for the homeless, he said. Advocates like Shepley are fighting to keep the blueprint alive, in spite of proposed budget cuts, increased competition in funding and donor fatigue. "The answer to homelessness is more shelters and more charity. We've been doing that for over 20 years and homelessness just keeps getting worse," he said. "It's time we rethink the issues." Part of rethinking involves changing the perception of homelessness. "This is not an issue about charity," Shepley said. "It's an issue about social justice. It's an issue about education. It's an issue about neighborhood stability, family strength."		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