From an editorial in Spare Change, a newspaper published and distributed by members of Boston's homeless community, with help from the Harvard Crimson. Vol. 1, Issue 2:

From our very begining we knew publishing a homeless controlled and operated newspaper would be ab achievement without many difficulties but we did it.

...Yet homelessness, with all of it's trauma, is only the edge of the ever increasing darkness. There is also unemployment, deterioraing health care systemss, inferior public education, random violence, rape and murder. And last, but not the least, there is also uniform and mobilized against those who have been named the "ENEMY" by those who created and are responsible for our problems at home.

...The united Nation's standard on human rights call for the right to housing, quality health care and public education, non-descrimination of race and sex, and many others. These are International charters which our goverment has signed in agreement and support of these rights.

...A system which cannot employ those who are willing to work and support those weho for good reasons can't, is a system which is in violation of these same rights. Our goverment must be held accountable for it's commitments to the human rights of our people right here at home.

...A few tems of billions averted from our military budget would be good for starters, but the foundation to any reform of this nature is to CREATE JOBS for those who are willing to work and to provide GUARANTEED ASSISTANCE to those who can't.

...We , the members of the Homeless Empowerment project and the Spare Change share a dream that someday all people can emerge from the darkness and stand in the light of the sun. But it is a runninmg battle, with the darkness spereading faster than ever. So far we have been able to strike a few matches an even managed to get a candle or two burning.

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