November 23, 2008 71 Comments

Homeless Nation Gives a Digital Place to The Displaced

homeless nation site It’s going to be a strange year for people, and some folks who never thought they’d find themselves homeless might be in that boat. With all the various economic storms in the air, I’m sure it will not be unheard of that you or I will know someone who is forced into homelessness. It’s great to see a service like Montreal-based Homeless Nation that gives services, voice, and a sense of digital place for people finding themselves in this situation.

You might have heard of the site. They won both the Canadian New Media Award (CNMA) and the Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) Award for Excellence in New Communications Award for New Media Creation/Social Media Production, so it’s not like they’re going unnoticed. The organization has been around since 2003, providing information on services, events, missing people notices, and much more.

I found the fact that members of Homeless Nation can produce podcasts and video to be quite an interesting component. Imagine a world where your physical location is no longer fixed. You might have a place to stash parts of your belongings. You will certainly find ways to acquire temporary shelter, will learn how to find food, find a place to bathe, and the like.

But how might the digital world facilitate any kind of framework of one’s presence? And in that world, if you’re there for more than a few months, how could a network catering to the news a homeless person needs help the experience?

Check out Homeless Nation, and think about ways you might be able to help in the coming months. I think supporting the temporarily displaced might be my holiday charity of choice. What about you?

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  • http://www.homelessnation.org/en/userpage/93 Gadget

    Hey big up to all you folks reading about social media. And another one to those actually creating it. homelessnation.org is just one example. It’s because of people like you that it has it’s meaning. If there were no contact with the world outside homelessness on the site it would be just about worthless. So keep reading watching and listening but most of all respond and create dialogue.

    Oh yeah hey Julien Dropsoffthefaceoftheearthsskavitch let us know whats happenin brother miss ya!

    -Gadget

  • http://www.homelessnation.org/en/userpage/93 Gadget

    Hey big up to all you folks reading about social media. And another one to those actually creating it. homelessnation.org is just one example. It’s because of people like you that it has it’s meaning. If there were no contact with the world outside homelessness on the site it would be just about worthless. So keep reading watching and listening but most of all respond and create dialogue.

    Oh yeah hey Julien Dropsoffthefaceoftheearthsskavitch let us know whats happenin brother miss ya!

    -Gadget

  • http://www.homelessnation.org/en/userpage/93 Gadget

    Hey big up to all you folks reading about social media. And another one to those actually creating it. homelessnation.org is just one example. It’s because of people like you that it has it’s meaning. If there were no contact with the world outside homelessness on the site it would be just about worthless. So keep reading watching and listening but most of all respond and create dialogue.

    Oh yeah hey Julien Dropsoffthefaceoftheearthsskavitch let us know whats happenin brother miss ya!

    -Gadget

  • http://www.homelessnation.org/en/userpage/93 Gadget

    Hey big up to all you folks reading about social media. And another one to those actually creating it. homelessnation.org is just one example. It’s because of people like you that it has it’s meaning. If there were no contact with the world outside homelessness on the site it would be just about worthless. So keep reading watching and listening but most of all respond and create dialogue.

    Oh yeah hey Julien Dropsoffthefaceoftheearthsskavitch let us know whats happenin brother miss ya!

    -Gadget

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  • Stephanie

    I lived on the streets of Victoria for almost a year, and am a member of the homeless nation website. I find the site to be a very open and supportive community for people who are so often misjudged by everybody else. Reading the blogs, sharring stories, being kept up to date on whats going on politically……..there are s many wonderfull and invaluable things this site provides.

  • Stephanie

    I lived on the streets of Victoria for almost a year, and am a member of the homeless nation website. I find the site to be a very open and supportive community for people who are so often misjudged by everybody else. Reading the blogs, sharring stories, being kept up to date on whats going on politically……..there are s many wonderfull and invaluable things this site provides.

  • Stephanie

    I lived on the streets of Victoria for almost a year, and am a member of the homeless nation website. I find the site to be a very open and supportive community for people who are so often misjudged by everybody else. Reading the blogs, sharring stories, being kept up to date on whats going on politically……..there are s many wonderfull and invaluable things this site provides.

  • Stephanie

    I lived on the streets of Victoria for almost a year, and am a member of the homeless nation website. I find the site to be a very open and supportive community for people who are so often misjudged by everybody else. Reading the blogs, sharring stories, being kept up to date on whats going on politically……..there are s many wonderfull and invaluable things this site provides.

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  • http://www.homelessnation.org Chris Aung-Thwin

    Hi Chris, thanks so much for this story. With the recent awards we’ve been receiving much more media attention and site traffic. Our funding, however, has now expired and we desperately need the public’s support. If you believe in what http://www.homelessnation.org does, please click here to donate. You are the difference.

  • http://www.homelessnation.org Chris Aung-Thwin

    Hi Chris, thanks so much for this story. With the recent awards we’ve been receiving much more media attention and site traffic. Our funding, however, has now expired and we desperately need the public’s support. If you believe in what http://www.homelessnation.org does, please click here to donate. You are the difference.

  • http://www.homelessnation.org Chris Aung-Thwin

    Hi Chris, thanks so much for this story. With the recent awards we’ve been receiving much more media attention and site traffic. Our funding, however, has now expired and we desperately need the public’s support. If you believe in what http://www.homelessnation.org does, please click here to donate. You are the difference.

  • http://www.homelessnation.org Chris Aung-Thwin

    Hi Chris, thanks so much for this story. With the recent awards we’ve been receiving much more media attention and site traffic. Our funding, however, has now expired and we desperately need the public’s support. If you believe in what http://www.homelessnation.org does, please click here to donate. You are the difference.

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