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    224 OUTSIDERS: UNHEARD vouces ‘3. Many patients or thei fanles have ben in an adver reation- ship with the psjchinicexablishnen Ie hie author owe toward the ittons or profssonds that serve the mentaly IP Whats he rit of sampions or procedure? 4. What glimpses do you get of the ates towand men ilnes ja hermsery alae? “Tlking, Listening, Writing 5. Do you know of any success moriet in dhe bale against mental ines? Do you know af any good news on hi sabes Projects 6, Prien files and ment-beah profesional havea mes beca a ods with organizations lke the ACLU (American Civil iberes Union) that purport to protect the lg right of te mec ‘What ae the iste? What at sake? Your es may watt com rmision a group of sadeus with a spel nee in th sect to saves WHAT IS POVERTY? Jo Goodwin Parker The forencenuy English pet Wilian Langlands nhs oy speakeg poe Pes Power ‘The needy ae ou neighbors ifyou cae to know. Such people in prson snd poor fk n hovel Burden! with children and Bed white by thet dod ‘They pay tag with hunger afer paying the ret Withoue heat in winter waking up ot ight To comforea ki eying fo fod. Late ges did his eum, have fe gnned Langlands fo tm Chany ed the por he st sie eo, fom Fn Ras td Ching the poverty of the many has en the sure of the get onary pena in cr wo. The flowing machen ey ae Is of pone ou of ther of sas, eco hoy, and pita (athe ond cfd te made ith he aman i “Thought Starters: For some, poverty isa wats abseaton. Fo oth cm, ie concrete dy realy Wists poverty for you or You fay? ‘You ack me what i pvery? Lite to me- Here Lam, diy smelt and with no "proper" uaderwexe on and with the stench of my oti {sth nea you. Tl tl you Liston ro me Lien wathou pity 1 eanno ‘Se your py Len with ondernding Put younel in ny diy, Wor (ou, Hing shoes, and heat me over) geting up every morning fom die-andiles-saine snare, The shes have long ice been sed fr dupes. Poverty is vin {n'a chic never ener. This x mal of wine, sou milk and spi {od sometime joined with the song smell oflong-cooked onions On ions are chery. Uf you have sled thie sel, you didnot know ow 5 ‘Se. tthe smal of the outdoor pri Teste smell of young ci ‘who cannot walk the Tong dark way inthe night Ti de sel of dy te wich ta gone sour bocane the refrgetor long has not woeked Sd icone money co ge it fie ei the ell of roting gaoge cou {hy ie, but where ee ehove? Shovel cox money Poverty being red T hve always been red. They tld me th towpiel when the nt baby came tht I had chronic anemia cased fon Toe aa a orm an eed ret pnt iene poltely—the poor ine shy pote. Th poor sway sen ‘They dont sy ta thee i no money for on i, ater fod, or worm meciine The des of operate htning and eos ah iT ad ded wold have phe. Who taker ee of ny chen? Recovery fom an operon hes log tie ave hee cen, When {ef tem with “Granny” he time I had ey Ie home Bd the bby covered wih specs, and» dae hatha sot bon changed Since {es Whe te ed daper came fb of my babys ch ce ‘i My eter cd ow pling wath arp o broken ls ad Tyo was ping alone ae he ede 3 ble made tweny.cne Shara week, and 2 food marry shee ons Swenty Gallas Wek thee chide. Ig yy ‘over drt You eat sayin your clean thes coming lm your lean out, “body en be een” Let me exp sot howcheping ‘wh no. money For bet I he sy chien io wih no ol of xabread without gg sd ols hi doe ote vp many dacs, What seth isd wt sd wh ory. rn he chaps soap has to be ted forthe By ape Laks my any wo ed tod re. Once I sved for mont to buy 4 jr of Vat for my ans Sd the babys diaper uh Whoa Ih svedeoough weno uy and the pce tad gon ep emo cont The bby sl alfred oo Thane so decide everyday il ean Bese pot my ead sore adeno the cl ‘eater and trong soap. Bat yo ashy ot hee wats? Fl cons mony. Ityou hae 2 wood fe coms money Ifyou bate ecg cos smongy Ho water soi donot hare suis ow ou wl be Surpred when Tel yu how young a, lock so mach lds My tk icc nt ver the wo by every dy oo ng I camo seme hen Cever id anything ele: Every igh Ina every atch ny shes $e cd hs on adj hope her ther wl Be ry by mong overy wag pasion el night wah hee kao Jing one sat on the atngepersoveing the walb meas Your dering ‘hid de in Bann stant povey ting pats an fh Seon Jour bys tears when he re "The sea ee and yo py le Ent you know they til neve Be fed. Forty tes et yous fod in your nos in your ee sd wing cvs you when you seep Power oping never rns Besse pets wos dy wee te tedscon jos ae wang newpaper owe sein out che feet ‘ith ry noses ape anerchieb eat money andl ose 90 Seed fr cher tinge Even meme coy ne con vey ‘aking wihou ood tel omang wahows np oery king fr ep Ha yo evr be to nk fr bly knowing yore Glee wll sir eb yor ge i? Thnk she nog foes bt Fo sree if hs he only way you cn imagine aking for ep. vil el you how eh, You Gnd Oot whe the ices a oe supposed to vst, You cine that Hock four or Give ses. Thinking of your children, you go i. Everyone busy. Filly, someone comes out ed you tel er dat you need help. That never isthe person you need to {Ee You pose another pon, and ater piling the whole same of your poverty allover the desk between you, you find that his in the ight ‘ice ie all—you mute repeat the whole procen andi never is ay ‘ea the nex place "You have fed fr help and eral thas cost You ae agin tld to wae ou ar told why bar you dont realy hear beease ofthe ted ‘oud of shame ad the tag cloud of desi overs emermbering Irs remembering quiting school in junioe high Bean “ice” chien had been so rue about my clothes and my fel The stendance officer came. My mother told hi | wae prepa Tons, bat he thought I coald get ob and lp out tha jobs of and ‘on, but never long enought learn anything. Mowly I remember being ‘marie Tao Jour dhe. Lam sl young, Foe tine, we had al he ‘hing you have: There was «Hele hous in anther twa, hot water and ‘ething. Thea my hand lot he job. There war unemployment o- Stance fo wile and what ew job I eould pet Soon, all our nice hing tere eposared and we moved back her I vas pregaant then. This house ‘ban look 10 bad when we Sint moved in Every week it gets wore ‘Nothing seer fixed, We now tad no money. There were a odd ots far my hubuad but everything went fr food then, st does now dot [now how we ved though thie yar and thre babi, bat we id. tel you something after the lt bby de | dered my mariage: I had beet good one, but could you keep om being chien in this it? Di you ever think how mh i cous for an lund of bith contol? T ‘ew my husband yas lesan the day be Ie there were no goodbye ‘berwean {hope has beens fo climb ou of ths mes somewhere He never oeld hope wih sto deg im down. “Thats when {aked for help, When | pe you know hos? much it wea? I wis, hd i seventy-

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