In Need of Homeland Security

Homeless families and other members of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union took to the streets of downtown to demand "Homes for the Holidays."

Marching behind a banner that stretched across Market Street, families blocked rush hour traffic on their way to city hall.

While the Bush administration spends $87 billion on war, families in Philadelphia and across the country are suffering and dying from homelessness and poverty. Thousands of families will children are homeless this holiday season, while money is spent on an immoral and unjust war.

Chanting "What do we want for the Holidays? Affordable Housing!", "Housing is a Human Right" and House our Children, House them now!" the group swelled in numbers as they were joined by members of New Jerusalem Laura and ADAPT.

The group was cheered on by those stopped in traffic, with one homeless mother joining the group after being turned away the shelter system.

The group culminated the evening circling the Christmas tree at City Hall and left the banner "In Need of Homeland Security" for Mayor Street.

Please join us in coming weeks as we continue to struggle for Homes for the Holidays for the dozens of homeless families with no place to go who have come looking to the KWRU for help in recent weeks. We will continue our fight for REAL Homeland Security which means providing families with their basic human
rights - housing, healthcare, heat, food, water and all the basic necessities of life.