Exhibit: Homelessness is My Address, Not My Name

Letter to volunteers from Cathy ten Broeke, Coordinator to End Homelessness, Minneapolis/Hennepin County.

August 24, 2010

Greetings Project Homeless Connect Volunteers!

I hope this finds you all well and that you are gearing up for our next big
event on Monday, December 13!

Today, I am writing to invite you to a very special art exhibit.  As you may
remember, at the last several Project Homeless Connect events, we have had a
section dedicated to gathering oral histories.   A professional photographer
has also been on hand to take portraits of the families and individuals that
stop by.  These portraits and the accompanying oral histories are now a part
of a new exhibit called Homeless is My Address, Not My Name.  Please visit
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view the invitation to join us on opening night at the Chambers Hotel
/Burnet Gallery in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, September 15 from
7:00-9:00 p.m.   If you can't make it to the opening, please visit the
gallery from September 10-19 to see the exhibit.

A unique feature of the exhibit is that under several large portraits there
is a phone number.  The viewer can call the number on their cell phone and
hear that person's story spoken in his or her own words and voice.  It is
intimate and powerful.  And, as many of you know, the portraits are
stunningly beautiful.  I believe this exhibit will change the way people
think about homelessness.  Thank you for your role in making this possible.

See you on September 15!


Cathy

Cathy ten Broeke
Coordinator to End Homelessness
Minneapolis/Hennepin County