Voices of The Unheard: The Streets

I'd like to say a massive thank you to Barnabus Homeless Shelter for allowing me to attend one of their food hand out nights. The short time I spent there really showed me the amazing work some people are willing to set out to do, from making hot food to handing out clothes. I wanted to create this short video to show the different life experiences the people who live on the streets carry with them. I think it's pointless to deny the fact that judgment, discrimination and bad treatment are things these people are all too familiar with, and we have all seen it. I don't know about you, but this angers me. Why should someone who has had an unfortunate turn of events in life be treated with disrespect? To me were all humans, we are all the same, whether you've been lucky in the decisions you've made in life, or not. During my time interviewing the people who use the services at Barnabus I came across Richard, who is featured in the video. Richard had explained to me that he had recently be beaten by drunken strangers whilst sleeping rough, resulting in surgery to have his spleen removed and leaving behind a bruised  and large scar on his chest. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, how could anyone be so barbaric to attack another human in such a venerable state? I think we all need to change our view point towards the homeless, they're not all drug addicts, alcoholics or criminals. The majority should not be judged on how the minority behave. Let's work towards changing our attitudes towards the homeless, let's stop judging and let's start helping. One thing I learnt whilst being on this project was that we should never take anything we have for granted, we should be thankful for every day we have and for everything we have. Homelessness is something that can affect any one of us no matter what walk of life we come from.