Forget 'us' and 'them' - for many, homelessness is just a few steps away

By Zoë Wundenberg
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:23am, first published June 24 2019 - 7:00pm
For many, homelessness is just a few steps away
For many, homelessness is just a few steps away

We use the "us vs them" separation tool to justify all manner of blindness in our society. Assumptions of mental illness, drug/alcohol addiction and a history of poor personal choices tend to go hand-in-hand with generalised opinions regarding homelessness, especially if social media is anything to go by.