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In 2008, in Alberta, a university created a movement to spread awareness by living in the streets for a week just like homeless people do all year long. The students who do so live with the basic things a homeless person have access to such as a coat, a sleeping bag and maybe blankets. This movement became popular over the years and is now practiced here in Montreal by Concordia’s students. On March 16th, while there was a snowstorm here in Montreal, students decided to do the project anyways and were very happy of the results.

The cost of life is very expensive now a day and people with no job are likely to loose their properties and end up in the streets. This leads to the rise of homeless people all around the world.  In a previous summary, I have talked about Montreal, Melbourne as well as England and all the articles I have consulted showed the statistics were going up.  Not having a house can be very dangerous for theses people. Indeed, with the recent snowstorm, people in the street are not safe and they can be very hurt. Another great example is that they are an easy target for criminals.

Living in big cities sometimes mean people do not always notice social issues that are happening right in front of them. Or is it that they just do not want to see them? Looking at their phone to ignore a woman with a Styrofoam cup in their hand, rolling up the window of their car when a man propose to wash the windshield for a few cents, that is how people ignore homelessness. However, looking away will not solve this issue that touches so many men and women around the world. From Quebec to Australia to England, homelessness is an important matter that should be looked through in dept.

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