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HYBRID: Homelessness and the Meaning of Home
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When
November 15, 2024 at 5:30 pm
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Silverdale Kitsap Regional Library
3650 NW Anderson Hill Rd, Ste 101 Silverdale, WA 98383
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Loss of a home, whether through financial difficulties, divorce, illness, or natural disasters like wildfires, is a widespread and growing problem affecting all of us. Often thought of as only an urban problem, homelessness also occurs in suburban and rural areas throughout Washington State. What are the historical roots of homelessness, and what lessons can we learn from them? What are the common meanings of home to us, and how can we apply those meanings to our responses to homelessness in our communities?
In this talk, author and professor Josephine Ensign leads audiences through a values clarification exercise that includes individual writing time. Professor Ensign will share her research on the history of homelessness in her hometown of Seattle, along with discussion of what these stories can teach us about the contemporary crisis of homelessness throughout our state and country.
About the Speaker
Josephine Ensign (she/her) is a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her scholarship and practice as a nurse practitioner focus on trauma-informed care and health inequities for people marginalized by poverty and homelessness. She experienced homelessness herself as a young adult. Ensign is the author of several books including Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City, a 2022 finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Her latest book, Way Home: Ways Out of Homelessness, is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press.
Bremerton’s Ballast Book Company will give a 10% discount when you order Skid Road. Mention “Homelessness and the Meaning of Home” when you place your order. Also ask about a 20% discount when you pre-order a hardbound copy of Way Home, which will be available November 19th . KRL will be also be ordering copies of Dr. Ensign’s books in print and audio.
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This free event is brought to you by the League of Women Voters of Kitsap, Kitsap Regional Library (KRL), and Humanities Washington. It can be attended in person at the Silverdale library or watched online as a Zoom webinar.
Location
Silverdale Kitsap Regional Library
3650 NW Anderson Hill Rd, Ste 101
Silverdale, WA 98383
USA
Registration Info
Registration is not Required