Anne Marie Walsh and Mark Horvath
Recorded
December 17, 2014
40:09 minutes
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chi000983
Description
Anne Marie Walsh (43) is interviewed by her friend Mark Horvath (53) about experiencing homelessness and how she met Mark.Subject Log / Time Code
A says that she had been homeless for several years before she met M. She says when she signed up for twitter while at the library one day she began using social media to educate people about homelessness.
M talks about attending a social media conference the A was speaking at in Los Angeles at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine where he use to panhandle when he was homeless.
A talks about how she felt being onstage telling her story about experiencing homelessness. She emphasizes how much she appreciated the audiences emotional reactions while she spoke.
A talks about going to Garrett's Popcorn to attend a "tweetup" where she met a man who got her into a housing program.
A talks about the challenges of trying to get help. Even with a lot of resources available it's still difficult to get out of homelessness due to lack of funding and organizations cherry picking those they see as easier to transition out of homelessness.
A talks about three wishes she has.
Participants
- Anne Marie Walsh
- Mark Horvath