{"id":275,"date":"2012-05-29T13:14:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T18:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=275"},"modified":"2012-10-17T08:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T13:32:54","slug":"my-name-is-not-those-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/my-name-is-not-those-people\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;My Name is Not &#8216;Those People'&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This piece is part of the Minnesota installment of the &#8220;Advocating on the Road&#8221; blog series.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Minnesotan Julia Dinsmore has known poverty all of her life and is no stranger to homelessness. Her childhood was marked by frequent moves, chaos and episodes of violence \u2014 her mother struggled with mental illness, her father with alcoholism. As an adult, she has struggled to support herself and her three sons through insurmountable medical needs and expenses. \u201cMy dream is to earn enough money so I can get myself situated and help my kids and grandkids,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Julia uses her gifts in creative storytelling, music and poetry to educate others on the effects of poverty. Below is a link to a video presentation of her poem, \u201cMy Name is Not \u2018Those People\u2019\u201d, which speaks to the importance of remembering the human stories and realities behind issues that are often looked at solely through a policy lens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Christians, we must continually ask ourselves what was asked of Christ: \u201cWho is my neighbor?\u201d We must also ask ourselves, do I think of my neighbor as \u201cthe other\u201d? Does my voice, and my vote, build a wall between myself and \u201cthose people\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hQWbkVqZKeo&amp;feature=youtu.be\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hQWbkVqZKeo&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This piece is part of the Minnesota installment of the &#8220;Advocating on the Road&#8221; blog series. Minnesotan Julia Dinsmore has known poverty all of her life and is no stranger to homelessness. Her childhood was marked by frequent moves, chaos and episodes of violence \u2014 her mother struggled with mental illness, her father with alcoholism. 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