In-tents Collaboration

Today I met in a tent with Ibrahim Mubarak, founder of Dignity Village and Right 2 Dream Too, two tented camps for unhoused people. Our goal was to develop a script for a four-minute video about the Homeless Bill of Rights Campaign. We wanted something humorous but informative, a kind of movie trailer setting out the goals and ideals of the project.

Ibrahim had the visuals already, and thirteen people had signed up to do the script-writing, but only the two of us showed up, which turned out to be great because in just two hours we had the job done. I've collaborated with hundreds, maybe thousands of people over the years, but today was a high point for me. Ibrahim and I both brought no ego-needs to the project; we respect each other, we wanted to do this, and we were in complete agreement about the concepts. Unrestricted capitalism, war, and the economic recession have led to cuts in social services. Police support of the business sector, along with stereotypes about homeless people, have led to violence against the poor. This is why we need the HBRC.

Badabim, badabam, nailed it. High-five and a hug. Beautiful process.