Auckland Deep Thinkers Online - "Should we ban the Homeless?"

Homelessness is defined as the state of having no home or permanent place of residence. It can include individuals living in shelters, transitional housing, or places not meant for human habitation, such as cars or outdoors. The visibility of homelessness has increased, making it a significant social issue that affects cities, suburbs, and rural areas alike. Homelessness is a very important and complex issue that intersects identity politics, housing policy, mental health, addictions, criminal justice, the local economy and potentially urban planning. Questions we could explore. * What are the root causes of homelessness? * What role do housing policy, access to healthcare, and social safety nets play in either preventing or exacerbating homelessness? * How does homelessness affect the lives and wellbeing of those impacted (directly or indirectly) * What would we consider successful policies for reducing homelessness, and do these policies address the root causes or only the symptoms? ***See Also:*** [Banning the Homeless? Have We Lost Our Minds?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AmuIb7mIRE) [Homelessness: The Reality and the Solution | Full Documentary | Short Documentaries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfC-BsSm6Ew&t=5s) [The Homeless Problem - full documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU6qeTrKgo0&t=3s) The online meetings will use Microsoft Teams, which will work in a browser but will works better using the app, which you can download from: [Download Microsoft Teams Desktop and Mobile Apps | Microsoft Teams](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app) For a guide see: [Get started with Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-microsoft-teams-b98d533f-118e-4bae-bf44-3df2470c2b12)