No affordable rooms in New Jersey

I love creative protests and this certainly was a creative way to highlight the need for more affordable housing across the state:

Mary Bernadette Shannon, 59, of Trenton, dressed as Mary, and Derrick Branch, 46, of Trenton, portraying Joseph, along with clergy members and housing advocates protested on the Statehouse steps, calling for more affordable housing and help for the homeless. They were rebuffed, however, at the transition office of Gov.-elect Chris Christie.

“The same thing that was happening to Mary and Joseph over 2,000 years ago is happening to many families in New Jersey today,” said Adam Gordon, an attorney from the Fair Share Housing Center. “They’re looking for a place to live, they’re looking for a room at the inn and they’re being turned away.”

Lefties do still have an imagination!

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet