Skid Row, commonly known as “the homeless capitol of America”, has been long overdue for a UN visit (which consisted of a town hall meeting and a walking tour through the streets of Skid Row.)
During the Skid Row town hall meeting (which was held in the offices of the Los Angeles Community Action Network [LA CAN]), there were over 40 mostly grass-roots organizations who each had three minutes to speak directly to Mr. Alston (per house rules to allow each speaker equal time).
Because of the short amount of time, the town hall’s first speaker, Skid Row community activist General Jeff, was not able to complete his full presentation to the United Nations representative, who was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
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