Congressional Homelessness Caucus Hosts Briefing on Violence Against the Homeless with Actress Susan Sarandon

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Congressional Homelessness Caucus Hosts Briefing on Violence Against the Homeless with Actress Susan Sarandon

Washington, DC – (Tuesday, June 24, 2014) –  On June 25, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, co-chair of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus, in conjunction with Congressman John Conyers, will host an important briefing on violence against the homeless.

Since 1999, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has documented more than 1,437 acts of violence against homeless individuals; of which, 375 resulted in death. H.R. 1136, the Violence Against the Homeless Accountability Act of 2013, is currently pending before Congress and would amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless in the crime data collected by the Attorney General.

The distinguished panel of speakers will include Susan Sarandon (actress/activist), David Pirtle (Survivor of Violence, National Coalition for the Homeless), and Tom Morgan (Director, Storied Streets).

WHAT:        Briefing on Violence Against the Homeless

WHEN:        Wednesday, June 25, 2014

                       TIME:           2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time 

                        WHERE:       2237 Rayburn House Office Building

                        WHO:           Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20)

Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13)

Susan Sarandon Academy Award winning Actress, Activist

Tom Morgan  Director, Storied Streets

David Pirtle Survivor of Violence, National Coalition for the Homeless