Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of attending a reception and photography exhibit at LUMA – the Loyola University Museum of Art.\u00a0 The photographer Noah Addis captured positive images of individuals moving from homelessness to housing.\u00a0 Sponsored by Loyola’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) and the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness among others, the exhibit confronts the dominant stereotypes that homeless individuals are helpless street beggars or that organizations serving them are just providing handouts without addressing long-term solutions.\u00a0 Many of the subjects were present at the lecture, and they were eager to tell their stories.\u00a0 The exhibit will be at LUMA until January 15th.\u00a0 It is free for Loyola students.\u00a0 LUMA is located in Lewis Towers, entrance across the street from the Old Water Tower on the east side of the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of attending a reception and photography exhibit at LUMA – the Loyola University Museum of Art.\u00a0 The photographer Noah Addis captured positive images of individuals moving from homelessness to housing.\u00a0 Sponsored by Loyola’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) and the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness among others, read more