SJU Students Experience Homelessness for a Night

In a different kind of “plunge” on November 9 SJU students were invited to experience something of homelessness by sleeping on the lawn at SJU and then reflecting on the experience with the help of a formerly homeless person.From the campus flier…

A Night In Solidarity with the Homeless

Experience a glimpse of what it means to be homeless and living on
the streets. The night will begin with a light supper, followed by a
personal reflection by Dale Williams, Executive Director of Midnight
Run, of what it was like living on the streets of Manhattan.

You will
then be asked to sleep outside for the night. Mock shelters will be
provided for those who need to sleep in-doors. We will conclude our
time together with 8am liturgy.