Homelessness, Compassion, and COVID-19

An Online Webinar with Discovery Fellow and Documentary Filmmaker Christopher Rufo

Thursday, April 30, 2020
12:00 - 1:00 PM PST

Join us on Thursday, April 30 at noon for an online webinar with Christopher Rufo, the new Director of Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty. Chris will examine the root causes of the homelessness crisis as well as what our response to the Coronavirus pandemic reveals about the Left-Right divide in America. 

Over the past decade, there has been a massive proliferation of homelessness, addiction, crime, and disorder in America’s major cities. By latest count, there are more than 500,000 people sleeping on the streets in the United States, with the highest concentration in West Coast cities including Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Now, the problem may only be compounded by the spread of COVID-19 as a number of progressive cities seek to use the current crisis as a backdoor for socialism. Policies such as government sanctioned homeless encampments not only upend the social order, but could prove to be a breeding ground for the virus.

This is a free event but registration is required. You will receive instructions by email on how to access the video once you have registered.