Workers, not flunkies

Graphic by Bruna Costa

What’s the difference between me and you? The work I put in, I bet the average person couldn’t do. It takes a lot of pride to convince someone for their hard-earned dollars.

I just love saying good morning to my ongoing customers and seeing a smile or even a slight response. That is how I feel when my unhoused community calls me “Ma.”

I never knew Street Sense would be my avenue to open the doors to something I love to do. So I’m here to give the love back. I love my vendors. Our lives matter! We take a lot of abuse so we deserve a lot of credit. And all my angels who carry a little cash because we’re not a charity case deserve credit, too. 

My unhoused and housed sleep with rats, so however we got to eat, we eat, to feed our munchies. Appreciate vendors as workers – not as flunkies.


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