#memorialblanket QR codes are the coolest!

Many thanks to @mainepublic.org for their coverage of homelessness and the National Coalition for the Homeless Day of Action. www.mainepublic.org/maine/2025-0...

We had a great time in Portland last week!

Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community | SNAP is a lifeline for 40 million Americans. Cutting it as part of the GOP budget would devastate families in our communities.

Quite a lovely day!

Our founder, @patlamarche.bsky.social wrote this.

yeah man, please make my 85 year old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past

Wow

From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source | The documentary “Single-Use Planet” follows the “river of money” underpinning the plastics industry in the United States.

The news media has started picking up the story. Homelessness ain't gonna cure itself, people! #memorialblanket truecountry935.com/homeless-mem...

If you have blankets for our participation in the Day of Action, let us know. Please share the word with other Mainers, and their New Hampshire Neighbors - we'd love to see them at the display.

"The harm done to Stevie and her mom those three years in the car wasn’t virtual. It was real. And maybe you can tell yourself you’re not the person who caused it. But what you may need to know is that – with rare exception – you’re also the person who did nothing to stop it."

Pure wool cloth that I've handwoven on the 8 shaft loom #weaving #handweaving #weaver

"Trump is clearly comfortable weaponizing Social Security for political purposes, and we fear that this is only the beginning," says @socialsecurityworks.org's Nancy Altman.

I just got off the phone with the hubby of a Bangor, Maine blanket maker that I can pick this up for the #memorialblanket National Day of Action on the 22nd. Join us at the Maine Mall from 11 to 7. Learn about homelessness. Let your neighbors know they matter.

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Improperly Dated Ballots, Federal Court Rules | The judge ruled that rejecting mail ballots for issues with the date on the outer envelope violates voters’ First Amendment rights, since voting is considered an expression of free speech. reports @votebeat.org.

Pennsylvania’s 2025-2026 Budget Includes Call to Legalize Adult Recreational Marijuana Use to Boost State Revenue | “Many don’t know our state budget gets 40% of its funding from Washington,” said Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton.

Okay Maine peeps. We've been asked by the National Coalition for the Homeless to participate in the National Day of Action on the anniversary of the SCOTUS hearing Johnson v Grants Pass (and subsequently ruling that falling a sleep in public is a crime). #memorialblanket Details in the comments.

Now crocheters can get the look of knitting without having to learn how to knit. It's called the waistcoat stitch. I'm going to use it on some cotton baskets I'm crocheting. 🧶 #crochet #crocheting #crochetknitstitch #knitstitch #crochetknitting #stitch #crochetpattern #waistcoatstitch #crocheted

This is lovely. I'm gonna share this with the #memorialblanket blanket makers. Thanks for this!

@patlamarche.bsky.social and Max Goller interview legendary Diane Nilan - the reason kids experiencing homelessness can not be barred from school. Cause yeah, they used to be.

Food Insecurity in Bucks County Worsened by Trump and DOGE Cuts | Locally, the cuts have already hacked away about one-third of the $800,000 the federal government had been sending to supplement Bucks County Opportunity Council programs like Fresh Connect, writes @patlamarche.bsky.social.

Our founder - Pat LaMarche. Her writing will help you understand homelessness.

"How does this help the economy become great again, MAGA?" one writer asked of reported plans for federal job cuts. "I'll wait..."​ www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...

April 22nd it's one yr from SCOTUS hearing Johnson v Grants Pass. One Justice asked a question ordinary and yet ill informed. He asked, "Why don't they go home." Only one kind of person chooses homelessness over being housed - victims of domestic violence. This year we will raise DV awareness.

Here's Alyssa! She was delivering her blanket last year.... #memorialblanket 2025 is exactly 9 months from today. What are you working on? Can you help us get the word out to blanket makers everywhere? I'll post a picture of the one I'm working on later today.

Here at #memorialblanket we are an entirely volunteer effort. When you see our displays, you know that's thousands of volunteers. Donations (we're the Charles Bruce Foundation) to cover the expenses each year. We're part of Match Madness, a non-profit matches the $ we raise. Link in comments. Thnks

If you've got left over yarn and need someone to make a blanket for... we can use your efforts at #memorialblanket Learn more at memorialblanket.org

@abolitionistlc.bsky.social was recently added to the Sacred Legions podcast's accompanying website resources after being recommended by former guest, Saleem Holbrook. We thank you both for providing volunteer and self-care opportunities to our followers!

School children making blankets for kids experiencing homelessness. The memorialblanket.org website has lesson plans on it, if your school, church or scout troop wants to get involved.

People experiencing homelessness need that to be ... um ... now!

@memorialblanket.bsky.social is young and new. But people make gorgeous blankets for folks experiencing homelessness. Signs of caring and love that take months to create - and are given freely.

gorgeous

The #memorialblanket project has distributed thousands of blankets. Every blanket is handmade - and because they’re given away every time a display goes to a major city - we always need more blankets. If you love to knit, crochet, quilt & your fellow human. This is the project for you! #homelessness

Hi! We're the homeless remembrance blanket project. Every Homeless Remembrance Night, we place handmade blankets on display to remind the world about the people who not only live on the street but die there too. After, we distribute the blankets to those in need. More info - memorialblanket.org