A New Look at Homelessness

This event will be in Saskatoon August 3rd

Fighting Homelessness with Social Media: InvisiblePeople.tv Launches International Road Trip
Advocate Mark Horvath Highlights Real Stories of Homeless in U.S., Canada

06.30.2011– The InvisiblePeople.tv project – the nationally-recognized nonprofit that tackles poverty and homelessness using the power of social media – is set to launch its first international road trip. Mark Horvath, homeless advocate, creator of InvisiblePeople.tv and “one of the top activists to follow on Twitter” according to Huffington Post, will make his way across the U.S. and Canada over the next four months to raise awareness and smash stereotypes about the plight of North America's homeless.

“This will be my third major road trip with InvisiblePeople.tv and the goal remains the same: To make the 'invisible people' in society more visible by bringing them out of the shadows where they are ignored,” says Horvath, who was once homeless himself. “We're using video and social media to expose the pain, hardship and hopelessness that millions of people face each day.”

On any given night, more than one million people sleep without a home to call their own. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 80 percent of individuals and 90 percent of families are homeless due to economic reasons.
Since its launch in November 2008, InvisiblePeople.tv has leveraged the power of video and the massive reach of social media to share the compelling, gritty, and unfiltered stories of homeless people from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. The InvisiblePeople.tv road trips provide Horvath a chance to document the stories of homeless across the country, share them with the world and try to bring about positive change in their lives and in society as a whole.

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The 2011 International Road Trip is co-sponsored by GMC, Hanes, Murphy Oil (USA) Petro-Canada (Canada), TubeMogul, Virgin Mobile Canada, Pitch Engine, and Delta Hotels. The trip will take Horvath and InvisiblePeople.tv to 34 cities throughout Canada and the U.S.

San Jose, Calif. – June 26-28
Eugene, Oregon – June 30
Seattle – July 2-3
Victoria, – July 5-6
Vancouver, British Columbia July 7 – 10
Kelowna, British Columbia – July 12
Calgary, Alberta – July 14-17
Edmonton, Alberta – July 18-19
Whitehorse, Yukon Territories – July 21-22
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories – July 24-26
Fort McMurray, Alberta – July 28
Edmonton, Alberta – July 30-31
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – August 2-3
Regina, Saskatchewan – August 5-6
Winnipeg, Manitoba – August 8-9
Thunder Bay, Ontario – August 11
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – August 13
Detroit – August 15-17
Toronto, Ontario – August 19-22
Ottawa, Ontario – August 28-30
Montreal, Quebec – September 1-3
Fredericton, New Brunswick – September 5-6
Halifax, Nova Scotia – September 8-9 & Sept. 14
St. John’s, Newfoundland – September 11-12
Bangor, Maine – September 16
Boston (Social Media Strategies Summit) – September 19-24
Burlington, Vermont – September 26
Binghamton, New York – September 28-October 2 & October 9
Pittsburgh – October 11-12
Indianapolis – October 14
St. Louis – October 16 & October 24-25
El Dorado, Arkansas – October 27-28
Los Angeles, (BlogWorld Expo) Nov 3, 4 & 5

“I am thrilled to be making this trip, because I believe it’s so important to make the invisible members of our society visible. I also believe that social media, with its instant reach and impact, is the perfect vehicle for promoting InvisiblePeople.tv and sharing the stories of people experiencing homelessness,” says Horvath. “The last two years I have taken similar road trips across America and the journey was amazing, affecting real change at the national and community level. I hope that people will follow me on this international trip and help us continue to make a difference in the lives of real people.”

To learn more and follow Mark along during his journey, visit www.InvisiblePeople.tv or on Twitter at http://invisiblepeople.tv/twitter, http://invisiblepeople.tv/facebook, http://invisiblepeople.tv/flickr and http://invisiblepeople.tv/youtube.