Inhabitants of this Raleigh encampment were forced to move in 2024. (Photo: Greg Childress/NC Newsline)
Jeffrey Rawlings had prepared a “cute speech” for Tuesday’s “Be a Light Gala,” theannual fundraiser for the N.C. Coalition to End Homelessness.
But Rawlings, a senior analyst for homeless services for the City of Durham and a coalition board member, said the times called for something different, so he scrapped the “cute speech” in favor of a more direct message.
“We are under attack. The people that we serve are under attack,” said Rawlings, referring to Trump administration policies that he and other advocates for people experiencing homelessness believe are harmful…