I have a new job with the City of Savannah, Director of Mobility and Parking. Which means that I have to get used to being both the most loved (projects like the River Street Streetcar) and the most hated (meter maids fall under me) person in Savannah all at one time. Incidentally, we call our meter maids parking enforcement officers because quite a few of them are male.Read More
So clearly my rule about trying to blog 3 times per week has gone to that bad place we can’t say. At least I can say I’m very happy with the entries that I have made so I’ll take quality over quantity any day.
I work in the City Manager’s Office in Savannah and among the things that I handle is helping to organize the St. Patrick’s Day celebration. St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in Savannah; A VERY big deal. Every year thousands of people come for the parade (nearly four hours long) and then for the after parade celebration. It’s basically an excuse to have a spring break party, particularly true since many of the participants are literally on spring break from nearby colleges/universities.Read More
I first met Herman about four years ago help the help of Tom Kohler, the local director of Citizen Advocacy. I won’t go into the details of Herman’s story (he’ll give that later), but it’s safe to say that the majority of people who have tried to “help” Herman have largely made him worse. Whether it was doctor’s prescribing various drugs, counselors deeming him too unstable to be in regular public school, or teachers using corporal punishment in his alternative school, they all probably thought they were doing right by him. The result of this is a young man who often wonders why people didn’t like him that much him he was a child. All he wants to do now is get a job and help out his mother.Read More
I’ve been involved in Citizen Advocacy for nearly five years now. It started as it did with all people who become advocates in Savannah, Georgia. Tom Kohler gave me call and asked if I would o out to lunch with him. That lunch eventually led me to Herman. You’ll hear more about (and from) Herman in later entries. Before that I was asked to visualize the world around me as separated in to two groups.Read More
My name is Sean Brandon, I live in Savannah, Georgia and I’ll be blogging about my experience with Citizen Advocacy.
Well, I’m glad to get that out of the way. Too often I find blogs where nothing is said about the person writing or why they’re doing a blog in the first place. I’m saying right up front that I’m here to give you a first person perspective about being an advocate. I’m also hoping to have a few entries written by other advocates. All of this is attempt to answer the questions “What is Citizen Advocacy and why is it important.”Read More
