Our Society Reimagined 2023 – Why Do We Have Homelessness?
Our Society Reimagined is a four-week series that provides an opportunity to explore the domestic issues that have shaped our modern society, as well as a chance to gain perspective on the underlying values and ideas that we hold as individuals and as a society, and how these tenets shape our lives.
The 2023 series will take place in person on our Aspen Meadows campus from 6:00-8:00 pm MT on four consecutive Wednesdays, October 18-November 8. Tom Morrison and Clint Kinney will return to moderate the series.
Fee: $195, includes all sessions, refreshments, and reading materials.
The 2023 series is now at capacity. If you’d like to add your name to the waitlist, please email Zoë Brown at zoe.brown@aspeninstitute.org.
Wednesday, November 8
Why Do We Have Homelessness?
Homelessness affects individuals and families alike. Given that the necessity of shelter is at the base of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, why does our society tolerate homelessness? Should proper housing be considered a human right or a benefit of hard work? Perhaps in a capitalistic society, homelessness is simply a market outcome affecting those who are irresponsible and need more guidance, rules, and structure in their lives. At its core, is housing the responsibility of individuals to provide themselves or society’s duty to provide? And most importantly, are the solutions to homelessness more about charity or simply delivering justice?