"The Chains of Paolo"

Paolo is a handyman of great care. Now he can only make art with plates and plastic cups, but he assures me that he paints, makes vinyl clocks and collars with clam shells.

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He is Italian, and the crisis in Southern Italy made him respond to the crisis by traveling. Now it is established in Barcelona. We had a coffee, and he thanked me very much for a cigar. Paolo is also a logistics technician, like me, he knows about stocks, warehouses, trucks, volumes and weights.  

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He is the one who gives the face, and lends himself to take a picture. My style is not that but there I have his picture, so that when you pass by Pelai street you know that he is a formidable person, he wants as many a roof, and a shower, and a dignified dinner. He tells me that he is satisfied with one meal a day. Note from the author, Daniel Marin , an entrepreneur without a roof. His talent is photo-journalism.Paolo ... I already appreciated it and I fell in love with its history. Even if I have to walk a thousand more passages, I'll see him ... A little warrior, a great fighter. Already my friend. Note from theHomeless entrepreneurs . You can make a donation to help you through the bank account of the Entrepreneurs Without Roof Association with the concept #Cobijos:  IBAN No ES78 0081-1699-53-0001058408

Summary of the 6th #All SleepingIn The Street # MWC17 "Mobile Can Eliminate Homelessness"

It all started in front of the Mobile World Congress with the speakers tonight waiting patiently:  Marc Simón ( La Caixa Foundation ), Carmen de Rivera i Pla (Member of Parliament of Catalonia ), Guillem Fernàndez ( Coop 57 ), Monica Chitnis (Tesseract Talent) and Marcel Abbad Sort ( Fundació Oportunitats). We were going to talk about three very important issues: Mobile, banking and the social economy.

We also launched the United Homeless Bank to offer a macro-solution that will stimulate the economy of the homeless community. Mr. Simon explained in detail how it works  Incorpora from La Caixa Foundation to support labor integration; the Ms. Rivera i Pla explained the Sol·licitud of compareixença d'una representació de l'Entrepreneur Association davant the Comissió Homeless d'Afers Socials i Famílies perquè expliqui les activitats de l'Associació; Mr. Fernàndez explained the importance of ethical and supportive financial services; Ms. Chitnis explained how we can increase the happiness and effectiveness of homeless people by improving the process of professional reintegration; and Mr. Sort explained how he generates opportunities by granting Social Microcredits to those people who can not resort to traditional banking. Three of the Entrepreneurs Without a Roof made a presentation during the conference: Vincent explained how the phone allowed him to teach English via Skype; Paco explained how he got a full-time job as a web developer after 3 years without a roof and without work thanks to our association; and Andrzej explained his plans as a masseuse as soon as he receives a large donation to start working and to buy a portable massage table. Thanks to this conference, you will receive this stretcher within a week and you can start your professional activity again.

As always, we took a picture at the end of the conference on the street to remember the moment. We must thank our Director of Photography, Jose Sanabria , who always accompanies us to document our event with images.

Once the photo was taken, we did the same as any other person after work: we look for dinner food. We were very lucky in this event because we have the contribution of L'Hospitalet Experience .

We dined some chorizo andwiches and took mini-bottles of melacotón, pineapple and orange juice while most of the participants went home little by little. We had the pleasure of having the presence of Xiana Siccardi  of Spanish National Radio who gave us  an interview that you can listen to here (00: 00-13: 20)  for the Gente Despierta program   with Carles Mesa . She was the last to say goodbye and we only had 4 people to "sleep" in front of the Mobile World Congress: Marta, Ana, Vincent and me.

We managed to rest 90 minutes until 6 police officers woke us up again. They explained to us that they would have to fine us if we did not move quickly. Out of curiosity I asked them how much the fine would be ... The first policeman did not know how to respond and asked his superior who answered "500 €." I asked him how will they fine a homeless person if he could not pay for this? and he answered that nothing happened because they are insolvent. Then I asked him again and when they leave his situation what? Obviously they would have to pay for it. Personally I think it is a death sentence or at least a sentence to the street that does not allow them to move forward.

These conversations bother me a lot but I have learned to focus my energy in another direction rather than argue with them because it will not change anything and will probably end in a fine. So I looked for a place to throw the cardboard we used as our bed but there were no containers for security reasons so I had to leave it by the exit of the IKEA trucks. Naturally we went to breakfast with the coins that we threw in our glass at night while we were sleeping. Guess where. Yes, McDonalds for breakfast: some coffee and McMuffin with sausage and egg. There was a group of hotel protesters with STOP shirts that we crossed with the desire to make a noise in front of the MWC. It's a different way of expressing yourself. We like to "protest" with smiles and good morning because it works better for us.

We started to say hello to the MWC participants at 8:30 am, knowing that there were 11 hours to finish our action. A cardboard banner weighs little if you want to raise it over your head but holding it like that for so many hours is a marathon that few would dare to carry out.

You can not even imagine the mental tide of greeting a wave of participants in the entrance / exit of an event where some 100,000 people make their appearance. How can you get your attention in front of an attraction like the Mobile World Congress? It is simpler than it seems. It is called the human factor and have a quick vision. I decided to put my theory into practice and that's how it was. First step, a smile; second step, look at the badge identifying the congress; and third step, say, "Good morning Francesc!" A little surprised, he stopped and said, What's up? and he took a micro from Radio Catalunya to interview me. First exam approved so I indicated our strategy of the day to the team and talked to many people throughout the morning. I also got to talk with Jordi Besde Nació Digital and we agreed that the mobile phone is basic to get off the street. He wrote down a part of our conversation in his article " Modèle al metro:" L'organització del Mobile ens aniria molt bé every day. "" So much energy and so many conversations took us to lunch and specifically to Gastro Burger because thanks to Your invitation as a sponsor we could have food.

We ate during a 30-minute break and continued with our action. Since I could feel my arms again, I started communicating with the participants again. I had the pleasure of speaking with Jordi Sancho, Project Manager of Catalonia Trade & Investment, who showed interest in hearing our story. We chatted for a few minutes and we said goodbye; I met Marc Ambasna-Jones, a journalist from The Guardian Tech and Media, IDG Connect and The Register, with whom I had a very optimistic conversation that added to an article his opinion on IGD Connect with the title "Barcelona breathes deep on Mobile World Congress optimism ; " I also met again with the journalist of La Sexta, Diego Sanchez Martinez, who reviewed our conversation on his own blog with the title "The Mobile of Entrepreneurs Without a Roof ; "and, of course, a foreign participant invited me to explain our initiative via Facebook Live.

The day began to turn into night and this meant one thing: The first day of the Mobile World Congress was about to end and our event #TodosDurmiendoEnLaCalle also. In an intense way, everyone was returning to their homes and their hotels. It was our last attempt to communicate with MWC participants and we took advantage of every conversation. The most remarkable was with a man from the USA who just sold his company to AT & T. He was sitting on the chair of his yellow bicycle and I was leaning on my banner with one arm to rest. He told me that he collaborated with an NGO, Warriors4Wireless, which focused on the talent of ex-military men who wanted to re-educate themselves professionally. We were two humans without mobile and without luxury transport talking in front of a fair that moved about 465 million euros in less than a week on the importance of talent and human connectivity that can create job opportunities and roof. Mobile can end homelessness only if people want to participate. I hope this is the case and that we will be able to provide roof and work for 100 homeless people thanks to # MWC18. If you want to help us carry it out, do not hesitate to contact us .

We are currently looking for 1) Funds 2) Collaboration and 3) Increase our network of professionals who want to accelerate the process of eliminating homelessness. If you want to be part of #HomelessEntrepreneur you can 1) support us financially with a transfer to IBAN ES78 0081-1699-53-0001058408 (Swift Code: BSABESBB) 2) contact us to join the team or a project3) introduce ourselves to someone who might be interested in supporting us financially or with their knowledge. We would like to remind you that this action of #TodosDurmiendoEnLaCalle will accelerate the process of providing shelter and creating work for the homeless. After collecting everything at 8:30 pm, the space where we spent 24 hours without a home was exactly as before, with no one sleeping on the street, and we hope that all citizens, businesses and the government will put their batteries in order for us to take a photo from the place where they sleep in the streets of Barcelona without them in 2022. We hope you will come to the next event that will start in Valencia during Las Fallas on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. We invite you to help us pay the round trip transportation with a donation (ES78 0081-1699-53-0001058408) if you want to help us accelerate the process of eliminating homelessness. We do not need anything else since the hotel on the street is free and the food will be obtained through the will of the same people during the event ;-)

And above all, thank you very much for your support! A big hug, Andrew Funk The President of #HomelessEntrepreneur "Talent can change your life" Mobile: +34 697 877 089

Series 'Small warriors' Archer

Hello Jesus: I am getting in touch with you through Andrew Funk. The reason is that my life experience also includes life on the street, and I am currently in the wire for very little income. Andrew has proposed me to combine what he calls my talents, although they are not so much: the photography and the story.

Just as an orientation I sent you a link to some short stories that luckily I posted on the cloud in his day. I have lost many more, and especially academic works that in my point of view coincided with the most inspired stage I had. As I said, I have been on the street and I am an alcoholic, although I maintain abstinence. The challenge of writing requires routine, concentration and tranquility, and although I am in a very anxious spiritual stage I do not stop writing a short story in my blog. Well, that, apart from the stories and a letter that I sent in his day to an ex-girlfriend, in the signature of this mail you can link to a free blog of wordpress in which I make a short story based on the picture that appears. [...] My life has been very intense and many times I have tried to organize ideas to start writing so many experiences, but I'm not interested in autobiography, anyway, I hope to talk about it with you. [...] Finally, from my point of view, today more is written than read, and I have been a great reader. Now it costs me for lack of concentration and a high point of anxiety for my reality, but in my head has never been missing Dostoyevsky, Thomas Mann, Herman Hesse, Oscar Wilde, Ishiguro and many others. Now I'm with Bukowsky. Greetings and thanks in advance for your time. Now I'm with Bukowsky. Greetings and thanks in advance for your time. Now I'm with Bukowsky. Greetings and thanks in advance for your time.Elidan email, November 25, 2016 Written by  Jesús Martínez  Note from  #HomelessEntrepreneur . If you want to make a donation to help us improve our blog and increase our network of journalists who contribute writing stories related to homelessness to accelerate the process of offering work and shelter, we invite you to do it via the bank account of #HomelessEntrepreneur,  IBAN No ES78 0081 -1699-53-0001058408 Swift: BSABWEBB,  using the hashtag #Relatos as transfer concept. Thank you!