The Right to Shower

How Systemic Biases Keep People on the Street

Episode Summary

On The Right to Shower, we believe access to cleanliness is a human right. Join host Darius Baxter, President, and CEO of GOODProjects, and Associate Professor at UAB school of public health Dr. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery as they discuss the way our biases and norms keep people experiencing homelessness in a cycle of disadvantage.

Episode Notes

Welcome to The Right to Shower, where we believe access to cleanliness is a human right. Today, we discuss the laws, norms, and biases that reinforce living on the streets. Joining host Darius Baxter, President and CEO of GOODProjects, for this conversation is Associate Professor at UAB school of public health and co-author of the 2020 article “Patients’ perspectives on elements of stable housing and threats to housing stability,” Dr. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery. Listen as Dr. Montgomery discusses systemic homelessness, the way our biases and norms keep people experiencing homelessness in a cycle of disadvantage, and why it is vital to hear from those actually experiencing homelessness. 

To learn more about opportunities to volunteer or donate please visit https://www.therighttoshower.com/. Please also consider buying our shower products on our website or through Amazon. Every soap you buy and shower you take, helps us bring showers to the streets. 

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