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The Kindness Conspiracy

A campaign debunking the myth of invisible Americans
The reason for calling this campaign the “Kindness Conspiracy” is simple. It ironically continues the American trend of wanting to believe in outlandish and unsubstantiated theories over, sometimes, hard to swallow truths. In this case, the truth is that homelessness does not have to exist if we only recognize the bare minimum amount of kindness missing from our collective approach to the issue. As I laid out, there are two practical impediments to housing an entire population: inefficiency of the housing market and weak attempts to enforce housing as a human right. I make the claim that kindness can get us past both of these hurdles.
In the previous section, I explain the operations of the U.S. housing market and the challenges it’s had to overcome in the recently. However, the larger point I want to make here is how the housing market is in no way beholden to the needs of average Americans, but rather, it is driven by an unemotional profit-maximizing frenzy.
In a snapshot, the Kindness Conspiracy’s mission is to strengthen individuals’ understanding of why housing is a basic human right and why it should be treated as such in a country with the economic stamina of the United States. If a wider base of Americans knew this to be true and acted on their natural tendencies to be kind, a revolutionary social and political movement could be initiated that challenges the effectiveness of the traditional capitalistic model currently being used to build our cities.

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Theory of Change
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Click the text above to be taken to a separate page where I discuss in greater detail my proposed plan of action. To give you a broad idea, look through this list, which summarizes the steps to an effective theory of change.
Long-term goals: expand recognized human rights in America, increase research on homelessness, and effectively end lack of housing.
Induction –> necessary preconditions: by increasing awareness through educational programs and philanthropic events at college campuses, policymakers and city developers will feel increased pressure to implement more laws and provisions protecting the rights of homeowners.
Basic Assumptions: (1)reaching a younger audience first promotes virility on social media leading to a similar cultural shift that followed in the wake of the #MeToo movement, (2)a dramatic shift in public opinion has the influence to sway policy goals, and (3)recognition of housing as a human right under the law will improve the responsibilities of the collective community.
Proposed interventions: start small with a team of dedicated volunteers willing to travel to schools and community centers, lay the groundwork for an effective social campaign by gaining endorsements and speaking at organized functions, launch #KindnessConspiracy with an epic event and live performance, and finally, inspire people to protest for the human right to be housed.
Indicators of progress: recognition by city officials, increase in amount of research, and ratification of city charters.
The overall narrative: lasting change starts with the commitment of one generation.
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