Homeless Signs

Official looking pro-homeless signs have been turning up in Toronto. From the Toronto Star:

The signs sprang up suddenly under the cover of night.

Official-looking and made of hard plastic and aluminum, they were bolted to posts at major intersections along Lake Shore Blvd.

Other turned up at busy downtown hubs.

"Quiet," read one, in front of a downtown hospital. "Homeless people sleeping."

Another advised, "Homeless warming grate. Please keep clear."

For Mark Daye, who created the series of seven signs, it seemed a master stroke of subversion. How do you draw attention to an age-old urban issue, especially when passersby have long been conditioned to ignore the usual signage – those tattered posters glued to poles and construction sites?

Read the entire article here.

Thanks Roy!