Do something for nothing : seeing beneath the surface of homelessness, through the simple act of a haircut / Joshua Coombes.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 217 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 161775935X
- 9781617759352
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Main Library | NonFiction | 305.5692 C775 | Available | 33111010516959 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Through the simple act of a haircut, readers are taken on a geographical and emotional journey into the lives of humans experiencing homelessness in different cities across the world.
"In this uplifting book, Coombes deftly illustrates how reaching out and listening can break down barriers in an often indifferent world." -- Booklist Online
"Joshua's stories show the power that empathy and compassion have to turn a common, everyday act into something transformative. They are the revelations of connection." --Michael Sheen, actor and activist
When you're on the fringes of society, being noticed can mean everything.
In 2015, while working at a London hair salon, Joshua Coombes took to the streets with his scissors to build relationships with people sleeping rough in the capital. This inspired him to begin posting transformative images on social media to amplify their voices. These stories resonated and thousands of people got involved in their own way. #DoSomethingForNothing was born--a movement that encourages people to connect their skills and time to those who need it. Via the simple act of a haircut, readers are taken on a geographical and emotional journey into the lives of humans experiencing homelessness in different cities across the world.
Featuring never-before-seen photographs and all-new writing, Do Something for Nothing explores themes of love, acceptance, shame, and perseverance, while inviting us to see ourselves in one another and dissolve the negative stigmas surrounding homelessness. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to organizations dedicated to assisting unsheltered people.
"In 2015, while working at a London hair salon, Joshua Coombes took to the streets with his scissors to build relationships with people sleeping rough in the capital and began posting transformative images on social media to amplify their voices - #DoSomethingForNothing was born. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and all-new writing, this book explores themes of love, acceptance, shame, and perseverance, while inviting us to see ourselves in one another and dissolve the negative stigmas surrounding homelessness.-- Page 4 of cover.