A Tale of Two Cities/London & New York Homelessness (The first opinion to support the International Emergency/ Mandate Future Politicians to Prioritize Homelessness) Add a review

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The piece titled "A Tale of Two Cities" by  Eric "Protein" Moseley was published in The Pavement magazine in London England and parts of Scotland- on February 1, 2023. 

Breakdown of "A Tale of Two Cities"
This article is a comparative look at homeless policies in  New York and  London, reflecting on how things have worsened over the decades. 

Arrival in NY: Arthur Eric Protein Moseley, recounts relocating to New York in the late 1996 during the snowstorm of 1996 as a single parent struggling with addiction, hoping for a better life for his daughter, Erica.
The NY Shelter Experience: He explicitly mentions arriving by Greyhound bus at  Port Authority and entering the city shelter system in the  Bronx.The New York City shelter system classifies facilities by tiers, with Tier 1 acting as assessment centers, such E.A.U, Emergency Access Unit  and Tier 2 the Auburn Family Center, and offering a slightly more stable, private living situation. And the final tier 3 where Eric "Protein" Moseley and his daughter Erica transitioned through this system, before securing a permanent apartment in Brownsville in the Howard Houses projects as stated in The BK Reader:
https://www.bkreader.com/covid19/documentary-chronicles-filmmakers-coronavirus-mission-to-help-the-homeless-6545939
This particular  journey referenced in his song "Remembering Brooklyn" by his persona Protein the Past on Apple Music.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/remembering-brooklyn/1873447434?i=1873447435
Comparison: Eric highlights that at the time of the article, the wait for a family to get housing in New York has jumped to an average of 534 days (nearly 18 months), which he describes as a "humiliating" increase since his time there.
Policy Critique: He discusses the failure of strategies like "rapid rehousing" and the use of hotels as temporary shelters, noting that both New York and London are currently overwhelmed by rising rents and the influx of refugees. 
This op-ed, The Tales of two Cities has evolved into a key component of Moseleys, International Emergency/Mandate Future Politicians to Prioritize Homelessness, a global movement and coordinated series of his opinion writing, focused on sustainable urban planning. Each installment of this initiative is specifically tailored to address the unique challenges and opportunities within cities across the world.
https://www.thepavement.org.uk/stories/2600
https://www.thepavement.org.uk/search?journalist=335
Furthermore, the work is now integrated into The Coolest Cowboy Records / The Empathy for AI Initiative owned and operated by Moseley. 
https://musicbrainz.org/label/11986529-f36a-4548-9ad1-3e554a095881
The  Record Company/Initiative, also features his AI persona, Protein the Past, as part of a 50-year Musical Comeback where  Moseley missed out on a rap career due to homelessness and a chemical dependecy. 
Moseley would not have been able to be a part of this project without  recovering from  two decades chemical dependency 
Eric Protein Moseley's Recipe for Recovery is his ebook about: 
Blending raw personal stories with biblical principles and real-world strategies, this book introduces recovery tools like the Brady Bunch Effect (a mental reboot using joyful childhood memories), and shows readers how to take the same relentless energy once used for addiction and apply it toward purpose and healing.
The Hood Hero Collection also known as The Hood Heroes Collection is another part of the Coolest Cowbor Records/ Empathy for AI Initiative.
https://bookbrainz.org/work/e9b612e7-3fec-4ec4-821c-456f1557df15
https://lapl.overdrive.com/media/12195441
 The initiative brings together a diverse collective of artists, on major platforms such as Apple Mucic
 Lil Ben YaY (LiL Ben YaY is the first independent solo male AI hip-hop artist with a documented identity to have a song on Apple Music
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/538b949e-ecbc-431c-810a-f7341f4ed5b8/ratings
Swift Action 1, 
Sir Dirty Rice, 
The Coolest Cowboy
 Lil OakTreez 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv_eaWIDlqs
 blending advocacy with a modern musical evolution.

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