Join us for a conversation with journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone about his nonfiction debut, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. In his book, Goldstone exposes the growing and troubling trend of the “working homeless” in cities across America through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families.

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America follows parents and children sleeping in cars and squalid extended-stay hotel rooms in an increasingly unequal city where urban “revitalization” comes at the expense of its low-income residents. Described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a gripping, high-stakes account of America’s housing emergency,” this book offers a powerful look at the human cost of America’s housing crisis. This author presentation is at 1st Stage Theater

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

BRIAN GOLDSTONE's reporting and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, The New Republic, The California Sunday Magazine, and Jacobin, among other publications. He earned his PhD from Duke University and was a Mellon Research Fellow in the Society of Fellows at Columbia University. In 2021, he was a National Fellow at New America. He lives in Atlanta with his family.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR 

ANNEMARIE CUCCIA - Editor in Chief of Street Sense Media.  Leads the paper's reporting on homelessness and poverty in D.C. and works with writers with lived experience of homelessness to produce poetry and personal reflections. She joined Street Sense as a reporter in 2022 after graduating from Georgetown University

ABOUT SHELTER HOUSE

SHELTER HOUSE - A community-based nonprofit serving Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness and domestic violence. We provide crisis intervention, safe housing, and supportive services designed to help individuals and families stay safely housed and rebuild their lives with dignity, hope and lasting solutions. Together, we are Changing Lives! To learn more, visit www.shelterhouse.org.

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This program is appropriate for ages 18+. Seats are limited; registration is required. Register by clicking on the "Begin Registration" button. Register each person attending this event. 

Please note that priority entrance will be given to registered attendees until 6:50 p.m. Starting at 6:50 p.m., both registered and waitlisted attendees will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis, as space permits. The presentation will start promptly at 7:00p.m. 

Directions 

1st Stage can be hard to find! It’s nestled among body shops and a doggie daycare in a two-story industrial-like building. Follow the directions below, and you will find us! 

Link to Directions:  https://1ststage.org/directions. 

1st Stage is fully accessible to patrons with mobility concerns. Park in the upper parking lot (near Dogtopia and the Breakaway Gym) and follow the footpath directly to 1st Stage.

Book sale will be provided by Bards Alley with a signing by the author. 

Co-Hosted by Shelter House and Fairfax County Public Library