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Mitch Snyder (August 14, 1943 – July 3, 1990) was an American advocate for the homeless. He was the subject of a made-for-television 1986 biopic, Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story, starring Martin Sheen.
Feb 4, 2019 · The contentious battle for a homeless shelter in downtown D.C. in the 1980s, and the charismatic face of the fight, Mitch Snyder.
Nov 21, 2014 · Thirty years ago this month, she and longtime partner Mitch Snyder were at the center of a clash with the Reagan administration that ended in a hunger strike, attended by 60 Minutes, that helped put homelessness on the national agenda.
Aug 14, 2013 · At the center of most the pictures was the enigmatic Mitch Snyder. As Jones, Stoops and other members of the Community for Creative Non-Violence fasted, prayed and took over federal buildings to bring attention to America’s homeless crisis, Snyder was there, leading and inspiring them.
Jul 6, 1990 · After prison, Snyder abandoned his old life for activism. He became leader at the Community for Creative Non-Violence, turning it from a religious anti-war group into a noisy shelter for the...
Jul 6, 1990 · Mitch Snyder, the man whose hunger strikes and acid commentary made him the nation’s best-known advocate for the homeless, was found dead Thursday in his room in a Washington shelter in what...
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Mitch Snyder was the most recognizable activist for homelessness in Washington, DC, earning the honorary renaming of 2 nd Street NW in front of the Community for Creative Non-Violence shelter to Mitch Snyder Place. Yet his activism began while he served time in prison before he moved to DC.
