InvisiblePeople.tv Begins Road Trip U.S.A Tour

InvisiblePeople.tv Brings a Voice to the Homeless Through Road Trip U.S.A Tour

Mark Horvath will use the power of social media to tell personal stories about America’s forgotten nation

Whrrl is honored to be working with homeless advocate Mark Horvath on his InvisiblePeople.tv Road Trip starting today. Mark will be visiting 25 cities throughout the nation to bring a voice to the voiceless and share personal stories about homelessness. You can follow Mark along his journey at: http://pages.whrrl.com/invisiblepeople/.

Recently, the LA Times wrote a story about Mark’s trip. The article also describes how we here at Pelago met Mark, and why we’ve decided to support him in his endeavor. Read the full article here.

LOS ANGELES, CA – July 15, 2009 – The plight of the homeless is one that many people are aware of, but few choose to act on. While three million people sleep on the streets of America every night, most of us go about our daily business with our eyes and ears closed to the issue at hand. It’s this lack of knowledge and based on a personal experience of homelessness that Mark Horvath is setting out to enact change through the InvisiblePeople.tv Road Trip U.S.A.

Starting today, Horvath will visit over 25 cities across the nation in order to help bring understanding and knowledge to the growing homeless crisis. Because he knows homelessness does not discriminate, Horvath will visit a mix of rural areas, larger cities, shelters and youth facilities to bring a voice to the voiceless through the power of social media. Videos will be posted on Horvath’s vlog as well as YouTube and Vimeo, and shared through social networks including Twitter and Facebook. In addition, he will share real-time stories of the homeless through stories on Whrrl and live streaming via UStream.

“Social media, with its instant reach and impact, is the perfect information hub for InvisiblePeople.tv and the stories I want to share,” said Horvath. “For example, most people won’t know that the average age of a homeless person in America today is nine years old. People don’t choose to be homeless, yet this is the view that much of America has. This needs to change, and the stories that InvisiblePeople.tv have shared and will share will hopefully be the first step in this change happening.”

Horvath’s Hollywood executive background is in stark contrast to the role he finds himself in now. Once responsible for the worldwide distribution of some of America’s best-loved TV shows, Horvath became homeless – not once, but twice. Now, with just $45, a laptop, a camera and social media, Horvath wants to show that knowing homelessness exists is just half the problem – the other half is showing how we can help.