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I'm Angie Whitehurst. I'm at the Church of the Epiphany at 1317 G Street Northwest in Washington, DC and I'm here to interview Anthony— Carney.

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—Carney. Hi, Anthony. Hi. Tell me a little bit about yourself.

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Excuse me. My name is Anthony Carney, I'm a native Washingtonian. I've been here since 1963. I've been homeless, and now I'm a

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homeless advocate. Um, is there anything else you need to know? All right. I have 3 or 4 questions— Sure, sure, sure.

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—about homelessness. The first one is, what do you think are the biggest causes of homelessness in Washington, DC? Selfishness.

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Uh, I'll say selfishness. Second question. What are the most critical issues that a movement to end homelessness should focus on and

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why? Uh, the elite, the rich should take care of the homeless, and it will end homelessness. Why? Because that's their job. It should be their brothers— you should be your brothers' keeper.

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They should be our brothers' keepers. They have the money. But you— excuse me. Third question.

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If you could get 50 people to join you in doing something to end homelessness, What would you have those 50 people do? Become brothers' keepers. Become brothers' keepers.

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To be a brother to the homeless. Don't look down on the homeless. Help the homeless up. Support the homeless.

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All it means is [unclear]. Please help the homeless. All right, one more question. If you could build a better world, what would that world look like?

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It would look lovely, it would be peaceful, it would be harmony, it would be balanced with so much peace and understanding for each, each and every one of us. Thank you.

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Thank you. Is there anything else that you would like to add that we have not covered in this interview? Um, like I said, I'm a homeless advocate.

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I have been a homeless counselor, I've been homeless. I believe in helping the homeless. I believe helping people, period. And I want to thank you for the interview.

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You did a great job, Miss Angie. You too man. Thank you so much Anthony.