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By Anonymous on A poem that was read aloud at the St. Mary's Center Homeless Memorial event.
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Homeless memorials celebrate lives lost; illuminate new data about mortality on the street
By Alastair Boone on Memorials for unhoused people provide a space to both celebrate and grieve lives lost on the street—and shine a light on new data about homeless mortality.
East Bay memorials honor lives lost on the street
cheema sits in her home in front of an altar for lives lost on the street. (Thomas Brouns) December brought
Death on the street: remembering Michelle Marie Larson
By Timothy Busby on I would like to tell you about a friend I met while living on the streets of Berkeley, approximately three
In Memory of All Who Died on Oakland’s Streets
Oakland’s Homeless Memorial was held to honor the lives of those who have suffered hunger, pain, loneliness, and premature deaths outside on the sidewalks. The service was moving, healing, and also inspiring in its ability to remind us of the importance of staying committed to the cause of justice.
A Bell Tolls for Countless Deaths on Nameless Streets
The bell tolled for 91 individuals who died on the streets last year in San Francisco, and it tolled for the uncounted thousands of homeless deaths around the nation. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty reported that homeless Americans die, on average, 30 years earlier than those with housing.