Is it necessary to hang flags commemorating dead homeless people in the dining hall during the already troubling holidays?

Mark Slane | Sep 10, 2019 | Category: Non-profit organization in Santa Cruz, California

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Housing Matters | Sep 10, 2019

Thank you for your feedback; we know the holidays can be a hard time for many. To provide some context: the flags are hung for our annual Homeless Memorial, an event that is held across the country on or about the longest night of the year. In fact, today is Homeless Persons Memorial Day. We have heard feedback from many that having the names hung in the dining hall can be healing and helpful in remembering our friends and community members who have passed. There are plans in the works to create a permanent memorial in Evergreen Cemetery for those who passed away without shelter, with the intention of having a space that allows loved ones to visit the memorial year round, and an environment for the ceremony that invites a higher level of respect and intention.

Richard Martin | Sep 10, 2019

Hmpf, yep that's a hard one. Okay lets try this, (not my words). Responce, "there names are posted to have meals with, in spirit.To celebrate life with in memory.

K F | Sep 10, 2019

This question is is such bad taste that I believe there is no respectable way to respond. No words can completely render its blatant insensitivity.

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