This coming Wednesday, the shortest day of the year (and thus the longest night), is the 22nd annual National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. The service will be held at New York Ave Presbyterian Church at 6pm in Washington.
This service is to celebrate and remember those lives lost on the streets in our nation's capital. Names will be read of people who have died homeless in 2011.
The vigil will dually serve as a reminder to our community that all ought to have access to shelter, health care, and proper nutrition. It is a basic human right to feel physically safe and comfortable throughout the night.
Everyone is invited to come out and participate on this first day of winter. The cold and darkness will be a good reminder of how important shelter is.
This important event will be held in various cities all over the country. Come out and remember those who have died on our streets, in our community: those for whom the system failed.
--Megan
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