A reminder!

 

Homeless Memorial

and Rally

7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

on the longest night of the year

Saturday, Dec. 21^st

at Lakewood Town Center

Clifton Avenue

between Third and Fourth Streets

(Parking is available in lots adjacent to the municipal

building, across the street from the police station,

 across from the Strand Theater and in the County

Board of Social Services building lot on Fourth

Street behind the municipal building.)

Speakers will include

local clergy, housing advocates

and our homeless brothers & sisters.

All are welcome.

Homeless Interfaith Memorial Night & Rally Dec. 21

Hello all,

We have received permission from Lakewood Township to hold our interfaith Homelessness Memorial Night and Rally Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Lakewood Town Center, Clifton Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets.

We will have local clergy, housing advocates and members of the homeless community speak that evening.

Parking is available in three municipal parking lots (one adjacent to the municipal building, one across the street from the police station, and one across from the Strand Theater.) Parking is also available in the County Board of Social Services building on Fourth Street behind the municipal building.

We expect the memorial and rally will take about an hour.

I have attached a handbill that can be distributed in the days leading up to the event in a week and a half.

We hope you can attend.  We will try to have light refreshments available.

	Homelessness Memorial Night and Rally 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21st the longest night of the year. The rally will be held at the Lakewood Town Center, Clifton Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets. Speakers include local clergy, housing advocates and our homeless brothers & sisters. Everyone is invited. Please join us Saturday evening in Lakewood.

National Homeless Person's Memorial Day celebrated in Ocean County

A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night at the Cedar Bridge Avenue encampment known as Tent City to remember all the local homeless who have died, said Steve Brigham, a minister and founder of the encampment.

Wednesday was National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. More than two dozen people — some from Tent City, but others from outside the community — attended the service.

Among the people remembered was Nina Rogala, 68, who was known as the “mother of the camp.” A native of Poland, Rogala’s body was discovered Dec. 14 when a camper went to her tent…

To read more of Margaret Bonafide’s Asbury Park Press article go to:

http://www.app.com/article/20111223/NJNEWS/312230087/Residents-Tent-City-Lakewood-hold-memorial-service

National Homeless Person’s Memorial Day

December 21, 2011 / 5 pm – 7 pm
Edison Municipal Complex
(100 Municipal Boulevard, Edison, NJ 08817)
MUSIC - AWARENESS - POETRY - REMEMBRANCE
... Homeless people die from illnesses that affect everyone , frequently without health care.
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heart and cold. Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes.
Health care is a human right. Housing is a human right.

...The First Day of Winter. The Longest Night of the Year.
Join us on Wednesday, December 21 at 5pm for a brief memorial event in
Remembrance of those who have died in the past year from causes directly
Related to homelessness. As the economy weakens, increased numbers of people have become homeless and many more are at risk.
Donations of gently used coats and non-perishable goods will be accepted at the event
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Middlesex County Office of Human Services, Middlesex County
Human Services Advisory Council, Middlesex County Housing Continuum of Care Committee,
Township of Edison, Catholic Charities Dioceses of Metuchen, Making It Possible to End Homelessness,
I Info Line of Middlesex County, Coming Home of Middlesex County, Elijah’s Promise, and
The Jewish Renaissance Foundation.

Homeless people, frequently without health insurance, die from illnesses that affect everyone.  Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes.

Health care is a human right.  Housing is a human right.

The first day of Winter.  The longest night of the year.

Join us Wednesday, Dec. 21^st at 5 p.m. for a brief memorial event in remembrance of those who have died in the past year from causes directly related to homelessness.  As the economy weakens, increased numbers of people have become homeless and many more are at risk.

Donations of gently used coats and non-perishable goods will be accepted at this event.

Supporting organizations:

Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Middlesex County Office of Human Services, Middlesex County Human Advisory Council, Middlesex County Housing Continuum of Care committee, Township of Edison, Catholic Charities Dioceses of Metuchen, Making it Possible to End Homelessness, Info Line of Middlesex County, Coming Home of Middlesex County, Homeless people die from illnesses that affect everyone , frequently without health care.
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heart and cold. Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes.
Health care is a human right. Housing is a human right.

...The First Day of Winter. The Longest Night of the Year.
Join us on Wednesday, December 21 at 5pm for a brief memorial event in
Remembrance of those who have died in the past year from causes directly
Related to homelessness. As the economy weakens, increased numbers of people have become homeless and many more are at risk.
Donations of gently used coats and non-perishable goods will be accepted at the event
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Middlesex County Office of Human Services, Middlesex County
Human Services Advisory Council, Middlesex County Housing Continuum of Care Committee,
Township of Edison, Catholic Charities Dioceses of Metuchen, Making It Possible to End Homelessness,
I Info Line of Middlesex County, Coming Home of Middlesex County, Elijah’s Promise, and
The Jewish Renaissance Foundation.Homeless people die from illnesses that affect everyone , frequently without health care.
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heart and cold. Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes.
Health care is a human right. Housing is a human right.Homeless people die from illnesses that affect everyone , frequently without health care.
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heart and cold. Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes.
Health care is a human right. Housing is a human right.

...The First Day of Winter. The Longest Night of the Year.
Join us on Wednesday, December 21 at 5pm for a brief memorial event in
Remembrance of those who have died in the past year from causes directly
Related to homelessness. As the economy weakens, increased numbers of people have become homeless and many more are at risk.
Donations of gently used coats and non-perishable goods will be accepted at the event
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Middlesex County Office of Human Services, Middlesex County
Human Services Advisory Council, Middlesex County Housing Continuum of Care Committee,
Township of Edison, Catholic Charities Dioceses of Metuchen, Making It Possible to End Homelessness,
I Info Line of Middlesex County, Coming Home of Middlesex County, Elijah’s Promise, and
The Jewish Renaissance Foundation.Homeless people die from illnesses that affect everyone , frequently without health care.
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heart and cold. Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes.
Health care is a human right. Housing is a human right.

...The First Day of Winter. The Longest Night of the Year.
Join us on Wednesday, December 21 at 5pm for a brief memorial event in
Remembrance of those who have died in the past year from causes directly
Related to homelessness. As the economy weakens, increased numbers of people have become homeless and many more are at risk.
Donations of gently used coats and non-perishable goods will be accepted at the event
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Middlesex County Office of Human Services, Middlesex County
Human Services Advisory Council, Middlesex County Housing Continuum of Care Committee,
Township of Edison, Catholic Charities Dioceses of Metuchen, Making It Possible to End Homelessness,
I Info Line of Middlesex County, Coming Home of Middlesex County, Elijah’s Promise, and
The Jewish Renaissance Foundation.Elijah’s Promise, and the Jewish Renaissance Foundation.