Cities Across The U.S. Honor 'Homeless Persons' Memorial Day'
On Thursday — the longest night of the year — organizations across the country gathered to remember the often-overlooked deaths of people who had no place to go.
by Camila Domonoske
Dec 21, 2017
2 minutes
In Los Angeles, Cleveland, Boston and other communities across America, people gathered on Thursday to honor the lives of the homeless people who died in 2017.
Dec. 21 — the winter solstice, the day with the longest night of the year — was named as the 2017 National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day by several advocacy groups.
The gatherings are not arranged by any central organization. "Anyone.
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