NASHUA, NH – The multitude of names read at Nashua’s Homeless Memorial are not just names. They are “Nashua people” with stories, friends, health challenges, and quiet or noisy personalities. Each year, the Nashua community recalls those homeless folks who have died and refuses to forget them, or to give up on solutions to end these unjust circumstances.
Approximately 45 persons came out on the Winter Solstice, December 21, the longest night of the year, to pray, remember and vow to continue efforts to make homelessness unthinkable.
The Nashua Continuum of Care, the Granite State Organizing Project, and local faith communities are in this for the long haul.
Ward 4 Alderman Tom Lopez, with other organizers, called for renewed efforts for this cause, despite cuts in vital services.
We pledged to “get our hands dirty” to prevent more loss with strong prayers and hopeful music.
“No person in America should die for lack of housing and no one in our city.” – U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander
