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DESCRIPTION:San Jose’s annual December 21 Tombstone Memorial to honor the memory of 
 unhoused people who died this year in Santa Clara County has moved. This 
 year, the display will be held on the Arena Green at the corner of West 
 Santa Clara Street and Barack Obama Boulevard, across from the SAP 
 Pavilion.\n\nThis year, the tombstones are not part of the Annual Unhoused 
 Memorial because the group that puts it on, Silicon Valley Interreligious 
 Council, wants to boost their public profile (direct quote) and so they 
 insist on having the mayor of San Jose speak.\n\nWe at URG believe strongly 
 that the memorial should not be political, especially during an election 
 year, and that the mayor speaking, particularly when the majority of 
 tombstones are in remembrance of people from San Jose and the death rate 
 has shown no significant decrease, is offensive.\n\nThe tombstones will be 
 displayed in an alternate and impactful location December 21, the longest 
 night of the year and the day that's recognized as a day of mourning for 
 unhoused people.\n\nGATHERING/VIGIL TIME: WINTER SOLSTICE on THURSDAY, 
 DECEMBER 21 @ 11 AM\n\nDISPLAY TIME: 10 AM TO 5 PM\n\nPLACE: ARENA 
 GREEN\n\nSTREETS: WEST SANTA CLARA STREET AND BARACK OBAMA BOULEVARD, SAN 
 JOSE\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/12/20/18861288.php
SUMMARY:Annual Unhoused Tombstone Memorial on Winter Solstice
LOCATION:Arena Green\nW. Santa Clara Street and Barack Obama Blvd.\nDowntown San 
 Jose\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/12/20/18861288.php
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