Housing Justice News Release 29 October 2007
For immediate release
Housing Justice announce details of the annual service of commemoration for homeless people who have died in the past year
Christian homelessness charity Housing Justice and the Connection at St Martin in the Fields today announced details of the annual service of commemoration for homeless people who have died in the past year.
The ecumenical service will take place on Thursday 8 November 2007 at St Martin in the Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, starting at 11:30am and will feature a performance by Streetwise Opera.
The event concludes with a moving listing of the people who have died homeless on the streets of London and other big cities in the past year. In 2006 the deaths of almost 100 people were remembered.
Alison Gelder, Chief Executive of Housing Justice commented “all are welcome to come together at the service to reflect on the lives of those who have died homeless, and often in tragic circumstances, over the past year. In many cases this is the only time these lives will be remembered so it is especially important that these people’s deaths are marked in this way.”
Roger Shaljean from the Connection at St Martin's says "This service is so affective because it is like a family service. We commemorate homeless people known to us and also staff and volunteers from the different agencies who died in the past year"
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The annual service of commemoration for homeless people who have died in the past year has taken place annually for over 15 years.
The service will take place at St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2 at 11:30am on Thursday 8 November 2007. Nearest tube station: Charing Cross. The service will be followed by light refreshments
About Housing Justice
Housing Justice is the national voice of Christian action to prevent homelessness and bad housing.
Housing Justice was formed in April 2003 by the merger of two long-standing housing charities, the Catholic Housing Aid Society (CHAS) and the Churches National Housing Coalition (CNHC). In January 2006 Housing Justice merged with UNLEASH (Church Action on Homelessness in London).
Housing Justice brings together more than 60 years experience of working for change in the field of housing.
Housing Justice provides frontline services to people in housing need and campaigns to improve housing policy. In total Housing Justice is actively involved in more than 35 communities across England and Wales.
Housing Justice works with, and for, homeless and badly housed people of all faiths, and with those who have no religious beliefs. All our services are offered to the whole community and, wherever possible, we work in partnership with others who share our values, regardless of religious beliefs.
Further information on Housing Justice is available at www.housingjustice.org.uk
Further information on the Connection at St Martin’s is available at www.connection-at-stmartins.org.uk
Contact
Luke Evans 020 7723 7273
Email info@housingjustice.org.uk