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Longest Night of the Year

Longest Night of the Year is an annual city-wide memorial service to honour those who have lost their lives while experiencing homelessness. The names of individuals who have passed away throughout the year are read aloud to commemorate their memory.

Longest Night of the Year provides the community an opportunity to commemorate those who have passed on but are not forgotten.  

 “This memorial is about sharing our humanity, about grieving, compassion, and honoring the lives of those who mattered deeply to us. The list of names that are read speaks to the urgency to address the needs of those experiencing homelessness. One name is one too many. We continue to strive to know a future in our community where homelessness doesn’t exist. It must be our collective resolve to ensure all Calgarians have access to a home with supports for their individual needs and to move them to a place of wellness and stability.”

 – Patricia Jones, President & CEO of Calgary Homeless Foundation 

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Homeless Memorial

The memorial is a permanent place for Calgarians to remember loved ones who’ve lost their lives while experiencing homelessness. Located at 107 13 Ave SE.  

Installed in October of 2021, it was designed and constructed by artists who have lived or living experiences of homelessness or poverty. It is the culmination of a three-year collaboration between the Client Action Committee, Calgary Homeless Foundation, University of Calgary, and the City of Calgary, with the support of Canadian Artists Against Poverty, and homeless-serving agencies in the city.  

The memorial features a bench without barriers to lay down on, two pillars embedded with phone chargers and painted with murals, and a bronze backpack statue etched with:
“In this space, we remember and honour our neighbours, family, and friends—known and unknown—who have lived and died because of the traumas of homelessness. In past, present, and future—may they rest in power.

Their Names 

Aimee

Alfred

Allan

Andrzej

Antonio

Benjamin

Bernard

Bob

Brad

Brock

Bryant

Calvin

Cameron

Carl

Chad

Charitie

Christ

Christopher

Corwin

Curtis

Daniel

Daryl

David

Davis

Delores

Devon

Diane

Dominique

Don

Donald

Donovan ‘Donny’

Dragan

Dugan

Dustin

Esther

Evan

Francis

Francois

Franklin

Fred

Frederick

Gary

Georgina

Gerald

Gerard

Gordon

Gulain

Harry

Helen

Jacqueline

Janelle

Janna

Jasmine

Jason

Jaz

Jean

Jeff

Jelisa

Jerry

Jesse

Joanna

Jocelyn

Joedy

John

Jonathan

Justin

K.K. (Keisha)

Kagiso

Karen

Kashtin

Keafer

Kelly

Kelvin

Khalil

Kyle

Lancy

Leigh

Linda

Lino

Lorenzo

Lukasz

Malcolm

Mark

Marlene

Martin

Matthew

Maureen

Michael

Mike

Miranda

Monica

Morley

Nathaniel

Nissa

Osman

Patrick

Paulie

Paulos

Petra

Rajveer ‘Raj’

Raylene

Raymond

Reid

Remus

Rhoda

Riajuddin

Richard

Robert

Rodney

Rossano

Rudy

Sarah

Scott

Sharla

Stephen

Terrell

Timothy

Tony

Trent

Trevor

Wesley

William

Zahoor

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0S2

Ph: (403) 237-6456
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