Public Eulogies for the Global Poor

Honor the Dead conducts public eulogies for the poor across the world who die each day from poverty related causes like malnutrition, malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS.  We honor the more than 25,000 children and thousands of others who die each day from largely avoidable causes, with the goal to raise awareness about global poverty and inspire action to bring about its end. Read the press advisory.

Be a part of history! Attend our first event  Thursday, October 8th,  at 7:30 PM at UN Plaza in San Francisco.

Our first eulogy features religious leaders from multiple faiths, citizens from developing countries, and ceremonial music, including:
  • Reverend Glenda Hope from Network Ministries
  • Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan from Temple Emanu El
  • Imam Suleiman Gali from the Islamic Society of San Francisco
  • Sister Chandru Desai from the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center
  • Music from Vukani Mawethu
  • Marcellina Otii from Educational Resources for Africa

Optionally Bring Candles for Candle Light Vigil.

Join us on Facebook, and let friends and family know about the event by downloading, printing and forwarding the flyer below. {Download Press Advisory}

Final HTD Flyer

Interfaith Leaders to Hold First Public Eulogy for Global Poverty (KRON-4 News)

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — An interfaith group will hold a public eulogy next week in San Francisco to honor those who have died from poverty related causes across the globe.

The event, Honor the Dead, is modeled on a similar public eulogy San Francisco religious leaders conduct each December for the city’s homeless who have died.

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SF Bay Guardian Blogs Honor the Dead Event

The SF Bay Guardian has posted a great article about the upcoming, first-ever Honor the Dead event.

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KEN PATTERSON, RESULTS.ORG: “This event is putting a face to the statistics, and honoring the lives of people that have been lost for mere pennies… Diseases like TB – for which there has been a cure for 50 years – are still killing people and until we hear their stories, and understand that they have families, people who will miss them, and kids that will cry when they die, we don’t get a sense of the sort of suffering that they go through.”

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Singing for Justice: Vukani Mawethu

Vukani Mawethu Group Photo 2008

A performance by Vukani Mawethu promises to be a highlight at the inaugural Honor the Dead event on Thursday, October 8th at UN Plaza, downtown San Francisco. {Listen}

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