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Unclaimed, Unforgotten
homelessness, Human Rights, Life and What about It, Los Angeles, Peace and social justice, reconciliation, social justice Jennifer Essen homelessness, Human Rights, Life and What about It, Los Angeles, Peace and social justice, reconciliation, social justice Jennifer Essen

Unclaimed, Unforgotten

Pouring rain this morning, as I set out for the Los Angeles County Crematory and Cemetery , next to Evergreen Cemetery in East L.A. for the annual ceremony honoring the unclaimed dead.  Some of the 1457 unclaimed have no names; others have family too poor to afford the mortuary fees. Some of them have no family. Veterans. Stillborn babies. Homeless women and homeless men. Elderly. Young. I’d imagined  there would only be a few people at the ceremony, but it was crowded under the blue awning, and water came through the cracks.

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"Happiness is Bullshit" Celebration of the Life of Judge Harry Pregerson
civil rights, homelessness, Human Rights, Life and What about It, Los Angeles, Pacific War, social justice Jennifer Essen civil rights, homelessness, Human Rights, Life and What about It, Los Angeles, Pacific War, social justice Jennifer Essen

"Happiness is Bullshit" Celebration of the Life of Judge Harry Pregerson

When asked once what guided his decisions, Judge Pregerson explained: “My conscience is a product of the Ten Commandments, the Bill of Rights, the Boy Scout Oath and the Marine Corps Hymn. If I had to follow my conscience or the law, I would follow my conscience.”

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