Eugene activists gather vigil to honor those who died while homeless
But so much has changed. "It really does feel different," said Chelsea Swift, an organizer of the event and a CAHOOTS crisis worker. "The pandemic and especially the fires in the fall really activated a lot of people." The gathering of about 100 people joined in song and in mourning at 6 p.m. one street north of the Washington Jefferson skatepark with much of the same intentions of last year — to bring attention to the health risks associated with living unsheltered and give space to those service providers and activists who have had to stomach one tragedy after the next. The event was ho...
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