Simpson Housing Services
Annual Homeless Memorial March
Luna Puppet
Over the last three years, Jax, Fletcher W, Zarra, and Erica W have brought Luna back to the front line of the procession.
HISTORY of LUNA:
Simpson Housing Services, other housing providers, and representatives from Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre and other art programs held a conference called “Out of the Shadows,” which was specifically designed for people experiencing homelessness.
Organizers and conference participants were impelled to create something solemn reflecting on the “Out of the Shadows” theme for that year’s annual homeless memorial service. They also wanted to speak to the cold, the solstice (a day on which the memorial service sometimes falls), and the deep sadness our community feels during the memorial march.
Many people impacted by homelessness and advocates for the homeless community helped build and design the puppet for the memorial service. The moon face on the puppet was given deeper meaning when John Luna, a Simpson shelter guest who worked very hard on the puppet, passed away a few years later. His last name (Luna) means moon.
Learn more about Simpson Housing Service's Homeless Memorial Service
HISTORY of LUNA:
Simpson Housing Services, other housing providers, and representatives from Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre and other art programs held a conference called “Out of the Shadows,” which was specifically designed for people experiencing homelessness.
Organizers and conference participants were impelled to create something solemn reflecting on the “Out of the Shadows” theme for that year’s annual homeless memorial service. They also wanted to speak to the cold, the solstice (a day on which the memorial service sometimes falls), and the deep sadness our community feels during the memorial march.
Many people impacted by homelessness and advocates for the homeless community helped build and design the puppet for the memorial service. The moon face on the puppet was given deeper meaning when John Luna, a Simpson shelter guest who worked very hard on the puppet, passed away a few years later. His last name (Luna) means moon.
Learn more about Simpson Housing Service's Homeless Memorial Service