This event is in the past.It took place on April 20, 2026 at The Firehouse at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.


Leave a birthday voicemail for someone who should still be here. This haunting installation honors Black and Brown victims of police violence by letting families and strangers celebrate lives cut short, confronting San Francisco's progressive myths with raw, intimate truth.
Social justice art
Interactive memorial
Voicemail installation
Community-centered exhibition
Tips
📞leave voicemails online at 1800HappyBirthday.com
👨👩👧created with victims' families, not for them
🪟viewable through windows anytime, day or night
1-800 Happy Birthday
Marina District


Leave a birthday voicemail for someone who should still be here. This haunting installation honors Black and Brown victims of police violence by letting families and strangers celebrate lives cut short, confronting San Francisco's progressive myths with raw, intimate truth.
Social justice art
Interactive memorial
Voicemail installation
Community-centered exhibition
Tips
📞leave voicemails online at 1800HappyBirthday.com
👨👩👧created with victims' families, not for them
🪟viewable through windows anytime, day or night
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