Program Spotlight: Transgender Day of Remembrance

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. Please join us as we will be honoring the day with a ceremony of featured speakers, followed by a catered reception. The event will be held on Friday, November 20 in the Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room. Doors open at 6:30pm, the ceremony starts at 7:00pm, followed by the reception lasting until 9:30pm. Directions and a map of Palmer Commons can be found at the following web address: http://palmercommons.umich.edu/directions/

We are looking forward to this being a very special community event so we hope you will attend! Check out our website for more events being held in honor of Trans Awareness Week!

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), held on November 20, is a solemn ceremony of remembrance for those whose lives were taken as a result of gender identity and/or gender expression. If you would like to help plan the TDOR ceremony, let us know! For more information on the history of TDOR, check out the Wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance