Trans* Day Of Remembrance

Trans* Day Of Remembrance (TDOR) a national event! QYS will be hosting an event put on by various COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS & ORGANIZATIONS! QYS - 911 E. Pike St. Seattle, WA 98122 Buzz #202 to be let in WE DO HAVE: Elevator, Gender neutral restroom, + FRAGRANCE FREE plz to make QYS more accessible Trans* Day of Remembrance It is a time set aside each year to memorialize those killed due to transphobia. this will be a space for our Seattle transgender/trans* and allied communities to mourn & heal collectively. We hope to do a different kind of Trans Day of Remembrance. Some things that will differ from the National model include: • Focusing on the ways trans & gender variant people lived, not died • Avoiding Trauma Tourism: Identifying the ways in which trans people often only get talked about/ noticed in negative/ violent contexts • Centering & prioritizing voices of those most affected by transphobia & violence (including trans women, trans people of color, youth) • Creating an altar where we can remember people who we’ve lost to institutional violence as well (lack of access to healthcare, mental health svc, housing, mistreatment in services/ schools/ jobs, etc) • Sound Healing and Meditation by Noory Lee and Curry Knox, Zenyu http://zenyuhealing.wordpress.com/ CONFIRMED Co-Cosponsors include: Queer Youth Space, Ingersoll Gender Center, Seattle UNiversity Office of Multicultural Affairs, SU Triangle Club, SU GenderGalaxy, Zenyu, The NW Network of Bi Trans Lesbian Gay Survivors of Abuse, UW Q Center, Gender Justice League, Trans* Lives Matter