Friendsgiving and Trans Day of Remembrance 2024
Family is built not born! You and yours are invited to join us for our Annual Friendsgiving Potluck! Bring some delicious good to share, on Sunday November 17th, 1-3 pm at Wander Berkshires.
Free and welcome to all members of the LGTBQ+ Community and Allies! Please come to meet, socialize, make connections, and eat good food.
Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition will be bringing lots of turkey, but please do RSVP if you can to let us know about how many to expect and what you expect to bring. (Last minute friends who didn’t get around to RSVPing also invited.)
Please join BSCC at Wander on November 17th from 4-5 pm for a Transgender day of remembrance service and candlelight vigil after our friends-giving event.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was started by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999 as vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, Chanelle Picket, and Monique Thomas. All three Black, transgender women were murdered in eastern Massachusetts within 3 years of each other. The day has since grown to be recognized internationally.
TDoR highlights the losses in our community due to transphobic bigotry and violence. It is observed annually on November 20th.
Please honor and stand with the transgender community on this day and every day. This event is free and open to the whole community
Also from Seeing Rainbows: Trans Day of Remembrance “Existence is Resistance” Celebration on November 20th
Proceeds to benefit the Trans Mutual Aid Fund. MC’d by local drag artists Sativo Green and Jayde Violet, Singer-songwriter Wylder Ayres, jepyang electronic music. open stage — all are welcome! Catering from Steeple City Social. BYOB / Non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase from WANDER. Questions? Please contact us at info@seeingrainbows.org. REGISTER HERE. Pay-what-you-can. $20 suggested. $40 sponsors another’s attendance.