Trans Day of Remembrance - Candlelight Vigil
Wed, Nov 20
|Nose Creek Regional Park
We will be meeting at the Rainbow Crosswalk in Nose Creek Park to remember and honour all transgender people lost to and impacted by violence and transphobia.
Time & Location
Nov 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Nose Creek Regional Park, 1691 Main St S, Airdrie, AB T4B 1C5, Canada
Guests
About the Event
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorates all transgendere people lost to violence.
We will be meeting at the rainbow crosswalk in Nose Creek Park at 6:00.
This event will be in spoken English and is open to all 2SLGBTQIA+ people and allies.
Accessibility: Location is accessible via a short walk from the Nose Creek Park parking lot. There are handicap parking spaces available. Gendered washrooms are available on site at the park.