program info
- Karen Williams: Transgender 101 , 7:00pm
- Brandon Chud ,J.D. : transgender rights in the workplace
- Choral Selections from Wallingford UMC
- Reading of the names.,,
- Refreshments.
Tdor phone # 253-216-3723
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| Acknowledgments |
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Special thanks to the people of faith at the Revenna United Methodist Church and
especially Pastor John, Greg and Kay for their support and for the use
of their church. Thanks also to the Wallingford Unitied Methodist Church Choir,directed
by Louis Magor,for the wonderful music that helps give meaning to this
ceremony.
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Mournful
that day
When from the dust shall rise
Guillty man to be judged
Therefore spare him, O God,
Merciful Jesus, Lord
Grant them rest. |
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Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who
were killed due to anti transgender hatred
or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita
Hester,whose murder on November 28th,
1998 inspired the "Remembering our Dead" web project and a
San Francisco candlelight
vigil in 1999. Rita Hester's murder -- like most
anti-transgender murder cases -- has yet to be solved.
Although not every person represented during the Day of
Remembrance self-identifies as transgendered --that is as a transsexual, cross-dresser or otherwise gender-variant -- each was
a victim of the violence based on bias against transgender people. We live in times more sensitive than ever to hatred-based
violence, especially since the events of September 11th. Yet even now , the deaths of those hatred or prejudice are largely ignored. over the last decade, more than one person per month has died due to transgender-based hate or prejudice, regardless of any other factors in their lives. This trend shows no sign of abating. The transgender
Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness
of hate crimes against transgender people, an action that current media
do no perform. Day of Remembrance publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through the vigil, we express love
and respect for our people in the face of national indifference and
hatred. Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgendered people that we are
their sons, daughters, parents, friends and lovers. The Day of
Remembrance gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand
in vigil, memorializing those of us who died by anti-transgender
violence. |
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