LIST: Transgender Day of Remembrance events in the Richmond area
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors trans people who have died due to violence, is Wednesday, Nov. 20. Here are some events happening in the Richmond area. According to the Associated Press, the day is marked each Nov. 20 and began in 1999 to honor Rita Hester, a trans woman who was killed in Massachusetts. 8News compiled the following list of a few events happening in the Richmond area in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance: University of Richmond's Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil From 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the University of Richmond's Student Center for Equity and Inclusion will host a vigil in Stern Plaza. The plaza is between Jepson Hall and the Humanities Building. "On this day, we commemorate those lives lost to anti-transgender violence through speeches, song, and a reading of the names," an entry on the university's calendar reads. Zakia McKensey, founder of Nationz Foundation, will attend and provide remarks along with members of the campus community. If it rains, the event will instead take place in the Multicultural Space, located on the first floor of Whitehurst Hall. Nationz Foundation's Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience Nationz Foundation supports those in the greater Richmond area by providing HIV and STI testing as well as care and wellness services. The foundation will host a remembrance and resilience event at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Diversity Richmond, located at 1407 Sherwood Avenue in Richmond. Queer RVA's Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil Queer RVA, a trans youth-led organization that provides resources to LGBTQ+ folks, will be hosting a vigil at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Scuffletown Park in the city's Fan District. According to organizers, some candles will be provided, though attendees are invited to bring their own art and flowers.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors trans people who have died due to violence, is Wednesday, Nov. 20. Here are some events happening in the Richmond area.
According to the Associated Press, the day is marked each Nov. 20 and began in 1999 to honor Rita Hester, a trans woman who was killed in Massachusetts.
8News compiled the following list of a few events happening in the Richmond area in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance:
University of Richmond's Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
From 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the University of Richmond's Student Center for Equity and Inclusion will host a vigil in Stern Plaza. The plaza is between Jepson Hall and the Humanities Building.
"On this day, we commemorate those lives lost to anti-transgender violence through speeches, song, and a reading of the names," an entry on the university's calendar reads.
Zakia McKensey, founder of Nationz Foundation, will attend and provide remarks along with members of the campus community.
If it rains, the event will instead take place in the Multicultural Space, located on the first floor of Whitehurst Hall.
Nationz Foundation's Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience
Nationz Foundation supports those in the greater Richmond area by providing HIV and STI testing as well as care and wellness services.
The foundation will host a remembrance and resilience event at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Diversity Richmond, located at 1407 Sherwood Avenue in Richmond.
Queer RVA's Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil
Queer RVA, a trans youth-led organization that provides resources to LGBTQ+ folks, will be hosting a vigil at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Scuffletown Park in the city's Fan District.
According to organizers, some candles will be provided, though attendees are invited to bring their own art and flowers.
