FYI- David Strand Loring Park ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance
from http://www.gender.org/remember/day/index.html The 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 in 1998 kicked off the Remembering Our Dead web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world. -------- SERVICE An annual memorial program is held here in the Twin Cities to honor those who have been killed in the past 12 months. It will be on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. (until about 9 p.m.) Spirit of the Lakes Church, 2930 13th Avenue S in Minneapolis Contact: (612) 670-1978 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] POTLUCK The Twin Cities TGGQ (transgender / genderqueer) Coalition will host a potluck gathering at Spirit of the Lakes for the trans & allied community prior to the Day of Remembrance Ceremony called "Sharing Our Stories / Celebrating Our Lives" -- where we all can get together, share food, share stories, and talk about our lives. It will be a chance to get to know each other a little more and a chance to talk and feel stronger, together. Trans and Allied Community Potluck 5-7 p.m. Sunday, November 20th Spirit of the Lakes, 2930 - 13th Ave S (at E Lake St), Minneapolis, MN It's OK to just show up and not bring food/drink. Bring something (non-alcoholic beverage, dessert, salad, entree, side dish, chips, etc.) if you are able to. There will be a core of us who will bring a hot or substantial entree dish, so there will definitely be enough food for all. If you can, bring along a list of ingredients in the dish for those with food allergies, and consider bringing something vegetarian or vegan. We hope to have a variety of dishes with meat, vegetarian, and vegan, and will do our best to have everything labelled well. When the evening service ends around 9 p.m., everyone is welcome to stay for desserts and coffee/tea (and leftovers from dinner!). SCENT-FREE SPACE: Please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume and cologne so that everyone can attend safely, including people with chemical sensitivities. Spirit of the Lakes is wheelchair accessible, and there is a large parking lot next to the church (at the corner of 13th and Lake). Hope to see you there! If you have questions about the potluck, please feel free to email me. Also, please forward this email to others in the trans and allied community who would enjoy coming to the potluck. All are welcome! Thanks, -Max Gries member of the TGGQ Coalition __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
