TDOR 2011 Update

Will be keeping you TransGriot readers up to date on the latest information for the upcoming 13th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, November 20.

The list of people we are memorializing for 2011 was updated on September 16, with Gaurav Gopalan of Washington DC added to it. Information for upcoming TDOR events is also starting to be added to the event location lists. 

For you Texans, the Austin TDOR will be held on November 20 at Austin City Hall starting at 6 PM.

The Dallas TDOR will be held on November 20 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM at the at the Interfaith Peace Chapel.   The address of the chapel is 5910 Cedar Springs Road in Dallas, Texas 75235. For more info on it you can check out the Dallas TDOR webpage or their Facebook event page for updates.

San Antonio will have a TDOR event at the MCC San Antonio church on Thursday, November 17 at 6:30 PM.  Nikki Araguz will be the keynote speaker.  MCC San Antonio is located at 611 East Myrtle, San Antonio, TX 78212.   There will also be another TDOR event on November 20 at 6:00 PM in front of the San Antonio City Hall.

As for Houston, nothing posted yet on the event list, but when I get that info I most certainly will pass it along to you.

If you have any info concerning a TDOR event you are planning please e-mail Ethan St. Pierre at transgenderdor@gmail.com to expeditiously get that information to him for inclusion on the TDOR Events list.  You can also follow the updates on Twitter at:: http://twitter.com/Transgenderdor

TransGriot Update:
Houston TDOR will take place on Saturday, November 19 at Farish Hall's KIVA Room on the UH Campus from 7:00-9::30 PM.

2011 Trans Civil Rights March And Rally

The folks in Western Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley showed me much love last year when I was given the honor and privilege of being the Grand Marshal and keynote speaker for their first annual Trans Pride March and Rally.

Got to roll through the streets of Northampton, do the Miss America wave during the parade and enjoy the hospitality of Trystan Dean and the local community for that weekend.   I had a wonderful time while doing so, it was a spirit lifting trip I needed at the time and I can't thank you folks enough for the love y'all showered on me.

Well, moving on to the business end of this post.   The Trans Civil Rights March and Rally is back and will be happening this Saturday, October 15 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT.

March will start at Lampron Park, located at 2 Parsons Street, Northampton, MA with the Rally will be at held in the main sanctuary at First Churches at 1 pm EDT.   Interesting historical note about last year's parade route is that it passed a house that Sojourner Truth used to live in, and next time I'm in that are will have to visit that house.

Location for the rally is 129 Main St. Northampton, MA 01060 and if you don't wish to participate in the march, you can head straight to the rally site.

If you are in driving distance of the Pioneer Valley or the Northampton area, show the folks who put this event together some love and attend, and I'll hopefully see y'all in the Pioneer Valley again soon.