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Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Service
November 20, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance honoring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. We gather to remember, and we will continue to gather until we are all accepted for just being us, human beings. Memorial United Church of Christ in Fitchburg shares this solemn day of remembrance with many interfaith partners and is proud to be the host congregation for this event this year.
Transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith started this tradition in 1999 in memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who had been killed the previous year. It became an annual tradition to honor all transgender people who lost their lives to violence because of who they were.
When:
6:00 – 7:00 pm Interfaith Service also streamed to YouTube.
7:00 – 8:00 pm Fellowship and Community Resource Fair in person only
7:00 – 8:00 pm Fellowship and Community Resource Fair in person only
Where: Fitchburg Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Service Co-sponsors (list in progress)
Beth Israel Center
Bethany United Methodist Church
Christ Presbyterian Church
Circle Sanctuary
El-Tawhid Juma Circle
First Baptist Church of Madison
Fitchburg Memorial United Church of Christ
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
Lakeview and Glenwood Moravian
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Madison Vipassana
Middleton Community Church
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Temple Beth El
The Crossing Campus Ministry
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Beth Israel Center
Bethany United Methodist Church
Christ Presbyterian Church
Circle Sanctuary
El-Tawhid Juma Circle
First Baptist Church of Madison
Fitchburg Memorial United Church of Christ
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
Lakeview and Glenwood Moravian
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Madison Vipassana
Middleton Community Church
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Temple Beth El
The Crossing Campus Ministry
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Resource tables:
Briarpatch Youth Services (Teens Like Us Program)
Fair Wisconsin
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Outreach LGBTQ+ Community Center
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Vivent Health
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Briarpatch Youth Services (Teens Like Us Program)
Fair Wisconsin
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Outreach LGBTQ+ Community Center
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Vivent Health
Wisconsin Council of Churches
We are grateful to the Jewish Federation of Madison for their support of this event!