Our Services begin at 11 am on Sundays with fellowship and refreshments following. Please remember to bring donations of shelf-stable foods and canned goods to add to our greater collection for our local food bank and feminine hygiene products for the Homeless Period Project.
Welcome to our newest congregational members. Join us for our in-depth discussion of our beloved community, our history, and our role in the community of earth.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and began an important memorial that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
“The Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people — sometimes in the most brutal ways possible — it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.” – Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith
How can I participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance?
Participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending our candlelit vigil as an ally on November 19 to honor all those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence that year.
Welcome to our newest congregational members. Join us for our in-depth discussion of our beloved community, our history, and our role in the community of earth.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and began an important memorial that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
“The Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people — sometimes in the most brutal ways possible — it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.” – Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith
How can I participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance?
Participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending our candlelit vigil as an ally on November 19 to honor all those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence that year.
A celebration of diverse faiths held at Temple Shalom jointly with ASWUU. Speakers include Lily Ann Revitch, Rabbi David Weissman, Pamela Ray, and Jay Pearly.
