Sunshine House
646 Logan Avenue R3A 0S7 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Friday (November 20) marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), a day to honour the memory of those who have been killed as a result of anti-transgender violence. The day was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil in honour of Rita Hester, who was murdered in 1998. Since then, vigils, services and gatherings have been held around the world to commemorate the lives and mourn the losses within transgender communitites. According to the Transrespect versus Tran...sphobia Worldwide research project and the Trans Murder Monitoring research project, 350 transgender and gender-diverse people were killed from October 2019 to September 2020 around the world, with the majority of those documented being transgender women or trans-feminine people, people of colour, and sex workers. (https://transrespect.org/en/tmm-update-tdor-2020/) In light of safety restrictions this year, local vigils and services are being offered and hosted via Zoom. Two Spirited People of Manitoba Inc.and Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. will be hosting a digital 2Spirit Trans Day of Remembrance at 7:30pm. There will be a sacred fire, invocation, and calling of names. Register to attend by emailing [email protected]. There will also be a digital candlelight vigil by TDOR Brandon from 7-8pm on Zoom. You can register to attend by emailing [email protected] using the subject line TDOR 2020 Vigil Registration, and follow TDOR Brandon on Facebook. For a full list of names of the documented deaths, and for more information regarding TDoR and transgender advocacy, please check out these sources: transrespect.org/en/tmm-update-tdor-2020/ tdor.info/ glaad.org/tdor #TransgenderDayofRemembrance #TransgenderDayofRemembrance2020 #TDOR #TDOR2020 #TwoSpiritedPeopleofManitoba #ManitobaMoonVoices

We have expanded our hours of operation to support the community this winter. Hours are as follows: Monday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm and 6:00pm - 9:00pm* Tuesday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Wednesday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm and 6:00pm - 9:00pm*... Thursday: Closed Friday: Closed Saturday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Sunday: 11:00am - 3:00pm Note: The Monday & Wednesday evening drop-in, Like That, is primarily for members of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities

Thank you @dmsmca Good Food Bag for this donation! We are always in need of fruits and veggies fresh or frozen! If you have extra, it’s easy to schedule a drop off: www.calendly.com/sunshinehouse

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