Trans Awareness Week
Trans Awareness Week | November 13-19, 2023
Trans Awareness Week, falling on the third week of November, is a week dedicated to honoring Trans Lives & Trans Futures through opportunities to connect with fellow members of the Trans and Nonbinary community, learn about Trans experiences, and commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance & Resiliency.
Unless noted otherwise below, all events are open to CSU students, faculty, staff, alumni & non-CSU community members, particularly Queer, Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming folks of all ages.
Thank you to our collaborators for this week:
Black/African American Cultural Center, El Centro, Women & Gender Advocacy Center, Asian Pacific American Cultural Center, Native American Cultural Center, NoCo SafeSpace, SPLASH, NoCo Equality, Eclectic of Northern Colorado and NoCo PFLAG.
Schedule
Mon, NOVEMBER 6| Queer Connections: Crane folding for tdorr WITH APACC
Time: 12 – 1 PM | Location: APACC | Audience: Open to All
Come learn how to fold paper cranes and about the cultural significance as it relates to Trans Day of Remembrance and Resiliency!
Thurs, NOVEMBER 9| Queer Connections: Crane folding for tdorr with apacc
Time: 4 – 5 PM | Location: Pride | Audience: Open to All
Come learn how to fold paper cranes and about the cultural significance as it relates to Trans Day of Remembrance and Resiliency!
Mon, NOVEMBER 13 | Queer Connections: SUGAR SKULL DECORATING for tdorr WITH EL CENTRO
Time: 4 – 5 PM | Location: El Centro | Audience: Open to All
Come learn how to make and decorate sugar skulls and their cultural significance as it relates to Trans Day of Remembrance and Resiliency!
Wed, NOVEMBER 15 | Queer Connections: SUGAR SKULL DECORATING for tdorr WITH EL CENTRO
Time: 12 – 1 PM | Location: El Centro | Audience: Open to All
Come learn how to make and decorate sugar skulls and their cultural significance as it relates to Trans Day of Remembrance and Resiliency!
THURS, NOVEMBER 16 | NORTHERN COLORADO TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE & RESILIENCY
Location: Lory Student Center Theatre | Audience: Open to All
In collaboration with CSU Student Diversity Programs & Services and local Northern Colorado organizations, join us as we celebrate and honor the lives ended due to anti-Trans violence this year & look ahead to a future that honors and protects our gender expansive community. We will hear from community speakers, musical performers, read the names of those who have died this year, and provide space for reflection and healing.
5:00 PM | Trans & Nonbinary Community Dinner – RSVP Here
We kindly ask allies to reserve this space for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming community members.
6:00 PM | Remembrance Event | Open to all
TUES, NOVEMBER 21| FORT COLLINS TRANSGENDER ACCEPTANCE MONTH PROCLAMATION
Location: City Hall (300 Laporte Ave) | Audience: Open to All
Join the City of Fort Collins for its Trans Month of Acceptance/Trans Day of Remembrance and Resiliency Proclamation. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will host a reception before the proclamation to celebrate the resilience of the transgender and nonbinary community and to honor the lives lost to anti-Trans violence. Family, friends, allies, and all others are welcome for the celebration and proclamation.
3:30 PM: Reception & Celebration at 222 Laporte Ave
5:00 PM: Proclamation at City Hall
6:00 PM: Public Comment
