{"id":370500,"date":"2024-11-15T17:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T22:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=370500"},"modified":"2024-11-18T09:39:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:39:56","slug":"university-honours-trans-day-of-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2024\/11\/15\/university-honours-trans-day-of-remembrance\/","title":{"rendered":"University honours Trans Day of Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Nov. 20<\/strong>, the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, honours the memory of trans and gender-expansive individuals whose lives were lost to hate, fear and ignorance. It is a day to recognize the dignity and fortitude within trans and gender-expansive communities in the face of pervasive harassment, discrimination and violence.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ\u2019s Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) Strategy<\/a> emphasizes our shared responsibility to support and enrich each other and to enable collective flourishing. The strategy states that \u201cachieving an inclusive and equitable community is not a destination but rather a journey that requires ongoing attention and action.\u201d ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ reaffirms its support for \u2013 and willingness to act on behalf of \u2013 trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary and other gender-expansive students, staff, faculty, instructors and alumni, and denounces transphobic discrimination and violence everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please take time and attention today to mourn the losses and to honour the strengths of the diverse trans and gender-expansive communities. Please commit to making York not only inclusive but expansive: safer, freer, open-minded and forward-looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To connect with others in observing the Trans Day of Remembrance, consider attending the events below or wearing a commemorative ribbon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n