We marked the day with a national commemoration rather than a national service. Police Remembrance Day 2021 was a Remembrance Day like no other, with COVID-19 alert level requirements reducing our ability to gather at events. Their service and commitment to the New Zealand Police is remembered and honoured.
Police officers killed by criminal acts while performing their official duties are remembered in the Roll of Honour read out at each Service. This date is the feast day of the Archangel Michael, patron saint of police. On Transgender Day of Remembrance, GLAAD remembers the transgender people whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence this year and over the years.On 29 September each year a Remembrance Day Service is held for serving and former Police staff who died during the previous twelve months.
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Please see resources below on how to write stories about transgender people who have been victimized by crime, and additional resources for writing about the violence that affects transgender people, especially transgender women of color. Participate in Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending and/or organizing a vigil on November 20 to honor all those transgender people whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence that year, and learning about the violence affecting the transgender community. Vigils are typically hosted by local transgender advocates or LGBTQ organizations, and held at community centers, parks, places of worship, and other venues. The vigil often involves reading a list of the names of those lost that year. Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith How can I get involved in the Transgender Day of Remembrance? 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." I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. "Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. You can read more about the Transgender Day of Remembrance below, and find out how you can show support for the community on this day.Īdditionally, the week before TDOR, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise visibility for transgender people and address issues the community faces. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
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