Wednesday, March 22nd 2017, from 6-8pm, at Richmond's African Burial Ground (1540 East Broad Street, Richmond VA), members of the local LGBTQ community are holding a community altar-building workshop. From the event description:
"Following the deaths of many women of color, and in particualr Black trans women, we want to have a public community alter building space and celebration of the lives of these women but also the resistance and beauty the black trans folks who are still here. Please come, bring art, candles, flowers poems, songs, and anything else you'd like to leave in this space."
#SayHerName:
Mesha Caldwell, 41 (Canton, Mississippi)
Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow, 28 (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Jojo Striker, 23 (Toledo, Ohio)
Tiara Lashaytheboss Richmond, 24 (Chicago, Illinois)
Jaquarrius Holland, 18 (Monroe, Louisiana)
Chyna Doll Dupree, 31 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Ciara McElveen, 21 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Free, open to the public. For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
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