There will be a vigil to remember transgendered victims of violence on Friday, Nov. 20 from 4 to 5:30 at the corner of Kingston Pike and Concord St. The vigil is held in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international observance that calls attention to the threat of violence faced by gender-variant people.
Local peace and civil rights activists have been prominent in local news, recently. In just the past six weeks, Metro Pulse has covered the Nov. 7 Walk for Non-violence, the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance's effort to halt new construction at the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Plant, and the story of Kip Williams, the co-organizer of the October National March for Equality who has roots in Knoxville, and the premiere of the Laramie Project Epilogue, featuring Knoxville actors.
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