Parasol Patrol Supports the Trans Day Of Remembrance Service in CO Springs
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🏳️⚧️ PARASOL PATROL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE | COLORADO SPRINGS 🏳️⚧️
📅 Friday, November 20, 2026 🕠 5:30 PM – Approximately 7:15 PM 🕯️ Memorial Service Begins: 6:00 PM
📍 Vista Grande Community Church (UCC) 5460 North Union Boulevard Colorado Springs, CO
🚗 For easiest parking, enter from Montebello.
We gather to remember. We stand together to protect.
November 20 marks Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a day dedicated to honoring the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people lost to anti-transgender violence. It is a day of mourning, reflection, solidarity, and remembrance. A day to speak the names of those whose lives were taken, to honor their humanity, and to remind the living that they are not alone.
Parasol Patrol has been invited to provide a protective presence for this memorial service, and WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Parasol Patrol is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to shielding children, young people, and families from hostile protesters at 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC events. Using colorful umbrellas, our volunteers create visual barriers between attendees and hostile protesters, help families safely enter and leave events, and provide noise-reducing ear protection for young children who might otherwise be subjected to hateful slurs shouted through bullhorns. We have shielded families from harassment by groups including the Proud Boys, Patriot Front, Blood Tribe, GAG, and the Westboro Baptist Church.
For this solemn gathering, our role is especially important. Those coming together to mourn should be able to do so in peace, dignity, and safety. Our volunteers will help shield attendees, including transgender youth, children, families, and loved ones, from potential harassment or intimidation as they arrive, attend, and depart the memorial service.
We are asking volunteers to arrive by 5:30 PM and remain until approximately 7:15 PM, if possible, to ensure that those attending can safely leave.
IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES
Parasol Patrol is NOT a counter-protest organization.
We do not confront, debate, antagonize, or engage with protesters. Our purpose is not to change anyone's mind or participate in political demonstrations.
Our focus is entirely on the people we are there to protect.
Please remember that this is a memorial service. We ask volunteers to maintain a respectful, compassionate, and non-confrontational presence throughout the event.
A NOTE ABOUT OUR NONPROFIT STATUS
Parasol Patrol operates under Red Light Resources, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We do not endorse or oppose political candidates. Our presence at this event is solely to provide safety, support, and protection for attendees.
WHY WE SHOW UP
Because no parent should have to shield their child from hatred while mourning someone they love.
Because no transgender person should have to wonder whether they can safely attend a memorial honoring their community.
Because remembrance deserves reverence, not intimidation.
And because every transgender and gender-diverse young person deserves to know that they are loved and supported by their community, not in spite of who they are, but because of who they are.
🏳️⚧️ We aren't trying to turn kids Trans. We're trying to keep Trans kids alive.
🕯️ We remember those we've lost. We protect those who remain.
Please join Parasol Patrol in Colorado Springs on November 20 to help create a peaceful, welcoming space for remembrance.
Shield Kids From Hate. ❤️
📅 Friday, November 20, 2026 🕠 5:30 PM – Approximately 7:15 PM 🕯️ Memorial Service Begins: 6:00 PM
📍 Vista Grande Community Church (UCC) 5460 North Union Boulevard Colorado Springs, CO
🚗 For easiest parking, enter from Montebello.
We gather to remember. We stand together to protect.
November 20 marks Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a day dedicated to honoring the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people lost to anti-transgender violence. It is a day of mourning, reflection, solidarity, and remembrance. A day to speak the names of those whose lives were taken, to honor their humanity, and to remind the living that they are not alone.
Parasol Patrol has been invited to provide a protective presence for this memorial service, and WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Parasol Patrol is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to shielding children, young people, and families from hostile protesters at 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC events. Using colorful umbrellas, our volunteers create visual barriers between attendees and hostile protesters, help families safely enter and leave events, and provide noise-reducing ear protection for young children who might otherwise be subjected to hateful slurs shouted through bullhorns. We have shielded families from harassment by groups including the Proud Boys, Patriot Front, Blood Tribe, GAG, and the Westboro Baptist Church.
For this solemn gathering, our role is especially important. Those coming together to mourn should be able to do so in peace, dignity, and safety. Our volunteers will help shield attendees, including transgender youth, children, families, and loved ones, from potential harassment or intimidation as they arrive, attend, and depart the memorial service.
We are asking volunteers to arrive by 5:30 PM and remain until approximately 7:15 PM, if possible, to ensure that those attending can safely leave.
IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES
Parasol Patrol is NOT a counter-protest organization.
We do not confront, debate, antagonize, or engage with protesters. Our purpose is not to change anyone's mind or participate in political demonstrations.
Our focus is entirely on the people we are there to protect.
Please remember that this is a memorial service. We ask volunteers to maintain a respectful, compassionate, and non-confrontational presence throughout the event.
A NOTE ABOUT OUR NONPROFIT STATUS
Parasol Patrol operates under Red Light Resources, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We do not endorse or oppose political candidates. Our presence at this event is solely to provide safety, support, and protection for attendees.
WHY WE SHOW UP
Because no parent should have to shield their child from hatred while mourning someone they love.
Because no transgender person should have to wonder whether they can safely attend a memorial honoring their community.
Because remembrance deserves reverence, not intimidation.
And because every transgender and gender-diverse young person deserves to know that they are loved and supported by their community, not in spite of who they are, but because of who they are.
🏳️⚧️ We aren't trying to turn kids Trans. We're trying to keep Trans kids alive.
🕯️ We remember those we've lost. We protect those who remain.
Please join Parasol Patrol in Colorado Springs on November 20 to help create a peaceful, welcoming space for remembrance.
Shield Kids From Hate. ❤️
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Where is it happening?
Vista Grande Community Church United Church of Christ, 5460 N Union Blvd,Colorado Springs,CO,United States
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