Vancouver Trans March '25

And if you found something at the march and you're trying to find its rightful companion, DM us! We have a few reported lost items with no leads :(

drawing of a denim vest and heart shaped sunglasses with the label "lose me?"

Did you lose something at Friday's march? You're definitely not alone 😅

If you lost sunglasses, a jean vest, a compass card, a bracelet, or a water bottle — we might have it! DM us with a description of your lost item and we'll see if we can get y'all back together 💖

Map of victoria park. Volunteer checkin is near the corner of Kitchner and Salsburry, and going south from there along Salsburry there will be food and the pickle and raffle table. Along Kitchner from west to east there will be (in order): the main stage, the masked zone, play activities, clothing swap. Along the path starting at the corner of Salsbury and Kitchner that dips south and comes back north to the corner of Kitchner and Victoria drive there are (in order, west to east): Haircuts, first aid tent, tablers tent, low sensory tent, accessability table, active listening tent anbd more tablers!

Poster featuring an outline party kazoos and a hand holding people and plants, trees with the following text: TABLERS: Qmunity, QC4P, Connecting Queer Communities, HIM, People's Voice Newspaper, low sensory tent, pickle station (?!), food and bevarages

Poster featuring an outline of a comb, barbershop pole and scissors, with the following text: HAIRCUTS Hairstylist providing full cuts and trims, freshly washed hair required.

Poster featuring an outline of clothes with the following text: CLOTING SWAP Bring up to 5 items starting at 4:30 PM and give some pieces a new home (not required to bring items to participate)

Poster featuring outlines of embroidery work, the Blahaj shark, a candle, scissors, a dancer and ticket, with the following text: Raffle! Stab it pretty (emboidered art piece $50), Brutal Beuaties (2 select photo prints, $25 each), VTM Blahaj / Ikea Shark ($40), Ravens Veil (3 handmade soy spell candles $80), Big Bros Barber Shop (2 gift cards, $40 each), Passion and Performance Vancouver (6 week dance session, $170)

Poster featuring an sparkles, theatrical masks and musical notes with the following text: Performance from Kaleidoscope Crush, "?NUMB?DAME?", Nora Vision, Taz Solace, Maiden WOnderland, Jack Page. Speeches from Rainbow Refugee & QC4P

Poster featuring an outline of trees with the following text: What's happening at Victoria Park Community Gathering August 1st 2025 7:16-9:00

What’s happening at Victoria Park? Live Performances, Haircuts, Clothing Swap, and so much more! Can’t wait to see you all TOMORROW!
Big thank you to all the performers, businesses, and creatives who donated their work and time. We couldn’t have done this without you 💕

Poster depicting 2 milk jugs and a megaphone, and the following text: Show us your jugs! Looking for 4L jugs/bottles to help weigh down tents. DM us if you're able to provide your clean jugs.

Send us a DM if you can bring your jugs to Victoria Park on August 1st! (drop off time 4:30pm)

bring us your jugs
the plastic kind
the kind that hold liquid
the kind that has handles

That's right!

🏳️‍⚧️ Looking to send a larger donation, or wanting to connect about a donation from your organization? Send us an email!

✨ How to donate to "Vancouver" Trans March ✨
• Donate through Chuffed, link in our bio
• Send an e-transfer to liberationcelebrationmarch@gmail.com
• Buy raffle tickets at the march!
• Donate in-person at the march!

VTM is not a registered charity and cannot issue tax receipts

Performers, hair stylists, and speakers all receive honorariums for their part in making the day so special.

We're fundraising for both next week's march and for the events we'll be putting on throughout the year, including TDOR and TDOV. Please donate if you're able! 💖

VTM is a grassroots effort that relies entirely on donations to put on the events that we do. In addition to paying for equipment rentals, ASL interpretation, and supplies, we strive to support the community members who help make our events so great.

a graphic advertising donating to "vancouver" trans march. image is on a light blue background, with a large illustrated graphic of a pink cartoon piggy bank smiling and leaping in the lower right corner, with a dollar bill sticking out of its back. illustrated gold coins fall scattered from the centre of the image down the left side of the image. overlapping these illustrations, white bubbles with pink outlines jut out from the sides of the image, hosting the image's text. from top to bottom, the text reads "donate to "vancouver trans march". chuffed link in bio, or etransfer us (downward arrow)". At the bottom of the image is a black header with centred white text reading ""Vancouver" Trans March. Aug 1 2025. liberationcelebrationmarch@gmail.com". end of description.

Our '25 fundraiser is live 🎉🎉

Two people stand and hold a giant trans flag billowing above them. Across the flag is written “Vancouver” Trans March. A flock of pink and blue sheep with a drawn heart on each run across a green grassy field beside and ahead of the people. A dog frolics beside them. A text bubble says “August 1st @ Commercial Drive 5-9pm.” Another bubble says “Masks Encouraged. Certain zones mandated.” Another says “ASL provided”. Along the bottom is @vancouvertransmarch. In a blue box text reads 5pm at Trout Lake on Gravel Field (near community center parking lot) Free pre March speeches and sign making. In a white box it says “around 6pm March up Commercial”. In a pink box it says “around 7:15pm at Victoria Park Live performances, haircuts, clothing swap, vaccines.” At the very bottom of the poster it says: “This event is situated on the unceded, traditional territories of the Musqueam (x"ma®k"ayem), Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh), and Tsleil-Waututh (salilweta?4) Nations.”

Mark your calendars! Vancouver Trans March is happening August 1st! Full schedule will be shared soon.

Our wonderful poster by www.instagram.com/amesketches

**We're still working on getting our monetary donation links up and running. If you want to get in contact about a larger donation please DM or email us. We're still getting back into the swing of things, so it might take a bit to hear back ❤️

All seasons, all ages. New and good condition only, please, and washed with unscented detergent.

We'll be hosting our first collection in early May, details TBA but expect it to be a park in east van.

Sale will likely be early June!

A clip art of a clothing rack with several colourful pieces of clothing hanging on it. Text below reads "give us ur clothes it's for a good cause i swear"

It's April?! There's less than 4 months until the march?! Dang, we need to make some money.

We're starting with a clothing sale! To do that, we need some clothing and/or accessory donations. Got some good clothes you could toss our way for a good cause? It's almost the time.

If any other orgs would like to help us reach our interpreting budget goal, please send us an email at liberationcelebrationmarch@gmail.com.

We will be exploring other avenues, including setting up a donation link for those willing and able to contribute to increasing the accessibility of our events. Please stay tuned for this donation link!

For the last few years, VTM has accessed grants through VPS for ASL interpreting at the March. In alignment with this boycott, we will not be pursuing funding from VPS for this Pride season unless the demands are met. Our ASL budget is estimated to be around $800.

VTM reached out to VPS again in February of this year and was met with silence. Vancouver Trans March will no longer engage with the Vancouver Pride Society until the demands laid out in the open letter (tinyurl.com/mpnskte2) are met.

The Queer Collective for Palestine (QC4P) and Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QUAIA) engaged VPS in discussions about these topics in the summer of 2024, and there continues to be no response.

As a protest, not a parade, part of how we show up for our community is a commitment to the continued critical examination of the organizations we align ourselves with and taking active resistance against exploitation and oppression.

We also know that VPS’ largest sponsor, TD, has financial ties to both weapons companies supporting israel and the Trans Mountain Pipeline (not to mention money laundering).

We know, for example, that there have been issues with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) targeting our community at VPS’ events following protests against the VPD’s involvement at the Vancouver Pride Parade.

VPS’ choice to associate with these carceral and corporate institutions illustrates a flagrant violation of
this responsibility.

We all have a responsibility to keep our community safe, and that includes protecting marginalized community members from carceral violence and ensuring queer voices are not exploited as part of corporate pinkwashing schemes.