Ithaca College

Excited to share your pronouns? Unsure about what exactly a pronoun is, or why they matter?

International Pronouns Day is a holiday for both the enthused and the confused to share and learn more about pronouns. It seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Celebrate with us! 

International Pronouns Day at IC
Wed, Oct 16
11 am - 1:30 pm
A&E Center VIP Room 
A celebration of all things pronouns, pumpkins, and pride.

Four stations will be available for all your pronoun-related needs:

Ask a Pronoun Specialist: Faculty and Staff, stop by our Pronoun Advice booth to have your questions answered. 

Information Table: Find resources on pronoun use, pick up pronoun buttons for yourself and your friends, and view the Proclamation by Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick recognizing the 1st International Pronouns Day observance. Try out a few of the fun apps that make learning about pronouns entertaining and convenient.

Decorate your own personal pronoun cookies: share your pronouns - and eat them too! Post to social media if you like.

Make Your Own PSL (Pronoun Spice Libation) Station: create your own personalized seasonal drink with coffee, tea, and dairy, vegan and gluten free pumpkin spice flavor fixings.

International Pronouns Day takes each year on the third Wednesday of October. Colleges, workplaces, and organizations will hold educational and empowering events worldwide. 

Participating organizations and individuals hail from all over the globe, including organizations in Rwanda, Uganda, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Great Britain, Italy, and more. Several organizations and businesses in our local Ithaca community are also participating.

College offices and organizations, and numerous professional associations in the education sector will also participate again this year, including the Trevor Project, Unitarian Universalist Association, and NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. See the full list of endorsers, and the Executive Board.

International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity, but many transgender and gender nonconforming people are regularly called by the wrong pronouns,  which causes erasure and marginalization. Intersecting forms of oppression deeply impact transgender communities. These actions are part of the larger work of creating and sustaining inclusive and supportive communities for everyone.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Luca Maurer at lmaurer@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-7394. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.