Dozens of community members gathered at Art Love Collective Friday evening for a pronoun button party. The event, originally planned to be held at the Lawrence Public Library, was moved to Art Love Collective after a flyer for the event was defaced with a note that conveyed “a message of hate,” according to the Facebook event page. Garett Elliot-Minnis, Wyandotte Nation, is the president and founder of the Allies of Equality club at Haskell Indian Nations University. He started the club to empower Queer Native Americans and hopes to build relationships and share resources with other tribal colleges. Moniquè Mercurio, Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation, is the director of operations for Art Love Collective. They said that Saturday marks one year of Art Love Collective, and Friday’s button event was the first event after their remodel and reopening.