Writers Imogen Binnie, Ryka Aoki, Donna Ostrowsky, and Red Durkin will be joined by SRLP staff member Reina Gossett at the historic event Staking Our Claim: Trans Women’s Literature in the 21st Century at Barnard College on Thursday, October 18th. From Barnard Center For Research on Women: As our notions of feminism have evolved […]
SRLP10 Honoree Profile: When Janet Mock talks about Sylvia Rivera on Twitter
SRLP supporter Stephen Ira will be profiling the honorees for SRLP10, this profile of Janet Mock is the first in the series! When Janet Mock talks about Sylvia Rivera on Twitter By Stephen Ira When Janet Mock talks about Sylvia Rivera on Twitter, people ask her who Rivera is. She doesn’t give them context, […]
SRLP Honoree Janet Mock and Supporter Stephen Ira stop by
Honoree Janet Mock & SRLP supporter Stephen Ira stopped by the office today to help us get ready for SRLP10! Attend the Celebration on November 8th! Join us in commemorating our 10 year milestone. Buy your tickets here If you aren’t in NYC you can still support SRLP10 too by helping us raise $15,000 BY […]
Sylvia Rivera Law Project: Making a Grasssroots Fundraising Strategy Come Alive
By Sylvia Rivera Law Project on October 10, 2012 in Events, News, SRLP 10, SRLP In The Media, SRLP News
Theo Yang Copley, a writer and fundraising consultant who blogs at GIFT and Resource Generation, profiled SRLP’s grassroots fundraising strategy! Sylvia Rivera Law Project: Making a Grasssroots Fundraising Strategy Come Alive —————————- The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is about to celebrate a huge milestone, their tenth anniversaryand there is a lot to celebrate, […]
Dean Spade Speaking at Columbia University 10/22
Join SRLP friends for a conversation between Dean Spade, Visiting Assistant Professor, Columbia Law School and Janet Jakobsen, Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Barnard College The talk is at the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. The address is: 2960 Broadway, Board Room, 1st floor *Note: You must RSVP to attend, […]
Over 1,000 Dollars in the First 24 Hours!
We had an incredibly successful first day of our campaign, thank you SRLP Community! Help fund the next 10 years of @srlp‘s groundbreaking work: ow.ly/ejbB1 #trans #girlslikeus — Janet Mock (@janetmock) October 8, 2012 With your incredible support -spreading the word & donating- you raised over $1,000 for SRLP in the first 24 hours of […]
SRLP Launches Indiegogo Fundraiser!
HELP US RAISE $15,000 BY NOVEMBER 8TH! The SRLP 10 Indiegogo Campaign is a month-long fund-raising drive leading up to our 10th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, November 8 @ 1199 SEIU, NYC. This is your opportunity to support the Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s important work of increasing the political voice and visibility of low-income people […]
Have You Bought Your Tickets for SRLP 10?
SRLP’s 10 year celebration on November 8th will feature a night of amazing performances, speakers, DJs, honorees, and gender self determining fabulousness. That’s the kind of night that only comes around once in ten years, so don’t want to miss it! Buy your tickets here!
Healthcare Victory for SRLP Member Ida Hammer
By Sylvia Rivera Law Project on October 3, 2012 in News, Press Release, SRLP In The Media, SRLP News
Activist, writer and member of SRLP’s Movement Building Team, Ida Hammer (center), won a huge victory over her insurance company to have medically necessary treatment covered. Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund represented Ida in her case, to read their press release click here. Like What You See? Donate Now By Clicking Here!
Harry Hay Conference Presentation by SRLP Staff Member Reina Gossett
Longtime activist Randy Wicker recorded SRLP staff member Reina Gossett’s presentation at the Harry Hay Conference this past weekend. From Randy: “Reina Gossett, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, read from published interviews & showed amazing video clips, documenting how businesses commenced changing NYC’s Pride Parade from a political to an entertainment event–changing the route so folks […]