Para español, haga clic aquí. Dear Beloved Community, We write with heavy hearts and deep care for all in our communities who are holding such immense grief while caring for each other. Lorena Borjas—a visionary leader of our movements—passed on Monday, March 30, due to complications related to COVID-19. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project joins […]
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Coronavirus Community Safety: SRLP CURRENTLY CLOSED
Please check this page for most recent updates about our community safety plan in response to the spread of coronavirus in NYC. As a preventative measure, SRLP’s office is currently closed until further notice. After careful consideration, we believe this plan is the best way to keep everyone as safe as possible while maintaining some […]
Open call for art submissions!
***Art submission form is due by Friday, February 14 – see below for more details *** The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is delighted to uplift the artistry of our community and allies! Support our transformative work in movements for trans liberation rooted in racial & economic justice by donating artwork to our storied art benefit, Small […]
SRLP releases our 2020 Prisoner Advisory Committee calendar
Dear Beloved Community, As we approach the end of a decade, we at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project are reflecting on our“What Would be Possible” campaign, as we envision our collective work for trans liberation centered in racial and economic justice and continue our work to uplift and bring visibility to the voices of our Prisoner Advisory Committee (PAC). […]
SRLP welcomes Lacey Lynch, Director of Development & Finance
Lacey Lynch returns to the SRLP collective in her new role bringing deep experience as a compassionate leader and a fundraiser with bold vision for growing our sustainability. Lacey Lynch, she/her As a native New Yorker and community member who established roots in the South, Lacey saw first-hand how vital obtaining self-affirming IDs are to […]
SRLP Director of Outreach & Community Engagement Kimberly McKenzie Joins BOC Task Force
As announced on October 1, 2019, Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s Director of Outreach & Community Engagement Kimberly McKenzie has been appointed to a new task force on issues faced by transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary people and/or intersex people in New York City jails. NYC Council passed a law requiring the city Board of Correction convene […]
Our existence is resistance! The Sylvia Rivera Law Project at the Translatinx March 2019
By Diana Moreno and Miranda Zapata on Jul 24, 2019 Haga clic aquí para leer esta publicación en español. “At the march, we are fighting for all the people. For those who can go and those who cannot go. For those who were given authorization at work and for those who were not; for those […]
¡Nuestra existencia, es resistencia! El Silvia Rivera Law Project en la Marcha Translatinx 2019
Por Diana Moreno y Miranda Zapata en Jul 24, 2019 Click here to read this post in English. “En la marcha, Estamos luchando por toda la gente, por los que pueden ir y los que no pueden ir. Por aquellos a los que les dieron permiso y por aquellos a los que no; por aquellos […]
“Trans are Beautiful”: loving ourselves
On February 14, 2019 I went to teach my weekly class in the Transgender Housing Unit of RMSC on Rikers. As it was Valentine’s Day, I brought blank cards, colored pencils, and writing prompts so that we could both make cards for the people we love and who love us, and so that we could […]
SRLP Statement on the Passing of GENDA
On Tuesday, January 15, the New York State Senate passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) which Governor Cuomo has said he will sign in to law as part of his “Justice Reform” initiative. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project continues to maintain that real justice and protection do not come from prisons or state “protectors,” […]