Tune in this morning at 10:51 here to hear SRLP’s own Prisoner Justice Director Alisha Williams on Huffpost Live talk about the realities for trans and gender non conforming people in prison, jail and detention centers. Also check out SRLP’s piece on Chelsea Manning and trans & gender non conforming…
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Chelsea Manning and the realities for transgender and gender non-conforming people in prison, jails and detention centers.
Chelsea Manning and the realities for transgender and gender non-conforming people in prison, jails and detention centers. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project has been working tirelessly for the past ten years to support transgender people who are incarcerated and experience various forms of state violence and as an organization that supports…
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Drop-In Closed This Week: No Legal Services on August 22!
Drop-in will be closed on August 22, 2013. No attorneys will be available that day. Please come the following week if you need legal help, or call 212 337 8550, ext 308. Drop-in se cerrará el 22 de agosto de 2013. No hay abogados estarán disponibles ese día.…
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Impossibility Now, a video and slideshow by Dean Spade via BCRW
“Impossibility Now” is a trans* politics manifesto by Dean Spade. This video was created for the February 2013 conference “Gender Talents: A Special Address,” which asked invited speakers to perform a manifesto. The video takes themes from Dean’s book, Normal Life, and illustrates them with images. See more at: http://sfonline.barnard.edu/gender-justice-and-neoliberal-transformations/impossibility-now/#sthash.wjm6Pu0h.dpuf…
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LGBTQ Organizations Urge NYC Council to Override Mayor Bloomberg’s Opposition to Ban Discriminatory NYPD Profiling
From Streetwise & Safe and the New York City Anti-Violence Project, for more info check out the Streetwise & Safe post here! — Dear New York City Council, We commend the New York City Council for leading the way toward putting an end to discriminatory policing of all of our…
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TGI JUSTICE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR THE DEMANDS OF THE CA PRISONER HUNGER STRIKE
Check out this statement about the CA hunger strike from our sibling organization the Transgender Gender Varient Intersex Justice Project! TGI JUSTICE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR THE DEMANDS OF THE CA PRISONER HUNGER STRIKE July 25, 2013 · Oakland, CA TGI JUSTICE stands in solidarity with the mass hunger strike…
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SRLP on Buzzfeed: Sylvia Rivera, Janet Mock & Dean Spade!
Check out Buzzfeed’s article about SRLP’s namesake Sylvia Rivera, SRLP10 honoree Janet Mock & SRLP co-founder Dean Spade at: Buzzfeed’s 24 Americans who Changed The Way we Think About Transgender Rights. …
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Orange Is The New Black actress, Laverne Cox mentions SRLP’s prison work in Salon Magazine
The breakout star talks to Salon about her career path and the need for more portrayals of trans women on TV http://www.salon.com/2013/07/25/laverne_cox_on_her_orange_is_the_new_black_character_shes_a_survivor/
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Watching Laverne Cox in Orange Is The New Black #OITNB ? SRLP Gives You the Facts on #Trans Incarceration!
Are you following trans actress Laverne Cox’s incredible performance in Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black series? This diagram illustrates how over policing and profiling of low income people and of trans and gender non-conforming people intersect, producing a far higher risk than average of imprisonment, police harassment, and…
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SRLP Seeks Director of Grassroots Fundraising (Part-Time)
SRLP Seeks Director of Grassroots Fundraising (Part-Time) Mission: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the…