SRLP is looking for event coordination volunteers for our annual art auction and benefit, Small Works for Big Change. Volunteers should have 3-10 hours available per week now through May 18, 2013. Tasks needed include coordinating the Small Works for Big Change after party, venue coordination, promoting the event and…
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Dare To DREAM Bigger
Pooja Gehi, Director of Immigrant Justice As an attorney at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project I feel an urgent need to reflect upon President Obama’s promise of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) and what this means for our community. Most of our trans immigrants clients flee their homes in search…
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Small Works for Big Change: “Everywoman” by Leah DeVun
Leah DeVun “Everywoman” Year: 2012 Materials: C-print Dimensions: 18″ x 24″ Minimum Bid: $10 Value: $600 Leah DeVun is an artist and historian living in New York City whose photographs and installations explore queer communities and the legacies of feminism. She or her work has been featured in Artforum, Nylon,…
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Small Works for Big Change: “Bo” by Emily North
Emily North “BO” Year: 2012 Materials: Gallery quality Giclee print on natural white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson K3 archival links. Custom trimmed with 2″ border for framing. Dimensions: 19″ x 17″ Minimum bid: $20 Value: emily north, also known as…
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Small Works for Big Change: Weapons of Destruction
Kerry Downey with Marina Ancona of Ten Grand Press “Weapons of Destruction” Year: 2011 Materials: Monotype Measurement: 18″ x 24″ Minimum Bid: $100 Value: $700 Kerry Downey is an interdisciplinary artist and teacher who makes videos, installations, prints, and books. She also participates in collaborative shenanigans and site-specific adventures. Her work wrestles…
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Small Works for Big Change: Equilibrium
Guadalupe Rosales “Equilibrium” Year: 2011 Materials: Water colors on paper Dimensions: 9″ x 12″ Minimum Bid: $20 Value: $800 Guadalupe Rosales is a New York based artist working and living in Brooklyn. She is currently working on smaller scale abstract works using colored pencils.
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Should George W. Bush be in prison?
During the last week, I have been hearing reflections in the media and at community events about the Iraq war as we mark its 10th anniversary. For ten years, we have been witnessing devastation from US military intervention that has included enormous death and destruction, blatant and outrageous war profiteering…
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Trans Friendly Bathroom Victory!
At at time when criminalization of trans people, particularly low income, disabled, immigrant and/or trans people of color has been increasing, we are excited to learn of a bathroom victory at a high school in Portland, Oregon. Trans students and allies at the Grant High School have organized to create…
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Support Needed: People Arrested at Kimani Grey Vigil
from FIERCE: The NYPD has declared a portion of Flatbush a “Frozen Zone”, meaning media are not allowed in and people can be subjected to arrest for not following police orders. It basically means the area is under temporary martial law. The last times the NYPD declared a Frozen Zone…
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Support SRLP’s work to ensure medicaid healthcare coverage for transgender new yorkers !
The regulation that excludes transition related healthcare from coverage in New York is up for re-authorization. SRLP is working hard to make sure that it is repealed so that all trans medicaid consumers in New York can access the healthcare coverage that they need. Please join us by signing this…