“I felt liberated and inspired with SRLP, to see people from all walks of life come together to fight for the same cause, for people of color and immigrants to get a bill passed. Pass the Right to Know Act! Today was phenomenal. I have lots of love.” – Terri (Movement Building Team member). […]
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MBT Heads to Staten Island: Co-Organizing Borough-Specific Forums to Address the Needs of TGNC New Yorkers
For more than two years, SRLP has been involved a trans-led coalition with the NYC Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Center, Make The Road New York, Translatina Network, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), The Audre Lorde Project, and the New York City Council to host and organize forums in each of the five boroughs, addressing the needs of […]
Updates from SRLP’s Movement Building Team
The Movement Building Team (MBT) at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project has been busy the last few months working to advocate for the rights of trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) people! In April, we were part of organizing and facilitating the Manhattan Trans Forum, along with lots of amazing community partners. This trans-led organizing […]
Housing Recommendations from the Manhattan Trans Forum
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on June 19, 2017 in Membership, News, Policy Advocacy
On April 27, 2017, trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) community members, partners, and allies came together at GMHC to address the needs of the TGNC community. Among the many disparities faced by TGNC people, housing has always been a system that our community has struggled with. Broken systems and non-acceptance from our own people and […]
Community in Violence
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on March 1, 2017 in Get Involved, Membership, News, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
It is with great sympathy and sadness in my heart that I regret to inform our community of the continuation of murders of trans women of color in 2017. In the month dedicated to the recognition of black history, this marked the sixth murder of a trans woman of color and the fifth of an […]
Building Movement Power at the #LawStrikesBack Rally
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on February 28, 2017 in Legal, Membership, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
Last week on the 17th of February, I, as a member of the Movement Building Team of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, along with members of legal agencies, activists, and social service communities, gathered to resist President Donald Trump and his racist policies at the #F17 Law Strikes Back rally in Foley Square. Along with […]
Transformation from the Inside Out: SRLP Attends the Women’s Building Opening
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on January 17, 2017 in Everyday Abolition, Membership, News, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
Yesterday, SRLP Members and Staff attended the Women’s Building opening, “Transformation from the Inside Out”, at the former Bayview Women’s Correctional Facility in NYC, hosted by the Women and Justice Project. This historic opening symbolizes the importance of abolishing prisons and jails everywhere – the Bayview Facility opened in 1978, driven by racist War […]
FDA Delays of Estrogen Negatively Impact Trans People of Color
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 14, 2016 in Membership, News, TRANSFORM
Since mid-July, the trans community has gone without proper estrogen injections. We were abruptly told that after November 2016 there will no longer be injectable estrogen available until further notice. It is no secret that many transgender women are still getting medicated through underground hormones. Before 2015, insurances were not required by law to cover […]
Celebrating New SRLP Workshops and Thought Leadership Around Reproductive Justice, Healthcare, and Housing
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on October 25, 2016 in Membership, News, SRLP News, TRANSFORM
Part of SRLP’s legacy has been framing trans and gender justice language and strategy and organizing for our survival through our lense of abolition, transformation, and intersectional justice! Read more about new workshops from SRLP’s Movement Building Team and see photos from our recent presentation of these workshops and more at In Our Own Voices’ […]
SRLP Launches TRANSFORM, a New Holistic Leadership Development Program
SRLP is proud to announce the launch of our new holistic leadership development fellowship, TRANSFORM! TRANSFORM is a bi-annual two-month transformative justice program, building skills and relationships necessary for trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) people to thrive. TRANSFORM is centered on deepening individual, interpersonal, and team training skills such as: communication, leadership, facilitation, and […]