Learn some fun facts about one of our summer interns and check back soon to meet the others! To apply for an SRLP internship visit: http://srlp.org/get-involved/jobs-internships Name, Position and Team at SRLP: Maria Elena Covarrubias, SRLP Direct Service Intern and Red Umbrella Project Intern- Alternative to Incarceration Project Pronouns: They/Them What do you do to […]
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From someone currently incarcerated in the prison system: The Prison Rape Elimination Act is not working as it should.
Warning: The following letter includes topics of sexual mistreatment or abuse. If you may be triggered by these topics, proceed with caution. In her last letter, Lennea shared with us an incident of sexual harassment and her attempts at seeking basic protective measures, and the resulting injustice she received at the hands of the prison […]
SRLP Honors the Life of Mia Henderson: Trans Lives Matter!
SRLP is outraged and deeply saddened to hear of the death of Mia Henderson, the fifth trans woman of color murdered in the last 41 days. Wherever you live, now is the time to organize in solidarity with trans women of color & fight for trans liberation! Read more here: http://agurlzguide.org/5th-trans-woman-color-murdered-41-days
PHOTOS: SRLP at Bushwick Pride!
Check out photos from this year’s Bushwick Pride with Grand Marshals SRLP Director of Membership, Reina Gossett, and comrade and community member Lourdes Ashley Hunter! Thanks to all of the trans and queer people of color, low-income, and allies who came out to demand Medicaid coverage of transition-related healthcare! And thank you to our coalition […]
Meet Kelly Herrmann, SRLP Intern!
Learn some fun facts about one of our summer interns and check back soon to meet the others! To apply for an SRLP internship visit: http://srlp.org/get-involved/jobs-internships Name, Pronouns, Position and Team at SRLP Kelly Herrmann, they/them/theirs, SRLP Prisoner Justice Project Legal Intern What do you do to relax / have fun? Talk/decompress with friends […]
How difficult (or unsafe) can it be to work out or to buy lotion in prison?
In a letter following her introduction posted a few weeks ago, Lennea gives us a a few updates from this past March. Topics include the nuances of obtaining transition-related materials and procedures in prison, and her difficulties with the administration around issues of sexual harassment and alleged sexual conduct. Warning: The following letter includes topics […]
SRLP Congratulates Laverne Cox on an Emmy Nomination!
SRLP sends HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Laverne Cox on her Emmy nomination for her performance in “Orange Is The New Black”! Thank you, Laverne, for all of your powerful work to lift up the voices and experiences of trans women of color! We are so grateful to be in this movement with you!
Tomorrow 7/10 is Drop In Day at SRLP!
SRLP has free drop-in clinics EVERY THURSDAY from 1-5 PM where you can meet with one of our staff attorneys (Elana Redfield and Pooja Gehi pictured above). Our clinics run from FEBRUARY to OCTOBER and we offer Spanish interpretation. Come by tomorrow and say hi to our Front Desk Angel, Julie! Our office is located at 147 […]
Monday, July 14: Deadline to Apply for SRLP’s Director of Outreach!
SRLP is accepting applications for the Director of Outreach and Community Engagement until Monday, July 14. We are looking forward to welcoming a new staff member to the SRLP collective! The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is seeking applicants for Director of Outreach & Community Engagement. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people […]
Meet Emily Juneau, SRLP Intern!
Learn some fun facts about one of our summer interns and check back soon to meet the others! To apply for an SRLP internship visit: http://srlp.org/get-involved/jobs-internships Name, Pronouns, Position and Team at SRLP Emily Juneau, she/her/hers, Legal Intern, Direct Services Team Spring and Summer 2014 What do you do to relax / have fun? I pretend […]