Since 2011, SRLP and our allies have worked to pressure New York Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah to repeal the Medicaid regulation that bars low-income transgender and gender nonconforming people from accessing health care. This past February 14, SRLP and our allies at TransJustice of the Audre Lorde Project, Make…
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A Glimpse of SRLP’s Collective Process
SRLP staff attorneys Elana Redfield, Alisha Williams, and Pooja Gehi getting it done at their weekly co-supervision meeting. Want to learn more about SRLP and a collective process at work? Come to our new member orientation followed by a Know Your Rights workshop on immigration next Thursday, April 17. Click here and…
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Thursday, April 17: New Member Orientation and Know Your Rights Workshop on Immigration at SRLP!
If you’re curious to learn more about SRLP’s work and how you can get involved, join us for a new member orientation followed by a Know Your Rights workshop on Immigration on Thursday, April 17. Click here and register online to attend. 6 PM – 6:30 PM – New Member Orientation…
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SRLP’s Gabriel Foster, Chase Strangio and Bali White honored by the Trans 100!
Today the Trans 100 released its annual list advocates who have made outstanding contributions to the trans community. The honorees this year included SRLP’s Outreach Director Gabriel Foster, former SRLP attorney Chase Strangio and former collective member Bali White. Congrats Gabriel, Chase and Bali! Check out the full list by…
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GET YOUR TICKETS: Reina Gossett, CeCe McDonald, and Dean Spade on 4/21/14
“I Use My Love to Guide Me”: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Impossible Situations A conversation with CeCe McDonald, Reina Gossett, and Dean Spade Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cece-mcdonald-reina-gossett-and-dean-spade-tickets-11082426837 Event information, videos, and resources available on bcrw.barnard.edu In 2011, CeCe McDonald was a fashion design student at Minneapolis…
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Learn More About SRLP’s Legal Services and Thursday Drop-In Clinics
Today 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. Our office is located at 147 WEST…
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Piper Kerman author of Orange is the New Black highlights the work of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Last week at an LGBT funders gathering Piper Kerman addressed an audience of hundreds to urge LGBT funders to support incarcerated LGBT people by funding work that they are involved in or receive services from. In addition to highlighting the work of the SRLP and our publication In Solidarity (read…
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Want to learn about raising money for our movement? Intern at SRLP this summer!
THE SYLVIA RIVERA LAW PROJECT IS SEEKING DEVELOPMENT INTERNS FOR THE FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE TEAM! Development interns and volunteers at SRLP work primarily with the Fundraising and Finance team. Projects include working on our grassroots fundraising campaign in the areas of fundraising house parties and events, benefit concerts, and our…
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The Revolutionary Etiquette of Crowdfunding: An Interview with Ezra Berkley Nepon and Annie Danger!
What do you think about the recent explosion in crowdfunding tools? Tons of individuals and communities — from organizations like SRLP, to community art projects, to individuals in need of emergency healthcare in the context of a dismantled public infrastructure and almost nonexistent social safety net – are using crowdfunding…
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A max-security prison in NY lives up to its (bad) reputation, says PAC
Legends of “corruption, sex, [and] blatant theft” that surround NYC’s maximum security prison, Attica Correctional Facility, are confirmed by PAC Member Robert Cepeda during a temporary stay at the facility. This chilling account exposes the truth behind the rumors about ever-present conditions, which – in 1971 – may have…