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Overcoming a life of hardship – One PAC Member’s story
[hr] The hardships faced by Samantha – a currently incarcerated transgender woman – began long before she was accused of any crimes. Her story demonstrates how much she has overcome to blossom as the woman we know today. [divider] [button link=”http://srlp.org/letters-from-inside-our-letter/” size=”small” color=”silver”]<< Previous entry[/button] [button link=”http://www.srlp.org/category/pac” size=”small” color=”silver”]Return to…
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SRLP Celebrates Cece McDonald’s Release from Prison and the Organizing that Made It Possible
SRLP Statement on Cece McDonald’s Release from Prison This week, The Sylvia Rivera Law Project celebrates the release of CeCe McDonald from more than a year of unjust incarceration. Imprisoned for defending herself against a vicious hate crime in June 2011 where she and her friends were attacked by a…
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Your support means the world to us. Thank you!
YOU ARE AMAZING! At the end of 2013, the Fundraising and Finance Team set a goal to raise $10,000 online. You gave $17,650, exceeding our goal by almost double! Overall, you gave $85,860… and counting! THANK YOU for donating your time, skills, resources, and money to keep our movement for trans…
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Calling all Artists: Submit your work to Small Works for Big Change!
Artists, dreamers, co-conspirators, submit your art to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s 9th annual Small Works for Big Change! Small Works for Big Change is an art auction and benefit that raises money to support SRLP’s crucial work to provide free legal services and build movement power with trans and…
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Poetry from PAC – “Dear Mama”
[hr] Through poetry, PAC Member Lady Doll responds to familial reactions to her coming out as trans. [button link=”http://srlp.org/letters-from-inside-reverse-gestation-and-a-poem/” size=”small” color=”silver”]<< Previous entry[/button] [button link=”http://www.srlp.org/category/pac” size=”small” color=”silver”]Return to blog[/button] [button link=”http://srlp.org/cece-is-free-letters-from-inside/” size=”small” color=”silver”]Next entry >>[/button] [box]Warning: The following poem conveys a personal account of physical and verbal abuse, and…
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No One is Disposable: Everyday Practices of Prison Abolition
In a series of four short online videos produced by Barnard Center for Research on Women, SRLP’s Reina Gossett and Dean Spade discuss prison abolition as a political framework, exploring why this is a top issue for those committed to supporting trans and gender-nonconforming people. These videos look at how…
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“Prison, A World of its Own” – MyAsia recounts her experiences
[hr]When you’re a trans woman incarcerated in a men’s facility, just being left alone can seem nearly impossible. MyAsia aka “Lady Doll” tells us how things work inside, and that positive moments can still occur.[divider] [button link=”http://srlp.org/letters-from-inside-a-blatant-malfeasance/” size=”small” color=”silver”]<< Previous entry[/button] [button link=”http://www.srlp.org/category/pac” size=”small” color=”silver”]Return to blog[/button] [button link=”http://srlp.org/letters-from-inside-reverse-gestation-and-a-poem/” size=”small”…
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Correctional Officers Live by their Own Rules, Says One PAC Member
[hr]What happens when C.O.’s don’t want to do their jobs? PAC Member S. Davidson chronicled the incident that contributed to his proposal of an internal, “entity of oversight” which monitors the behaviors of guards and officials.[divider] [button link=”http://srlp.org/out-of-the-hell-hole-into-the-calming-storm-letter-from-a-former-pac-member/” size=”small” color=”silver”]<< Previous entry[/button] [button link=”http://www.srlp.org/category/pac” size=”small” color=”silver”]Return to blog[/button] [button link=”http://srlp.org/letters-from-inside-prison-a-world-of-its-own/”…
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Out of the Hell-Hole, into the Calming Storm – Letter from a former PAC Member
[hr] [button link=”http://srlp.org/coming-home-its-almost-surreal-letter-from-a-former-pac-member/” size=”small” color=”silver”]<< Previous entry[/button] [button link=”http://www.srlp.org/category/pac” size=”small” color=”silver”]Return to blog[/button] [button link=”http://srlp.org/letters-from-inside-a-blatant-malfeasance/” size=”small” color=”silver”]Next entry >>[/button] [divider] “Out of the Hell-Hole into the Calming Storm,” by Grace DeTrevarah. Hey Family: It’s me again. Grace…I would like to first say that’s it’s so refreshing to be Out of…