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 […]
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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 […]
SRLP Collective Member Gabriel Arkles Analyzes the Trump Administration’s New Attack on Trans Youth
SRLP Collective Member Gabriel Arkles examines the recently rescinded Title IX guidance on sex-segregated facilities, the effect it will have on trans students, and what protections still remain for TGNCI youth in schools. Read more here.
SRLP’s Mik Kinkead Speaks to AlterNet on Involvement in Nationwide Walkout Against Trump
Mik Kinkead, SRLP Prisoner Justice Project, talks to AlterNet about the role of legal professionals and organizations in the mass strike against the Trump Administration and the broader movement for social justice. Read more about it here.
SRLP’s Hate Crime Stance Mentioned in Analysis on Intersections of Disability Justice and Racial Justice
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What You Can Do To Bring TGNCI Prisoners Home
Chelsea Manning will be released from prison in 95 days, on May 17, 2017. For so many people who are allies and supporters of Chelsea, her release marks an important end to the trauma she underwent for the past three and a half years in a military prison that refused to recognize her basic humanity. […]
How to Take Care of Yourself as a TGNCI Immigrant
For English, please see below. Estimada comunidad, Quiero reconocer cómo difícil que ha sido esta semana, cómo difícil que han sido las semanas para usted. Quiero reconocer cuánto ha estado lastimando las noticias, cómo el miedo, la duda y la confusion que han afectado su sentido de pertenencia en los Estados Unidos como un inmigrante. […]
SRLP Gets a Shout Out from Fader as a Local Org to Support
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on February 2, 2017 in SRLP In The Media
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Tell the American Bar Association to End Its Attack on Disabled People
In the past month, the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation announced a “roundtable” on the Americans with Disabilities Act that would focus on so-called “drive-by ADA lawsuits.” The American Bar Association is one of the largest membership organizations for lawyers in the United States and claims to be committed to “defending liberty, […]
Resourcing Our Communities is Resistance
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is committed to growing the ability of trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex community members who are people of color and low-income to advocate for themselves and better navigate state systems that are designed to marginalize and divide us. To assist our folks and their allies, we are pleased to release […]