Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton St, Between Brooklyn & New York Aves (see on map)
A to Nostrand, C to Kingston-Throop, B44, B43, B25
The Safe OUTside the System Collective of the Audre Lorde Project is proud to host the Second Annual Safe Neighborhood Summit, the most significant annual event for the S.O.S. Collective's Safe Neighborhood Campaign, which works directly with the local community to prevent and intervene in anti-LGBTSTGNC violence without relying on the police. Last year's Safe Neighborhood Summit inspired and educate over 80 Central Brooklyn Community members on how to prevent and intervene in violence with free workshops, performances, and speakers. We hope to continue the tradition this year.
List of Endorsers: FIERCE, The Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project, Right Rides, Domestic Workers United, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, The Justice Committee, Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project, PFLAG for Families of Color and Allies NYC, Creative Interventions, Freedom Train Productions, Critical Resistance: New York City Chapter, Domestic Workers United, GLOBE of Make the Road New York, CAAAV, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development, Palestine Education Project, Center for Constitutional Rights, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn College LGBT Alliance, Community Voices Heard, FUREE, and Picture The Homeless.
On April 25th, 2009 the Safe OUTside the System Collective, the anti-violence initiative of the Audre Lorde Project, will be hosting a Safe Neighborhood Summit to highlight and expand the measurable gains the Safe Neighborhood Campaign has achieved since its inception last year. Since 2005 the S.O.S. Collective has developed strategies to reduce violence against our community members without relying on law enforcement. Recognizing our own experiences of police brutality and the experiences of our family members and allies, we use community-based alternatives to law enforcement to prevent and intervene in violence. We created the Safe Neighborhood Campaign to address an increasing amount of harassment and violence that our community members are facing. Though we're always seeking new Safe Spaces, we're very proud of the organizations, businesses, faith based institutions, and schools who have designated their institutions as Safe Spaces, which pledge to intervene in and prevent anti-LGBTSTGNC harassment or violence on their premises. Some Safe Spaces have also agreed to be Safe Havens that provide sanctuary to community members escaping violence. Each of the current Safe Spaces and Safe Havens is one measurable step nearer to the achievable dream of a violence-free community, and we are very grateful for their participation.
The summit, our effort to showcase and expand the Safe Neighborhood Campaign, will include speakers, workshops on preventing violence and challenging police violence, and community strategy sessions. This summit will be a place where community leaders will gather to take a stand against violence against LGBTSTGNC (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans, and Gender Non-Conforming) People of Color, with LGBTSTGNC community members. We invite you to join in remembering all who have survived and those we've lost to violence in our communities, and strategize on how to prevent future violence. After the summit, we will continue to work collaboratively with the Safe Spaces on how to prevent and intervene in anti-LGBTSTGNC violence without relying on law enforcement.