TRANS DAY OF ACTION
Calling all Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People to our 14th Annual Trans Day of Action!
FRIDAY JUNE 22nd PIER 45
We invite you to join TransJustice and come celebrate the ways we resist by mobilizing, and honoring the pier as a historic home-space for TGNC communities. Through this march we move towards demanding access to both public and private spaces without fear of harassment or brutality.
In an effort of redefining and reclaiming public space, we encourage folks to organize contingents for Trans Day of Action. A contingent is 5 or more people and will be listed as a contingent on Trans Day of Action materials.
On this day, we take to the streets and demand the right to make decisions about our bodies, expressions, specifically by taking up space where we’re told there is none.
Accessibility: Nearest Accessible train, bathroom info
W 4th St Station-- Elevator at NE corner of Sixth Avenue and 3rd Street
Restroom Access-- Pier #45 has accessible restrooms that will be open and available throughout the event.
Location: PIER #45- Entrance off of Christopher Street
We call for our communities of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) People of Color (POC) and our allies come together and join TransJustice as we mobilize for our 14th annual NYC Trans Day of Action for Social and Economic Justice!
For more information or questions, comments, or concerns, email us at endorsetdoa@alp.org. If you are media or a journalist interested in covering TDOA, please email us media@alp.org. Reminder: All media is required to check in with us before covering the event. Thank you! Hope to see you!
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Hacemos un llamado a nuestras comunidades Trans y de géneros no-conformes(TGNC), al igual que a nuestros aliados, para que se unan al Día de Justicia Trans (Trans Day of Action) ¡Celebramos el 14º Día de Acción Trans por la Justicia Social en la ciudad de Nueva York!
¿Qué haremos? - Les invitamos a unirse a TransJustice para que celebremos las formas mediantes las cuales creamos resistencias, específicamente, mediante una protesta movilizada. A su vez, honraremos los muelles como un lugar histórico, una querencia para las poblaciones trans y de géneros no-conformes. Mediante esta marcha exigimos acceso a los espacios tanto públicos como privados y que nuestra participación en ellos rechace la fricción hostil o violenta que los caracteriza.
Nos guía un esfuerzo hacia la redefinición y la reclamación del espacio público, y de este modo les invitamos a formar contingentes para el Día de Acción Trans. Por un contingente entendemos un grupo de 5 o más personas.
En este día tomamos las calles y exigimos el poder decisional sobre nuestros cuerpos y las maneras en que nos expresamos. ¡Vengan y ocupemos los espacios que nos niegan!
Instrucciones de acceso:
Esta marcha se llevará a cabo en el Muelle 45
La estación de metro más cercana es West 4 St, líneas A, B, C, D, E, F, M.
El ascensor está en la esquina nordeste de West 3rd Street y Sexta Avenida (también conocida como Avenida de las Américas).
El muelle 45 cuenta con un baño que estará abierto durante el transcurso de la marcha.
Lugar: Muelle 45 entrada cercana a Christopher St.
Comuníquenos sus necesidades de accesibilidad, sus preguntas o cualquier deseo que tenga y que hayamos mencionado en las instrucciones de acceso. No dude en enviar un correo electrónico.
Para más información, preguntas, comentarios o dudas, contáctenos a endorsetdoa@alp.org. Si desea hacer algún tipo de cobertura mediatica, favor de comunicarse a media@alp.org. Recordatorio: Solicitamos que la prensa nos nitifque de sus intereses antes del evento.
¡Traigan pancartas, letreros y tambores y vengan a resistir la cooptación de nuestra lucha!
!Gracias! !Les vemos pronto!
Restroom Access-- Pier #45 has accessible restrooms that will be open and available throughout the event.
La estación de metro más cercana es West 4 St, líneas A, B, C, D, E, F, M.
El ascensor está en la esquina nordeste de West 3rd Street y Sexta Avenida (también conocida como Avenida de las Américas).
!Gracias! !Les vemos pronto!
March with ALP in Brooklyn Pride
Mobilize with the Audre Lorde Project this Saturday at the Brooklyn Pride Twilight March! Pull out your poom poom shorts, glitter, platforms, drums, and gorgeous posters! March with us to take back the streets and joyfully resist the corporatization and policing of pride while building safety for our people. We will also be wearing all black clothing as a contingent.
Bring your friends, kids, family, and loved ones! (If you have furry four legged friends, please remember to put them on a leash)
We'll gather at the Key Foods parking lot on 5th Ave. and Sterling St. in Park Slope from 6-6:30pm, and the parade "steps off" promptly at 7:00pm.
Here's a link to the route map, http://brooklynpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/MapFlyer2015.jpg. The route is 0.8 miles long, straight down 5th Ave.
You can get to the Key Foods parking lot by taking the subway to Atlantic Terminal 2,3,4,5,D,N,Q,R,W , then walking 5 blocks down 5th Ave. Let's show Brooklyn how fabulous, united, and powerful we are!
See you in the streets!
ALP
TDOA Community Security Training
Join us for a community security training in preparation for our 14th Annual Trans Day of Action. If you havent already, RSVP for TDOA: https://www.facebook.com/events/1720309584730103/. We hope to see you there!
Membership Orientation
Are you interested in getting involved at the Audre Lorde Project? Join us for a membership orientation to learn more about our Membership Program, ways to join other programs at ALP, and for leadership development and political education opportunities.
For more info or questions, contact cleo@alp.org.
10th Annual Community Freestyle
Calling all trans, two-spirit, gender non conforming, queer, lesbian, bisexual, and gay people of color in Brooklyn and our allies!
The Safe OUTside the System Collective of The Audre Lorde Project invites you to our 10th annual Community Freestyle! With the NYPD's clear incapability to not bring excessive violence or death to our communities- there is a clear community ask for alternatives to 9-1-1. But in this community freestyle, we aren't just listing alternatives but also teaching alternatives that we all can practice, use and share!
The workshops will focus on alternative skills for the 3 most NYPD responded calls in our communites: Intimate Partner Violence, Interpersonal Violence and Medical/Emotional/Mental distress.
Food, metrocards and childcare will be provided!
See everyone on Saturday, June 2nd, at Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation- 378 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221-1443. That's the G train to Bedford-Nostrand Aves!
TDOA Cultural Werk Nights
Join us at our Cultural Werk Nights to create art and signage in support our 14th Trans Day of Action! Dinner and Metrocards provided.
Endorse 14th Annual Trans Day of Action
Thank you to everyone who endorsed TRANS DAY OF ACTION this year!
Apogee Journal
Black Youth Project 100 NYC
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
Caribbean Equality Project
Damayan Migrant Workers Association
Equality for America / Queeramisu
Equality New York
Equality NY
GABRIELA New York
LGBT Bar Association of Greater NY
LGBT Bar Association of NY (LeGaL)
National Trans Bar Association
NYC Democratic Socialists of America
Oasis L.G.B.T.S. Wellness Center
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Peter Cicchino Youth Project at the Urban Justice Center
Planned Parenthood NYC
Planned Parenthood of New York City
Poongmul Movement Builders (PMB)
Pop Gym
Princess Janae Place
Queer and Trans Caucus, Jewish Voice for Peace, new York City
Queer Anga
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
S.O.U.L. Sisters Leadership Collective
Samy Nemir
Sige!
Spreading the word and Mobilizing
Stonewall Community Foundation
Tarab NYC
Teachers Unite
The Public Science Project - What's Your Issue?
Trans Latina Network
Vision Change Win
What Would an HIV Doula Do?
Women's March
Revolutionary Bae Mixer
The Audre Lorde Project’s Safe OUTside the System Collective invites you to join us for the 2nd Annual “Revolutionary Bae: A Valentine’s Day Mixer” on Tuesday, February 14th 6:30pm to 9:pm. We want to get to know you and who knows, maybe you’ll meet your future movement boo or revolutionary bae at this “Speed Dating” themed event. Complimentary Mocktails, a “Love Bag,” and a Night of Fun guaranteed for every participant.
*** Special Note: This is a space for platonic romance and an opportunity to get to know the Safe Outside the System collective.***
Notes on access: The ALP Brooklyn office is in the basement of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, which is 20 steps down from the ground floor. There are 2 gender neutral single stall restrooms in the basement. This space is not wheelchair accessible. Please contact us with any access needs or questions at sos@alp.org.
Refreshments and metrocards provided.
**This event is open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, transgender, gender non conforming, and queer people of color**
S.O.S Open Cypher: Love Under Capitalism
Audre Lorde wrote "Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever/only nothing is eternal." In our current time, living under capitalism and many other conditions, we know that it is not love or collectivism that is easily uplifted or maintained, it is individualism and lovelessness. Our pysches are deeply impacted by this and we in turn internalize it and learn to hate ourselves, each other and love those who oppress us. As organizers- it is our duty to always to put love at the root of our work- it's how we create people's change!
Join ALP's Safe OUTside the System Collective as we cyphe on our experiences of love and community organizing, dreaming of liberatory strategies for abolition, while we also plan for our collective and individual wellness as we move throughout the world.
Safe OUTside the System Collective active and core members will facilitate the cypher. We invite you to connect with us and share stories to better understand one another in our pursuit of freedom and liberation. Food and metrocards will be provided.
If you have any questions, comments or concern, please email sos@alp.org for more information. RVSP is required to receive address.
OUTsiderz Series: Facilitation Skills!
Grow your participation, by learning facilitation!
Facilitation is a great way to hold space, ideas, and conversation among many different people. In this session of the OUTsiderz Series, we will be learning some ways to brew dialogue, and how to engage folks on multi-sensory levels of participation.
We're aiming to have folks leave with:
-The politic behind Facilitation and Teaching (and the power dynamics internal to those practices)
-New tools to practice facilitation & how to make your own!
-Fun and practice with other LGBTSTGNC POC folks to allow the skills in to your body and spirit
Register here for the workshop here: https://goo.gl/forms/
