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Please join the San Francisco Human Rights Commission in partnership with Community United Against Violence (CUAV) for a healing-centered workshop centering Black TLGBQ survivors of violence on October 21st, 2020 from 5:00-7:00 pm. This interactive workshop will provide wellness tools and resources for individuals and communities who have been impacted by violence. Facilitators: ... Dominique Cowling, Healing Justice Program Manager Kyle Neil, SAF-T Program Manager This workshop is a part of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Thoughtful Thursday’s R.I.S.E initiative centering Black survivors of violence. We look forward to convening with the community.

Join us for a virtual Celebration of Life for Natalia this Wednesday, Sept 16th; 4:00pm-5:30pm! Contact Dominique at [email protected] for the zoom link // Únase a nosotros para una celebración virtual de la vida de Natalia este miércoles 16 de septiembre; 4:00 pm-5:30pm! Póngase en contacto con Dominique a [email protected] para el enlace de zoom

#FREESZASZA URGENT ACTION STEPS Join us in calling and emailing, Ice Deputy Assistant Director, Jeffrey Lynch, 720- 873-2899 [email protected]/[email protected] Collective Call-In Action 9/10 @ 10am- 12pm MT/ 9am- 11am PST/ 11am- 1pm EST... _____________ #FREESZASZA PASOS DE ACCIÓN URGENTE Únase a nosotros para llamar y enviar correos electrónicos, subdirector adjunto de Ice, Jeffrey Lynch, 720-873-2899 Jeffrey.d.lynch @ ice.dhs.gov / Jeff.d.lynch @ ice.dhs.gov Acción de llamada colectiva 9/10 a las 10 am- 12pm MT / 9 am- 11am PST / 11 am- 1pm EST Como sabrán, Sza Sza Codner o Jennifer Codner es una mujer Trans Jamaiquina detenida en el Centro de detención de Contrato Aurora. Sza Sza sufrió violencia y persecución en su país de origen, lo que la llevó a buscar asilo y refugio aquí. Desde entonces, ha sido trasladada de una prisión para inmigrantes a otra, sometida a confinamiento solitario, ataques y acoso por parte de los guardias, colocada en instituciones para hombres, y una serie de otras horribles atrocidades. Ayude a poner fin a su encarcelamiento indefinido al presionar por su liberación. Sza Sza tiene cita de corte este viernes, 11 de Septiembre y estamos determinados a ayudar a sacarla de la detención y ponerla a salvo.

Hey Y'all! CUAV is currently accepting applications for Board of Director positions!! We are seeking energetic, committed, and passionate individuals, who are willing to help us implement our mission to build the power of LGBTQI2-Spirit (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, Intersex, two-spirit) communities to transform violence and oppression into safety and liberation. Check-out our website for more info:https://www.cuav.org/becomeaboardmember-page Board Member- Volunteer

Que descanse en poder nuestra Natalia hermosa. Done al enlace abajo o en bio: gf.me/u/ypaqjh

Rest in power to our beautiful Natalia! Please donate to the link below to support her family: gf.me/u/ypaqjh (link also in bio)

We are at a loss of words as our heart aches to announce that one of our beloved CUAV family members, Natalia Gasca Perez has passed away. Natalia was a beautiful soul, with an infectious laugh, great six inch heels, was very caring and compassionate and always willing to share her wisdom with her community. She is a daughter, a sister, a great friend, a loved one, and a community member to so many of us. Over the last few days we have been connecting with her relatives and ...Continue reading

Give OUT Day is the national day of giving for the LGBTQ community - a 24-hour online fundraising event to raise critically needed funds to support hundreds of nonprofits serving and advocating for the LGBTQ community. Since 1979, Community United Against Violence has been building queer & trans safety. Over the years, we have helped thousands of LGBTQ people affected by violence in their lives. 40 years later, thanks to the contributions and dedication of many, CUAV contin...ues to offer peer counseling and referrals for LGBTQ survivors of violence; trainings for service providers and community organizations to increase their capacity to support the safety of LGBTQ people; and mobilization of our communities to address root causes of violence. Thank you for your past support! Will you donate today? https://www.giveoutday.org/c/GO/a/cuav ------------------- Give OUT Day es el día nacional de donar para la comunidad LGBTQ - un evento por medio de la internet para recaudar los fondos necesarios para apoyar a las cienes de organizaciones sin fines de lucro cuales sirven y abogan por la comunidad LGBTQ. Desde 1979, Comunidad Unida Contra la Violencia ha construido la seguridad queer y trans. Tras los años, hemos ayudado a miles de personas LGBTQ afectadas por la violencia. 40 años después, gracias a las contribuciones y dedicación de muchxs, CUAV continua ofreciendo consejería de base comunitaria y referidos para sobrevivientes LGBTQ de violencia; entrenamientos para los proveedores de servicios y organizaciones comunitarias para aumentar su capacidad para apoyar la seguridad de las personas LGBTQ; y mobilización de nuestras comunidades para lidiar con las causas fundamentales de la violencia. ¡Gracias por su previo apoyo! ¿Harás una donación hoy? https://www.giveoutday.org/c/GO/a/cuav

Happy Pride Weekend! _________________________________ ¡Feliz fin de semana del orgullo!

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, and in recognition of the continued work to realize full freedom for Black people in this country, we ask that you familiarize yourself with and donate to organizations on the ground doing the work of supporting and creating organizing space for Black trans and queer communities. Please use the links below and give generously.... --------------------------------------------------------- Hoy es Juneteenth (el 19 de junio) y en reconocer el trabaj...o continuo de realizar la libertad completa para la gente Negra en este país, les pedimos familiarizarse con y den donación a las organizaciones a seguir, que apoyan y crean espacios para organizar nuestras comunidades trans y queer Negras. Por favor usen los sitios en la red incluidos aquí, y den generosamente... Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) www.tgijp.org Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative (SNAPCo) www.snap4freedom.org Trans Sistas of Color Project www.facebook.com/TSCOPD/ BreakOUT www.youthbreakout.org/

Beautiful and inspiring to be in community as part of the Courthouse 2 Compton’s action tonight. Feeling the rage and love as we demand we get Geo Group out of the Transgender Cultural District!!! Community not commodities! People need resources, not jails that make private companies loads of money.

TONIGHT, JOIN US IN THE STREETS!! COURTHOUSE 2 COMPTON'S SF Protest for Trans Economic Justice and Safety... Thursday June 18 7 PM Federal Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate 8 PM Rally at Turk and Taylor We'll march through the Tenderloin from the Courthouse to Turk and Taylor, where trans women fought back against police violence in 1966. The Compton's Cafeteria historic site is now home to an incarceration facility occupied by GEO Group Inc., the world's largest private prison corporation. OUR DEMANDS Liberate the Compton’s Cafeteria Site, currently occupied by GEO Group, the world’s largest private prison corporation Defund SFPD and re-allocate funds to provide low-income housing in the Compton's Cafeteria site for formerly incarcerated trans people, with priority to BIPOC OUR COALITION INCLUDES San Francisco Trans March The Transgender District TGI Justice Project (TGIJP) The Stud Collective Tenderloin Museum CounterPulse St. James Infirmary No New Jails SF Community Housing Partnership SF LGBT Center The QTBIPOC HIVE Center for Sex & Culture District 6 Super, Matt Haney APIENC Asians 4 Black Lives Screaming Queens Movie Community United Against Violence (CUAV) So many amazing individuals + is still growing! We will have an ASL interpreter for speeches! ________________________________________________________________________ EL JUEVES, UNETE CON NOSOTRXS EN LAS CALLES!! COURTHOUSE 2 COMPTON'S PROTESTA en SF por Justicia y Seguridad Económicas Trans Jueves 18 de junio 7 PM Corte de Justicia Federal, 450 Golden Gate 8 PM Reunión en la esquina de calles Turk y Taylor Marcharemos a través del fraccionamiento Tenderloin desde la corte de Justicia Federal hasta Turk y Taylor, donde las mujeres trans lucharon contra la violencia policial en 1966. El sitio histórico de Compton's Cafetería ahora alberga una instalación de encarcelamiento ocupada por GEO Group Inc., la compañía de prisiones privadas más grande del mundo. NUESTRAS DEMANDAS Libere el sitio de la cafetería de Compton, actualmente ocupado por GEO Group, la corporación privada de prisiones más grande del mundo Desembol$ar SFPD (Departamento de Policia de San Francisco) y reasignar fondos para proporcionar viviendas de bajos ingresos en el sitio de la cafetería de Compton para personas trans anteriormente encarceladas, con prioridad para personas BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People Of Color//Negrxs, Indigenas, Personas de Color) NUESTRA COALICIÓN INCLUYE San Francisco Trans March The Transgender District TGI Justice Project (TGIJP) The Stud Collective Tenderloin Museum CounterPulse St. James Infirmary No New Jails SF Community Housing Partnership SF LGBT Center The QTBIPOC HIVE Center for Sex & Culture District 6 Super, Matt Haney APIENC Asians 4 Black Lives Screaming Queens Movie Community United Against Violence (CUAV) Muchos individuos, y mas por contar!

Please join us tonight for the opening night for the 16th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival! This year, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) will premiere 31 brand new films in 3 screenings during the first-time-ever online livestream of our entire Queer Women of Color Film Festival, June 12-14, 2020 at 7:00pm every night. Our 16th Anniversary Festival Focus SafeSpace/NoPlace: LBTQ People of Color, expands discussions about the meaning of safety for LBT...Q+ people of color, both outside on the streets and inside homes typically thought of as safe. All films are Subtitled for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the live introductory remarks and interactive filmmaker Q&As will be entirely live captioned. Film Festival Website: https://festival2020.qwocmap.org/ Free Ticket Registration Link: https://bit.ly/2020QWOCFF We look forward to "seeing" you there! ~ ¡Únase a nosotros esta noche para la noche de apertura del 16 Festival Anual de Cine Queer Women of Color! Este año, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) estrenará 31 películas nuevas en 3 proyecciones durante la primera transmisión en vivo en línea de todo nuestro Festival de Cine Queer Women of Color, del 12 al 14 de junio de 2020 a las 7pm cada noche. Nuestro 16 Aniversario del Enfoque del Festival SafeSpace / NoPlace: LBTQ People of Color, expande las discusiones sobre el significado de seguridad para las personas de color LBTQ +, tanto afuera en las calles como dentro de las casas que generalmente se consideran seguras. Todas las películas están subtituladas para personas sordas y con problemas de audición, y las observaciones introductorias estaran en vivo y las preguntas y respuestas interactivas de los cineastas estarán subtituladas. Sitio web del Festival de Cine: https://festival2020.qwocmap.org/ Enlace de registro de entradas gratis: https://bit.ly/2020QWOCFF ¡Esperamos verlos allí!