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CUAV Responds to Prop 8 RulingLet's build on this victory to continue struggling against all forms of state violence!Wednesday August 4, 2010 7:11 Today, we join members of the LGBTQ community in applauding Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to declare Proposition 8 unconstitutional. This declaration is a victory against state regulation of our bodies and relationships and a step further towards building a culture where everyone’s lives are deeply valued. click here for moreRebuilding and Recovering From Haiti to the Bay AreaWednesday January 20, 2010 3:29 Dear Friend, We hope this new year finds you safe and close to the people you love. While we remain hopeful about all the positive movement that is to come in this new decade, we are present with the deep pain so many are experiencing. The numbers of Haiti's dead, injured, and displaced continue to rise in the wake of incalculable devastation. Despite the inspiring outpouring of international support, resources are scarce and the road ahead is unclear. We send our love and determination to the people of Haiti and their loved ones here in the Bay Area and throughout the world in their struggle to survive, recover, and rebuild. click here for more
Sending Love to Mariah QuallsMonday December 21, 2009 4:24 We are grieving the loss of Mariah Qualls, a vibrant member of our communities, and recommit ourselves to creating a culture of care and love free from violence. Our thoughts are with Mariah's family. Click here to read the story about Mariah's death in the Bay Area Reporter. Below is a poem that was read at Mariah's memorial this past Saturday at TRANS:THRIVE. In support of communities responding to violenceA note on the Richmond sexual assault & Matthew Shepard ActThursday November 12, 2009 4:15 click here for more
We Are Not Disposable!Hundreds gather to demand an end to anti-transgender violence and abuseWednesday March 19, 2008 6:36 On Friday, March 21st, over 200 people gathered at 24th Street BART Plaza at Mission St. in San Francisco to demand an end to the systemic violence, abuse, and discrimination that transgender communities face on a daily basis. This public action was held a year after a vigil for Ruby Ordenana, a Nicaraguan transgender woman who was murdered on March 16, 2007 in the Mission. A vibrant coalition of local organizations--including CUAV, El/La Program Para TransLatinas, Hermanos de Luna y Sol, MASA, the SF LGBT Center, and the Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) have worked together over the last year to create opportunities for collective healing in the wake of this devastating loss. click here for more |
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