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AVP’s Beverly Tillery Joins Clinton Global Initiative Panel To Address Gender-based Violence
September 20, 2023
AVP was on the international stage on Monday as AVP’s Executive Director Beverly Tillery spoke on a featured panel at the Clinton Global Initiative The Pandemic Of Gender-based Violence: How […]
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AVP Responds to Announcement of Arrest in the Death of O’Shae Sibley
August 4, 2023
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) and our communities are in a compounded state of grief and mourning today. Over the past several days our communities have laid bare […]
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O’Shae Sibley Community Gatherings
August 3, 2023
AVP continues to grieve with the community over the violent killing of our sibling, O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer. As the chosen family and loved ones, as well as the […]
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AVP issues community alert as LGBTQ+ New Yorkers face continued violence
August 1, 2023
The New York City Anti-Violence Project is calling on New Yorkers to support LGBTQ+ people and put safety at the top of their minds, as at least 45 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents, […]
Read MoreLearn more about the harm LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces faced in 2022.
LGBTQ Safe Spaces Protection Project
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