Beverly Tillery, Author at NYC Anti-Violence Project

NYPD Trial Judge Weighs Tossing Illegal Trespass Charge In Discipline Case of Officers Who Killed Kawaski Trawick

April 14, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Friday, April 14, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com, 908.304.4869 Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org, 770.608.8725 Orie Givens, communications@avp.org, 212.416.5603 New York – Today, exactly four years to the day that Kawaski Trawick, a Black gay New Yorker, was killed by NYPD officers in his own home - and a week before the discipline trial is scheduled to begin -[...]

AVP condemns attempts by Republican New York State legislators to introduce anti-trans bills targeting youth

The NYC Anti-Violence Project strongly condemns any attempts by NYS Republican legislators to mimic the violent anti-trans legislation that is currently sweeping the nation here in New York, including the most recent bills S6259 and A6124, introduced by Sen. George Borrello and Rep. Andy Goodell. The New York we know aims to protect its LGBTQ community members, and this type of legislation has no place anywhere, especially here. This unnece[...]

AVP’s Walk-In Hours Now 4-Days-A-Week!

As the weather warms up and Pride season approaches, AVP is expanding our in-office walk-in hours! AVP’s walk-in hours are available four-days-a-week, Monday-Thursday from 12-4 PM at our lower Manhattan office. At our walk-in consultations, we explore all the ways AVP can support you, including free crisis counseling, legal consultations, and advocacy support. We will work with you to identify your priorities and connect you with the[...]

WEDNESDAY: Family of Black Gay Man Killed by NYPD Rally with Elected Officials & Groups to Fire Cops

April 10, 2023

Kawaski Trawick’s Family Travels From Georgia to Mark Four-Year Anniversary of Killing and Meet With Civilian Complaint Review Board Before April 24th Discipline Trial On Wednesday, April 12 at 1 p.m. – Following a meeting with the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) and just days before the four-year anniversary of the NYPD killing of Kawaski Trawick – family members, elected officials and community organizations across New York City[...]

#QueerSVAM: What is Sexual Violence?

April 4, 2023

April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month, an important time to raise awareness, support survivors, and highlight ways we can end this type of violence. Nationwide, the conversations focus on heterosexual, cisgender survivors, erasing survivors' experiences across the spectrum of gender identities and sexual orientations. Data shows, however, that LGBTQ+ people are often more at risk and report higher instances of sexual violence. At AVP, we work [...]

AVP RESPONDS TO THE TRAGEDY IN NASHVILLE

March 30, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Orie Givens, Director of Communications ogivens@avp.org (NEW YORK) The New York City Anti-Violence Project is angered and dismayed at the news about the tragic loss of six lives in Nashville at The Covenant School - yet another senseless act of school gun violence. We are angered that this violence continues. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and the entire community of Nashville, [...]

AVP’s ‘Taming Your Taxes’ Gives Income Tax Filing Tips for LGBTQ+ workers

March 17, 2023

Filing taxes can be complex, even more so for us in LGBTQ+ community. Since many of us stand at one or more intersections, often with one or more jobs or sources of income, navigating our taxes can get complicated. AVP understands this and wants to ensure that our community is covered this tax season. On March 20, 2023, AVP, in partnership with Grow Brooklyn and Mobilization for Justice, will be hosting ‘Taming Your Taxes’ a free, live [...]

40 Change Makers: Darlene Torres

March 8, 2023

Our current Director of Client Services, Darlene Torres, has been with AVP for almost two decades. Darlene has demonstrated a powerful ability to create a welcoming community for all. AVP recently caught up with Darlene and discussed sustainability, the hotline, and spiritual violence. How did you first learn about AVP and how did you first get connected? I learned about AVP back in 1999. I was working at a reproductive health orga[...]

Survey: “We need help!” Three in five LGBTQ+ organizations nationwide experienced anti-LGBTQ hate incidents in 2022.

February 22, 2023

Nearly 300 American businesses, organizations and groups led by or serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people completed the inaugural LGBTQ Safe Spaces Protection Project National Needs Assessment survey so far. The online survey, conducted by the New York City Anti-Violence Project and Strength in Numbers Consulting Group, measured anti-LGBTQ hate incidents against LGBTQ spaces, businesses and organizations across the U[...]

40 Change Makers: Carla Smith

Carla Smith has spent over twenty-five years working on ending violence. Currently, Carla is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Urban Resource Institute (URI), the largest provider of domestic violence shelter services in the United States. During her time at AVP, she worked initially managing grants and then after her first year as Director of Finance and Administration until 2015. We spoke about trauma-informed care, consulting work, [...]

AVP will be holding a vigil in memory of Deandre Matthews

February 16, 2023

“The way he left this world was personal,” she said. “It was intentional.” - Danielle Matthews, mother of Deandre Matthews said to reporters. AVP will be holding a vigil in memory of Deandre Matthews, a 19-year-old black, gay man who was brutally murdered in Brooklyn, NY in early February. Deandre was last seen on February 6, 2023, and was found on February 7th shot and burned on freight tracks in Midwood, BK. AVP is amplifying the voice [...]

New York City Anti-Violence Project to attend Creating Change

February 14, 2023

This February, the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) will attend Creating Change 2023 in San Francisco, CA with hundreds of LGBTQ organizations from around the country. AVP will release the preliminary results of the LGBTQ National Needs Assessment survey, along with strategic workshops to equip LGBTQ organizations with the tools to protect their spaces and community members. The troubling rise in anti-LGBTQ harassment and hate violenc[...]