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AVP learns of IPV-related incident in Astoria

August 9, 2018

AVP has learned of a potential intimate partner violence related incident in Astoria, NY. A 48 year-old man was found dead in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 9. According to media reports, the victim was found on the ground with cuts, bruises, and mouth filled with dirt. Police are trying to locate the boyfriend of the victim’s ex-lover for questioning as it’s been reported he was last seen with him. We have reached out to N[...]

NCAVP Supports The Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

July 27, 2018

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), a coalition of more than 50 LGBTQ anti-violence organizations across the country, urges congress to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018. The bill was introduced on July 26, 2018 by Representative Jackson Lee and contains realistic and much needed enhancements to our current law. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) remains the only piece of federal legislation t[...]

NCAVP joins Jacksonville Transgender community in demanding accountability from Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

July 5, 2018

NCAVP is deeply saddened by the homicides of three transgender women of color in Jacksonville, Florida since February of 2018 – Celine Walker, Antash’a English, and Cathalina Christina James – and the intimate partner violence related shooting of a black transgender woman. We send care and light to everyone in the Jacksonville community and across the country who have been impacted by these losses and violence. NCAVP is also angered by t[...]

AVP learns of incident at RIIS Beach

July 3, 2018

AVP has learned of a violent incident involving police at Riis Beach that occurred on Sunday, July 1, 2018. If you have been impacted by the incident and would like to report or to seek support, reach out to AVP by calling our free and confidential 24/7 bilingual (English/Spanish) hotline at 212-714-1141 or our online reporting form. AVP is reaching out to Parks Enforcement Patrol and the New York City Police Department for further information[...]

Anti-Violence Project Condemns Travel Ban

June 26, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, Director of Communications ecruz@avp.org, 212-714-1184 The New York City Anti-Violence Project unequivocally condemns The United States Supreme Court's decision to uphold the unjust, overtly racist travel ban from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela and North Korea. This policy, enacted by Trump’s Administration through presidential proclamation, is rooted in islamophobia and white supremacy, architecte[...]

Call on Congress to stop family separation and protect immigrant survivors

June 20, 2018

NCAVP joins The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence in calling for Congress to stop family separation and protect immigrant survivors! Call Your Member of Congress today to Stop Family Separation and Protect Immigrant Survivors. Find your Congressional Representative here and Tell Them to Oppose the two pending “moderate” (sic) Immigration Bills that Harm Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault. The[...]

AVP learns of back to back anti-LGBTQ incidents in Queens

June 12, 2018

AVP learns of back to back anti-LGBTQ incidents in Queens; our work is not done. On Sunday, June 3, 25 year-old elementary school teacher Brandon Soriano was enjoying the Queens Pride festivities. At around 10 pm, he decided to pick up some food before heading home. It was then Soriano heard someone yell an anti-gay slur, right before being physically attacked by a group of men until he became unconscious. Five days later, a transgender wom[...]

NCAVP Submits Response to Proposed Changes to National Crime Victimization Survey

May 11, 2018

NCAVP Submits Response to Proposed Changes to National Crime Victimization Survey The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced a change to the National Crime Victimization Survey that would raise the age for questions asking about sexual orientation and gender identity from 16 to 18 years old claiming concerns about the potential sensitivity of these questions for adolescents. Through our collaboration on the National LGBTQ Institute on In[...]

AVP learns of pick-up homicide in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

May 9, 2018

AVP mourns the death of Clifford Williams, a man of 60 years, who was bludgeoned to death on Wednesday, March 14 in his home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY. According to media reports, Williams met a 21-year-old man outside of a local restaurant and invited him to his home. It was there that Williams allegedly flirted with his guest and in response the guest attacked him with a dumbbell. Williams’ stepfather, who lives at the residence, called th[...]

Trump Administration Continues Erasing LGBTQ People In Data Collection

April 13, 2018

The AVP Action Brief tracks actions of the Trump administration that impact our communities’ safety and rights and offers concrete steps that we can take to stand up for safety and justice. We are here for you and we are in this together. Trump Administration Continues Erasing LGBTQ People In Data Collection The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation’s primary source of information of criminal victimization. Data is o[...]

Words Matter

December 18, 2017

The AVP Action Brief tracks actions of the Trump administration that impact our communities’ safety and rights and offers concrete steps that we can take to stand up for safety and justice. We are here for you and we are in this together. Words Matter On Friday, in a meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Trump administration pushed to prohibit the CDC from using a list of seven words in 2018 budget documents:[...]

A message from the Executive Director: We must work to better support our LGBTQ youth

October 2, 2017

Dear friends, We are heartbroken and disturbed by the tragic and fatal stabbing that occurred on the morning of Wednesday, September 27 at the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the Bronx. We mourn the death of Matthew McCree and hope for the recovery of Ariane LaBoy. Our hearts go out to Abel Cedeno, the families of all three of the youth involved, and the entire school and neighboring community in which the lives of so many h[...]