September 25, 2023
New York, New York - Four months after the disciplinary trial against Officers Brendan Thompson and Herbert Davis for the 2019 killing of Kawaski Trawick, the NYPD deputy commissioner who oversaw the trial recommended that the charges against the two officers be dismissed. Trawick, a 32-year-old Black gay man, was cooking in his own Bronx apartment when officers broke the chain on his door, illegally entered his apartment, and then tased and sh[...]
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 To Address The Threats meeting in New York City on September 18, 2023. Moderated by Dr. Chelsea Clinton, Beverly shared the panel with Jackson Katz of MVP Strategies and Kalpana Viswanath of Safetipin to discuss the layers of gender-based violence, wi[...]
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 their pain and trauma for the world to see in response to the death of O’Shae Sibley. We have witnessed an outpouring of emotion, questions, demands, and truths about the state of our world. This arrest does not acknowledge the underlying issues of violence that our[...]
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 community at large work to plan remembrances and events celebrating his life, AVP will work to collect this information here. For questions and to get updates, sign up using the form below. And remember, if you need support or assistance, call 212-714-[...]
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, including at least three homicides, have been tracked or reported across the city so far in 2023. Most recently, a 28-year-old man, O’Shae Sibley was harassed and stabbed in Midwood after he and his friends were harassed for voguing and dancing in public and later died from[...]
July 12, 2023
Report is the first-of-it-kind featuring data from 380 organizations nationwide about hate violence, reporting and resolution, and hate prevention needs. LGBTQ+ safety isn’t just a Pride month topic. In fact, it’s critical to address the other 11 months of the year and support these organizations daily by ensuring they have what they need to be safe.” — Beverly Tillery, Executive Director, New York City Anti-Violence Project NEW [...]
June 30, 2023
The New York City Anti-Violence Project issues the following statement concerning recent Supreme Court decisions rolling back progress on equal rights and accommodations. In the past two days, the United States Supreme Court has taken dangerous steps toward the recent trend of institutions re-enshrining discrimination into law and away from acknowledging and addressing the impact discrimination has on the rights, protections, and safety of a[...]
June 23, 2023
Kito Huggins has been a board member of AVP since 2018, also serving as the board chair until December 2023. Kito’s five years have been full working with “an organization that had a real-life, tangible positive impact.” From how AVP supports survivors, to their work with incarcerated populations, Kito discussed the importance of working with LGBTQ advocacy organizations that create meaningful change. Here we talked about aligning wi[...]
June 21, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 21, 2023 (New York) As we approach NYC Pride weekend, the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) calls on New Yorkers to help keep our city safe for all. The recent destruction of Pride flags at the Stonewall Memorial and in Queens is part of a disturbing trend of increased anti-LGBTQ+ violence occurring across the United States, and unfortunately, in our local communities. Vandalism, threats and protests against L[...]
June 8, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 8, 2023 (New York) The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP), a national leader in anti-LGBTQ+ violence prevention and the coordinator of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, CenterLink, an international nonprofit organization and member association of LGBTQ+ organizations, and Equality Federation, an LGBTQ+ advocacy accelerator rooted in social justice, issue this joint statement in response to the se[...]
June 6, 2023
Pride 2023 is here, and as we celebrate community and affirm our place in the world, we must remain vigilant to the increased and very real threats of individual and organized hate violence targeted against the LGBTQ+ community. Millions of us will gather together in groups big and small for rallies, marches, parades, festivals, events and more - celebrating our existence and resilience and honoring the legacy that came before us. But as we kno[...]
June 1, 2023
The New York City Anti-Violence Project is proud to launch its Pride 2023 campaign, "All Places Safe Spaces," a nationwide initiative to engage LGBTQ+ communities to help them make their spaces safer from the growing threats of harm we face. This important work continues and expands upon our 2022 campaign and our longstanding legacy of working to support LGBTQ+ people who experience violence, giving new opportunities for learning and coalition[...]
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