May 17, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Cindi Creager, CreagerCole Communications
(646) 279-4559, cindi@creagercole.com
New York, NY – The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) condemns the heinous anti-African American Hate violence incident at a supermarket in Buffalo that occurred on May 14th.
Statement from AVP Executive Director, Beverly Tillery:
“AVP is outraged over the racist mass shooting this past weekend, which directly targeted[...]
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March 15, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Cindi Creager, CreagerCole Communications
(646) 279-4559, cindi@creagercole.com
New York, NY - The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) celebrates the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022. VAWA creates and supports responses to intimate partner violence/domestic violence, sexual assault dating assault, and stalking. The legislation, signed i[...]
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August 5, 2021
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) stands shoulder to shoulder with the survivors who have bravely come forward to report their experiences of sexual harassment and violence at the hands of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. We join the growing number of New Yorkers and others calling for the Governor’s resignation, in light of the scathing report released on Monday by New York Attorney General, Letitia James.
The report from indepen[...]
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May 28, 2021
Contact: Audacia Ray, New York City Anti-Violence Project, aray@avp.org
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) is proud to be the LGBTQ anchor organization in the new Partners Against The Hate (P.A.T.H. FORWARD) initiative to prevent hate violence against vulnerable communities in New York City. In a year marked by increased hate violence, especially against LGBTQ people of color, the investment in AVP and other community based organiza[...]
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April 19, 2021
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) is pleased to announce that on Thursday, April 8, AVP’s management voluntarily recognized a staff union.
Dear Community,
AVP’s non-management staff is now represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153. The management and board of AVP wholeheartedly support the union and are looking forward to partnering with all staff as we negotiate a union contrac[...]
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March 23, 2021
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) stands shoulder to shoulder with members of Asian communities across the country who are mourning the eight lives lost in the Atlanta massage parlor shooting on March 16. We condemn the anti-Asian hate violence, which has long persisted in this country and has increased over the past year. As the largest LGBTQ-specific anti-violence organization in the country, we recognize that hate violence impacts [...]
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February 3, 2021
A draconian piece of legislation that has for decades been wielded to harm trans and gender nonconforming communities has finally been repealed. Since the 1970s, New York State has enabled policing of trans and gender non-conforming people based on a discriminatory and highly variable set of standards relating to “loitering for the purpose of prostitution,” whose enforcement was entirely up to the discretion of police officers. TGNC people ha[...]
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January 19, 2021
As we prepare for tomorrow’s inauguration, AVP is inspired and hopeful for a shift towards healing, justice, and accountability for our nation. We are optimistic about the intentions of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to repair many of the harms President Trump inflicted on the most marginalized in our communities. In his first ten days in office, President-elect Biden has already committed to begin addressing the multiple crises of the COVID-19 pa[...]
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January 6, 2021
AVP condemns the violence occurring in our nation’s capital, and any and all attempts to overturn a free and fair election. In failing to recognize the results of the election and commit to a peaceful transfer of power, the administration and the president have undermined faith in our democratic process, sowing doubt that now threatens our democracy. The mob laying siege to the capitol building is a direct culmination of escalating violent rhet[...]
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November 20, 2020
Today on Trans Day of Remembrance, AVP joins our trans, gender nonconfirming, and non-binary community in rage and resistance as we remember and honor the TGNC lives lost this year. AVP stands alongside and in solidarity with the trans community, its leaders and trans-led organizations, today and everyday, as allies in the fight to end anti-trans violence.
2020 has been a year of immense grief for our community. It is a year marked by a glob[...]
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August 31, 2020
Media Contact:
Eliel Cruz, Director of Communications,
New York City Anti-Violence Project
ecruz@avp.org,
917-727-2107
David Shanies, Attorney representing Polanco family
david@shanieslaw.com
212-951-1710
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Family of Layleen Polanco Settles Civil Suit With New York City, Continues Advocacy #JusticeForLayleen
August 31, NEW YORK, NY — The family of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old Afro-Latinx trans woman who di[...]
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July 2, 2020
On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the City’s plan to end solitary confinement for those with serious medical conditions effective immediately, and an end to solitary confinement for all in New York City by October. During his announcement he acknowledged that Layleen Polanco should not have been in solitary confinement. This step is necessary but does not go nearly far enough. AVP calls for an immediate end to solitary con[...]
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