
March 2019
January 2020
40th Kickoff Event
The New York City Anti-Violence Project cordially invites you to Protest, Policy, & Prevention AVP was founded 40 years ago by community activists when the police and city officials refused to respond to a series of brutal attacks against our LGBTQ community. Survivors and their allies took to the streets to advocate for themselves. Hear from AVP’s founders who built the foundation of our work today, and from anti-violence leaders on new strategies for hate violence prevention in our current…
Find out more »February 2020
NYC Against Hate
On February 13TH, 2020, New Yorkers from many cultures and every borough will join together for a citywide day against hate violence The Day Against Hate is an opportunity for communities across New York to come together, learn concrete upstander skills, and begin to build the relationships we need to protect ourselves and each other from hate violence. Hate violence is rising. Jewish, Muslim, Black and Brown, immigrant, and LGBTQ communities — all of us have a shared interest in…
Find out more »May 2020
Know Your Rights: Unemployment Insurance
The webinar will offer important updates regarding the COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance expansion, information on how to file, and examples of common challenges faced by folks filing and ways to address these barriers.
Find out more »Responding To Xenophobia During The Spread Of Coronavirus
Join AVP and the Center for Anti-violence Education for an upstander training in responding to and disrupting hate during the spread of COVID-19.
Find out more »Sex Workers’ Town Hall
AVP is hosting an online town hall with a panel and breakout groups to discuss how New York City’s forthcoming sex workers’ resource center should function.
Find out more »September 2020
Black Leadership in this Moment: A Conversation on Obstacles and Opportunities
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