training Archives - NYC Anti-Violence Project

AVP Launches All Places Safe Spaces Pride 2023 Campaign to Build Community-Led Safety in NYC and Nationwide

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[...]

AVP icon Victoria “Miss Vickie” Cruz reflects on the work healing from violence in “Pieces of Us” documentary.

May 31, 2023

Victoria “Miss Vickie” Cruz is a living legend and a well-known part of AVP history. Miss Vickie, a self-identified Stonewall veteran, broke a lot of barriers, including being the first transgender woman of color to receive the National Crime Victim Service Award from then-Attorney General Eric Holder. Miss Vickie supported survivors of all forms of violence, including intimate partner violence Her work helping survivors of hate violence whi[...]

40 Change Makers: Gloria McCauley and Chris Cozad

For years, Gloria McCauley and Chris Cozad ran the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Project (BRAVO), creating a space for LGBTQ+ people in the Midwest. In an obituary for the late, beloved McCauley last year, the Buckeye Flame recalled that she “never said no to a queer kid in need of space, whether for a night, a month or longer.” While Cozad is no longer a part of BRAVO, her work and love for the LGBTQ+ community in Columbus, Ohio continue.&nbs[...]

40 Change Makers: Mohamed Amin

Mohamed Amin originally came to AVP as a client in 2013 and quickly became an organizer to raise awareness about hate crimes and create community for queer Caribbean voices in NYC. Mohamed launched his own nonprofit, the Caribbean Equality Project (CEP), in 2015 and has continued to uplift, connect, and serve others all while telling his story. After Pulse, Mohamed advocated for queer Muslim voices and organized conferences, historical retrospect[...]

AVP Condemns NYPD Violence Targeting Safety Marshals at “Care, Not Criminalization” March

May 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 25, 2023 AVP strongly condemns the violence the New York City Police Department inflicted upon community safety marshals on May 24 at the “Care, Not Criminalization” march. The event brought together advocates from across the city—including AVP — to call for the City budget to support social services and community-led safety work instead of increased policing. Members of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR[...]

Volunteer with AVP at Bronx Pride!

May 18, 2023

Join AVP on Sunday, June 18 at Bronx Pride! Volunteer at AVP's table or as a canvasser from 12:00 PM-5:00 PM to give attendees valuable information about programs and services, and promote our All Places Safe Spaces community safety campaign. Available Shifts All day: 11:30am-5:30pm 11:30-1:30pm 1:30-3:30pm 3:30-5:30pm Complete the Pride Volunteer registration form below and select Bronx Pride and the shift you [...]

Volunteer with AVP at Harlem Pride!

Join AVP in Harlem on Saturday, June 24th for Harlem Pride! Volunteer at AVP's table or as a canvasser from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM to give attendees valuable information about programs and services, and promote our All Places Safe Spaces community safety campaign. Available Shifts All day: 11:30am-6:30pm 11:30-1:30pm 1:30-3:30pm 3:30-6:30pm Complete the Pride Volunteer registration form below and select Harlem Pride a[...]

Volunteer With AVP at Manhattan Pride!

Join the resistance party on Sunday, June 25th in Greenwich Village with AVP at Manhattan Pride! Volunteer at AVP's table or as a canvasser from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM to give attendees valuable information about programs and services, and promote our All Places Safe Spaces community safety campaign. Available shift All day: 12-6:00pm Complete the Pride Volunteer registration form below, select Manhattan Pride and the shift [...]

Upstander & Safety Marshal Training

Our communities are facing elevated threats and we all can play a part in keeping our communities safer. Join AVP on June 15th via ZOOM for Upstander Marshal training. This training will equip attendees with situational awareness tools and intervention strategies. Join this free training on June 15th from 12:30-2PM. Register below using the Pride Training form. �[...]

Volunteer with AVP at Brooklyn Pride!

Join AVP in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 10th for Brooklyn Pride! Volunteer at AVP's table or as a canvasser from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM to give attendees valuable information about programs and services, and promote our All Places Safe Spaces community safety campaign. Available Shifts All day: 10:30am-5:30pm 10:30-1:00pm 1:00-3:30pm 3:30-5:30pm Complete the Pride Volunteer registration form below and select [...]

Volunteer with AVP at Queens Pride!

Join AVP in the heart of Queens on June 4th for Queens Pride! Volunteer at AVP’s table or as a canvasser from 11am-6pm. Available shifts All day: 11:30am-6:30pm 11:30-2:00pm 2:00-4:00pm 4:00-6:30pm Volunteers can pick one of the available shifts between 12:00 PM -6:00 PM. Select the shift you would like to volunteer, and someone from our team will reach out to confirm your shift. [...]

Community Safety Planning Training

May 17, 2023

This training is for event producers, groups, venue managers, and organizations that host public, visibly LGBTQ events and parties and have concerns about the safety of their performers and attendees or have received threats to their events from individuals or organized anti-LGBTQ groups. Participants learn about safety planning best practices and processes, with tools that support them in thinking through the questions they need to answer[...]