A NO JUSTICE NO PRIDE HOUSE COLLECTIVE BENEFIT SHOW!
In the wake of the passage of FOSTA & SESTA in Spring 2018, No Justice No Pride recognized the devastating effects each bill began having on DC’s trans communities. To fight back, NJNP expanded its Trans Justice Program by creating an Organizer Training Program for directly affected trans youth and the founding of the NJNP House Collective for trans women displaced as a result of these bills.
The NJNP House Collective provides: -Temporary Housing for between 8-10 trans women and (depending on the night) -Employment Services - Helping people find jobs, assisting with cover letter and resume writing, and practice interviewing. -Access Services - Helping people get IDs, correct name and gender on legal documents, open bank accounts, raise money to keep their phones on, and access alternative and natural medicines. -Meal Support - Working with community partners and allies to source meals and ingredients and make meals for struggling TGNC Community Members who stop by NJNP. -Legal Support and responding to State Terror - Supporting and advocating for our accomplices at hearings, helping folks navigate the system, raising money for jail and legal defense support, signal boosting/engaging in Public Awareness Campaigns and working with community partners, organizations and volunteer lawyers to support TGNC community members in need.
After being evicted from their first home by cop-friendly landlords, the Collective found a new home large enough to house more folks but needs community support to keep its doors open! Donations can be made through the FB fundraiser, through Venmo with #TransCollective to @NJNP-DC, through Paypal to emmelia@nojusticenopride.org, or directly through www.nojusticenopride.org/donate
