Community Speak Out & Wellness Night: Safety & Support for LGBTQ Communities

In light of recent violence, AVP and The Center are bringing our communities together to talk about how people are feeling and to offer support to anyone who needs it.

Date & Time: June 6, 2013, 5:00 - 8:30 pm

Place: The LGBT Community Center (208 W. 13th St., NY, NY, 10011)

Join community members for:

• Support & counseling
• Resources
• Speak Outs about safety
• Ways to get involved and take action

This is a FREE event – food and Metro Cards will be provided.

ASL and tactile interpreters, Spanish interpreters, and Spanish speaking counselors available.

Community Partners*: Adolescent AIDS Program; Ali Forney Center; All Hands in Motion; Bronx LGBTQ Center; Brooklyn Community Pride Center; Callen-Lorde Community Health Center; Center for Anti-Violence Education; CitiWide Harm Reduction; Community Healthcare Network; Day One; Empire State Pride Agenda; GLAAD; GMHC; The Office of Kings County District Attorney, Victims Services Unit; Lambda Legal; Make the Road, NY; NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer; NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn; NYS Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick; NYS Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnel; NYS Senator Brad Hoylman; Empire New York City Human Rights Commission; RightRides for Women's Safety; Safe Homes Project; SAGE; Staten Island LGBT Community Center; Third Root; Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.; US Department of Justice Community Relations Service; US Senator Kristen Gillibrand.

*List still in formation

Hosts

New York City Anti-Violence Project

The Center