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11/20/2014

All of Our Lives Matter! Trans Lives Matter!

November 14th-20th is Trans Awareness Week, leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance on the 20th. This is time to raise visibility for trans and gender non conforming people, speak the names of our dead, fight for the living and address issues that affect our communities and loved ones. Here are a few articles and videos that TJFP […]

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11/19/2014

Trans Day of Remembrance 2014

On this day and all year long, the Trans Justice Funding Project is sending love and strength to all of the trans warriors out there.  Whether you fight in your heart, from your bed, in your office, factory, prison cell or in the streets, we honor you. And to those who are no longer with us […]

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11/16/2014

TJFP’s very first article, Funding a Movement is out!

The Trans Justice Funding Project is so excited to be published! Download the pdf to read our article, Funding a Movement in the Grassroots Fundraising Journal’s November-December 2014 edition.  Visit the GIFT website to view more articles or to subscribe to the journal. Also, we’re so excited to be in the same edition with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project on the […]

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10/15/2014

#My2024 Hundreds of People and Thousands of Visions

#My2024 Join a Twitter town hall celebration Thurs Oct 16 at 4p ET/1pPT. Hundreds of people contributed thousands of future visions for new victories and new challenges over the next decade. The My2024 Declaration captures these visions, creating a statement of the top priorities, predictions, and goals from My2024 participants. Tomorrow, Thursday October 16, is […]

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09/24/2014

The Arcus Foundation and IFTF Team up for #My2024

The Arcus Foundation and the Institute for the Future (IFTF) are teaming up to create My2024, a national conversation and 10-day event that links LGBT communities across the country. Together, LGBT people will express visions regarding our futures as individuals and as a community, creating a world where everyone can live the life they love. […]

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09/23/2014

The Audre Lorde Project is accepting applications for their TransJustice Fellowship!

The Audre Lorde Project’s TransJustice Political Education and Campaign Fellowship is accepting applications! APPLICATIONS DUE OCTOBER 1 Who We Are: TransJustice is a political organizing group created and led by Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color in New York City. We work to educate organize and mobilize our communities and allies on the pressing […]

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09/19/2014

TJFP 2014 Grantee, Trans Women of Color Collective to host #BlackTransRevolution

TJFP 2014 Grantee, Trans Women of Color Collective co-hosts, #BlackTransRevolution Summit! #BlackTransRevolution Summit is a space for community to engage in healing, restoration, fellowship, and action. The Summit will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Thursday, October 16 through Sunday, October 19, 2014 and will be hosted by Garden of Peace Project and Trans Women of Color Collective. Check […]

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09/18/2014

NPR Covers TJFP 2014 Grantee, Camp Born This Way

NPR highlights 2014 TJFP Grantee, Camp Born This Way. Camp Born This Way is a weekend-long retreat for transgender and gender creative children between ages 5 and 12, their parents and family members. It aims to foster a welcoming environment for transgender kids to be themselves and to provide parents with a supportive community. It’s taken […]

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09/16/2014

2014 TJFP Grantee, Someone Cares, Inc of ATL presents, Pathway to Accessing Healthcare & Higher Education

Pathway to accessing Healthcare and Higher Education “A Transgender Cultural Competency Workshop” Hosted by North Carolina Central University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Center. The workshop is a Cultural Competency Training on understanding the Transgender community and how to empower the Transgender community in accessing Healthcare and Higher Education. Alfonso Elder Student Union Room 144 September […]

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09/15/2014

2014 TJFP Grantee, Destination Tomorrow hosts open house & releases new video!

Destination Tomorrow works with and for the transgender community to increase programs and services within the New York City areas.  Their goal is to empower all with the African American LGBT community. Project R.E.A.L. was designed to address the stigma that exists within the trans male community regarding Same Gender Loving (SGL) Trans Men. It’s […]

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09/10/2014

Transgender Law Center is Hiring!

  The Transgender Law Center is looking for a new program manager.  Transgender Law Center works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. We are looking for an energetic, motivated, and mission-oriented Program Manager to help create and […]

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09/09/2014

2014 TJFP Grantee, MAJOR! Releases Trailer

Just released, the first official trailer! “MAJOR! is a documentary film exploring the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of transwomen of color for over 40 years. At the heart of MAJOR! is a social justice framework that puts […]

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