Like many grassroots efforts, volunteers and interns are an essential. It takes a lot of love and people power to make things happen. Allow us to introduce one of our behind the scenes magic makers, Marin Watts. Multi-media artist, Marin Watts first sat down with TJFP in May of 2014 to brainstorm using media to […]

Like many grassroots efforts, volunteers and interns are an essential. It takes a lot of love and people power to make things happen. Allow us to introduce one of our behind the scenes magic makers, Cori Hook. Cori lives in Brooklyn, NY and has been volunteering for TJFP for six months.  Before becoming a volunteer, […]

Trans Justice Funding Project 2014 Grantee, BreakOUT! and National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs to Host “Ending Violence, Ending Criminalization,” Saturday, August 9th in New Orleans. Conference topics include: Policing, Youth get Yr Rights, Immigration Reform, Interpersonal and Domestic Violence, HIV Criminalization, Violence Against Sex Workers and Trans Women of Color. Register Here.  

For those of you in or near Phoenix, Arizona…   The Criminalization of Trans Women of Color and Visions for Justice A conversation with Monica Jones & Laverne Cox. Tuesday, August 5th at 7:30pm. Register for the event here.          

Like many grassroots efforts, volunteers and interns are an essential. It takes a lot of love and people power to make things happen. Allow us to introduce one of our behind the scenes magic makers, Becca Wisotsky. Becca lives in Brooklyn, NY and has been volunteering for TJFP for a year. This weekend she’ll be […]

Trans Justice Funding Project volunteer, Rebecca Wisotsky joins the workshop, Collective Dollars, Collective Sense: Giving circles and models of cross-class philanthropy.  Saturday, August 2nd at 4:15pm at the Money for Our Movements conference in Baltimore, MD. Description: What can we do to strengthen cross-class solidarity in our movement via funding practices? How do we leverage […]

Last summer, Chriss Sneed joined the TJFP family as the very first intern.  From day one, Chriss hit the ground running by immediately tackling tasks, asking all the right questions, coming up with genius solutions and problem solving like a wiz.  Because of Chriss’s skills enthusiasm, TJFP was able to do so much more! Thank you Chriss for exceeding […]

The Trans Justice Funding Project announces             its first director! The Trans Justice Funding Project (TJFP) is pleased to announce its first director, Gabriel Foster. In the summer of 2012, Karen Pittelman and Gabriel Foster sat in a coffee shop discussing the possibility of co-organizing a funding inititive run by […]

March with the Trans Justice Funding Project for Trans* Healthcare at the 9th Annual #BushwickPride! This Saturday, July 12th TJFP 2014 grantee, GLOBE from Make the Road NY hosts the 9th Annual #BushwickPride increase LGBTQ visibility and promote justice in our neighborhood.  Grand Marshal: Reina Gossett of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project & Lourdes Hunter of Trans Women […]

TJFP volunteer Rebecca Wisotsky chatted over the phone with our 2013 grantees to learn more about what their year has been like organizing their communities, providing public education and services, and working towards trans justice. Our grantees generously took the time to share their stories, including their success and challenges. Come meet some of our incredibly […]

TJFP volunteer Rebecca Wisotsky chatted over the phone with our 2013 grantees to learn more about what their year has been like organizing their communities, providing public education and services, and working towards trans justice. Our grantees generously took the time to share their stories, including their success and challenges. Come meet some of our incredibly […]

TJFP volunteer Rebecca Wisotsky chatted over the phone with our 2013 grantees to learn more about what their year has been like organizing their communities, providing public education and services, and working towards trans justice. Our grantees generously took the time to share their stories, including their success and challenges. Come meet some of our incredibly […]