PIER 45 CAMPAIGNWonder why the bathrooms close at the Christopher St. Pier so much earlier than the actual pier does? So does FIERCE. Last year our members fought hard to keep the curfew on the pier extended to 1:00am instead of 10:00pm. We won. We also fought for the bathrooms to stay open longer, and for more affrodable food options at the pier. We are still fighting for these basic things. We need ALL LGBT YOUTH OF COLOR to be in this fight with us. Whose pier? OUR PIER!
PIER 40 CAMPAIGN
How dope would it be to have a drop-in center at the pier for LGBT youth of color? At the same place you hang out with your friends, you could have access to direct service organizations, health clinics, job training, educational programming, and a warm, safe place to be yourself. Sounds pretty good huh? Unless we fight together this will never happen. The Hudson River Park Trust, a.k.a. the owners of the entire pier, is looking to make a profit by redevolping Pier 40 (the big pier to the left of Pier 45) . Those bidding on the property are not including the needs of everyone in the community - especially the
young, the
queer, and the
non-white. Help FIERCE fight for a much needed and demanded LGBT youth drop-in center at the pier.
COPWATCHPicture this:
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A West Village where
all LGBT youth of color know exactly what their rights are when speaking to the police
know their rights around illegal searches
know their rights about being stopped
or about their right to use public restrooms regardless of their perceived or actual gender identity.
Envision our community addressing the rising rates of police harassment and brutality through the use of community education, de-escalation tactics, and video documentation.
Through our
Copwatch program, FIERCE is committed to creating a West Village that is safe for everyone, especially trans and queer youth of color who are often targeted by the police. We believe in educating our community about knowing our rights. We believe that police need to be held accountable for the harassment brought upon queer and trans youth of color.
For more information about our campaigns or our Copwatch program, please call Glo at 646.336.6789 x203 or email [email protected]
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BECOME A MEMBER OF FIERCE! There are many ways you can get involved. If you are a Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Queer, or Questioning (TLGBTSQQ) youth of color between the ages of 13-24, you should join FIERCE!
There is something going on every week at FIERCE:
MEMBERSHIP MEETING: 1st Tuesday of every month
LET'S POLITIK: 2nd Thursday of every month
CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE: 3rd Thursday of every month
FIERCE FRIDAY: Last Friday of every month
Members get a FIERCE! ID card, FIERCE! t-shirt, and the opportunity to be a leader in an organization fighting for the rights of our community. Plus, as a member you get access to the FIERCE! office for computer use and eligibility for paid internships.
If you are interested in becoming a member, hit us up on myspace, give us a call at 646.336.6789, or check out our website at www.fiercenyc.org.
Feel free to come to our office located at 147 West 24th street, 6th floor. Our drop-in hours are Monday to Friday 4pm-8pm. Take the 1/F/C/E to 23rd street.
Movies:
Fenced Out, Cop Watch
