QEJ Condemns The Killing of A New Providence Shelter Resident
QEJ Condemns The Killing of A New Providence Shelter Resident Queers for Economic Justice is shocked and outraged at the police shooting of Yvonne McNeal, 57, a resident of the New Providence Women’s Shelter in midtown Manhattan on Sunday evening, October 1st, 2011. QEJ has been working with residents and staff of New Providence Women’s Shelter since 2003, and Yvonne was someone whom had become a part of QEJ’s extended family. After an altercation inside the shelter that moved to the... [Read More...]
12 Police Officers Harass & Handcuff Homeless Woman for Sitting in Fountain
A friend of QEJ, David Pring-Mill, was in City Hall on July 28th where he witnessed and recorded NYPD harass a homeless woman for sitting in a public fountain. He sent us these photographs, a video, and a write up of the incident and asked that we share them with the public through our website. *Trigger Warning* On July 28, 2011, a homeless woman sat in the fountain in NYC’s City Hall Park to wash herself (while fully clothed) as well as additional articles of clothing. 12 police... [Read More...]
QEJ stands in solidarity with the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers
Hungerstrike News July 17, 2011 No. 1, Day Seventeen Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Reject Proposal: The Strike Continues! Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition <http://t.ymlp118.net/eqataybwakajswaoahh/click.php> Friday, July 15 – This afternoon leaders of the Pelican Bay hunger strike unanimously rejected a proposal from the CDCR to end the strike. In response to the prisoners’ five, straightforward demands, the CDCR distributed a vaguely worded document stating that it would... [Read More...]
QEJ Seeks Executive Director
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Executive Director Queers for Economic Justice seeks an experienced, creative, visionary, progressive leader to fill the position of Executive Director (ED). This position is full-time and located in New York City. Check out our website at www.q4ej.org/jobs for more details including a full job description. Queers for Economic Justice (QEJ) is a progressive multiracial, multi-class and multi-gender non-profit organization committed to promoting economic justice in a context of sexual... [Read More...]
Needed — Shelter Support Group Leaders
Shelter Organizing SUPPORT, TRAININGS AND ADVOCACY FOR THE LGBT HOMELESS QEJ are the only organization to focus our work on the issues facing homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults. * Outreach and Support: We run outreach and support groups at homeless shelters across the city. We are the only LGBT organization (and one of the very few groups of any kind) who go into homeless shelters. We provide support, and provide referrals to LGBT-sensitive services. * Trainings: We also... [Read More...]