Sunday! QEJ Joins Forces with Labor Orgs To Show Solidarity at NYC Pride March
June 24, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE QEJ Joins Forces with Labor Orgs To Show Economic Justice Solidarity at NYC Pride March Queers for Economic Justice, United Auto Workers (UAW), Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) & Walmart Free NYC Coalition join forces to make the economy’s impact on LGBTQ people visible at NYC Pride March Contact: Amber Hollibaugh, Interim Executive Director, QEJ. 646.696.1266 Who:Queers for Economic Justice, United Auto Workers (UAW), Retail,... [Read More...]
Another QEJ leader, Ignacio Rivera, speaking at a Pride event
‘Oppression is oppression’: Kalamazoo Pride speaker Ignacio Rivera says ‘we can work together’ on GLBT issues Published: Wednesday, June 08, 2011, 5:00 PM KALAMAZOO — For Ignacio Rivera, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender (GLBT) pride is about being free to openly identify one’s self, no matter how complex that identity is. “I am a gender queer, queer black Boricua (person of Puerto Rican/African/indigenous/Spanish heritage) from Brooklyn, New York,” Rivera said... [Read More...]
Kenyon’s Speech for Newark, NJ LGBTQ Pride last night
Keynote Speech for Newark Pride Week June 7, 2011 Remarks for Newark Pride Week City Hall Flag Raising Ceremony Monday June 6th, 2011 Kenyon Farrow First I want to thank the Newark LGBTQQ Advisory Commission, Newark-Essex Pride Coalition, Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center, and the African American Office of Gay Concerns. When I first moved to the east coast from my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio in 1999, I moved to Jersey City. And like many people living in Northern New Jersey, I would spend... [Read More...]
QEJ Amazingly Queer Race for Economic Justice — TOMORROW, May 14th
Join us Saturday, May 14th to Race, to volunteer and to be a part of the Party to celebrate the winners at 4:00pm at the QEJ office. See You There! Read More →
QEJ Will Be There — Join Us!
Unite and Win: Stand Up for Workers’ Rights New York City, NY April 4, 2011 05:00PM to 07:15PM Hosted by Chris Shelton, Vice President CWA District 1 Contact: 212 344-2515 Event Description:Forty-three years ago, in Memphis, a long struggle for human rights and human dignity ended in the tragic death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,but it brought economic justice and the respect that all people deserve to 1,300 city sanitation workers, on strike to win recognition of their union. On... [Read More...]