Asylum is a Human Right: Fighting to Live and Thrive as LGBTQ+ Migrants
When: Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 5:00 PM
Meet-up Location: Brooklyn Community Pride Center - Crown Heights: 1561 Bedford Ave, Suite Ground A, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Sign-up Here: https://bit.ly/AsylumIsAHumanRight
In commemoration of Pride Month, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), Equality New York (EQNY), Caribbean Equality Project (CEP), Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP), and Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) are hosting "Asylum is a Human Right: Fighting to Live and Thrive as LGBTQ+ Migrants," a panel discussion and community event focusing on LGBTQ+ immigrants.
The conversation will center around themes of migration, struggles of accessing legal services, trans-affirming healthcare, housing, and justice for LGBTQ+ immigrant New Yorkers. Speakers and organizational leaders will share their lived experiences through oral and visual storytelling and community talent. The free community program will uplift the voices of impacted LGBTQIA+ community members, who will share stories of challenges, resiliency, joy, and generative ideas for change in connection with their experiences of seeking asylum and living in New York.
Moderator:
Mohamed Q. Amin (he/they), Founder and Executive Director, Caribbean Equality Project
Speakers:
Tiffany Munroe (she/her), Trans Justice Coordinator, Caribbean Equality Project
Uche Onwa (he/him), National Civic Engagement Coordinator, Black Alliance for Just Immigration
Rey Resendez (they/she/he), Advisory Council Member of Equality New York, and Program Manager at Trans New York
Arielle Wisbaum (she/her), Staff Attorney, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Kadene, Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
Have questions or concerns, email: Uchechukwu@baji.org or Mohamed@CaribbeanEqualityProject.org
