CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
BE HEARD. YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE.
The Caribbean Equality Project fosters civic participation and promotes education to build political power for Caribbean LGBTQ+ immigrants at the neighborhood, city, state, and national level.
We register eligible voters, coordinate political candidate forums, and work with allied community partners to amplify Black and Brown Queer and Trans Caribbean voices.
The Caribbean Equality Project's civic engagement efforts include organizing direct actions and mobilizing documented and undocumented LGBTQ+ community members and their families to engage with elected officials through town halls, community board meetings, and city and state hearings, regardless of their immigration status or voter eligibility.
TAKE PRIDE IN BEING COUNTED.
To ensure Queer and trans immigrants and LGBTQ+ families participates in the 2020 Census, Caribbean Equality Project organized workshops, conducted street canvassing, launched culturally-responsive educational campaigns, and amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, reached more than 15,000 community members through food pantries, digital marketing, virtual events, and text and phone banking.
For the first time in history, the 2020 Census counts same-sex households. It is deeply unacceptable that the Census does not offer gender responses beyond the male and female binary. However, it is essential to note that the U.S. Census Bureau will accept forms in which the gender question is skipped.
Even though the 2020 Census does not represent the full spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community's lives and experiences, we energized our community across New York City to participate, so we can receive our fair share. Hundreds of billions of dollars are on the line, including funds for many programs that directly support the LGBTQ+ community, including job programs, housing, education, senior centers, and HIV-prevention & treatment programs. Through close partnerships with trusted leaders and organizations across the five boroughs, CEP’s unprecedented 2020 Census work represented the largest community investment in Census organizing citywide to ensure Caribbean New Yorkers remain civically engaged.
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