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We support quality journalism about inequality and poverty in America. Edited by @lisquart and @deborahjianlee. Tweets by @rachsanoff.
New York, NY
Joined March 2012
Rivera, who participated in the Stonewall uprising, dedicated her life to the liberation of low-income, incarcerated queer people of color. Since her passing in 2002, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project continues the fight in her memory. @SRLP.
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A speech by Latina trans activist & community organizer, Sylvia Rivera At NYC’s Gay Pride Parade in 1973, Rivera confronted a crowd of mostly white, mostly middle class gay people who tried to block her from speaking, even booing as she took the stage.
A speech by Latina trans activist & community organizer, Sylvia Rivera . At NYC’s Gay Pride Parade in 1973, Rivera confronted a crowd of mostly white, mostly middle class gay people who tried to block her from speaking, even booing as she took the stage.
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RT @nysfocus: NEW: Hotels and motels have quietly become New York’s most common solution for emergency shelter for homeless people outside….
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Our contributor — and Florida hurricane survivor —Anthony White is navigating this crisis in real time. For EHRP + @guardian, White reports on Florida residents bracing for hurricane season while struggling to rebuild their lives after the onslaught of Idalia, Debby, and Helene.
South Florida meteorologist @JohnMoralesTV told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
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ALIVE DAY by EHRP Book Fellow Karie Fugett is out now!📚(The Dial Press, @randomhouse). Fugett’s debut memoir about life as the wife and then widow of an American veteran who took his own life, has received praise from @KirkusReviews, @LibraryJournal, and @bookofthemonth
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RT @lisquart: Take a look at this poem page in Current Affairs @NathanJRobinson @celinasu @econhardship @Toscano200 @RealisticPoetry https….
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Today is #MayDay. And at EHRP, we celebrate worker power and dignity every day. In this clip from 2012, our late founder Barbara Ehrenreich explains why there is no such thing as an “unskilled worker.” We will keep shouting this truth in everything we do.
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RT @RaySuarezNews: It will be a great event. At the very least, you’ll be able to see how time’s inexorable march has changed the cheery gu….
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