Are you a Black youth newcomer (aged 16-29) and identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community?

Are you seeking a safe space to unpack your experiences with racism, hate, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia?

The 519 Legal initiative Combatting Racism and Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Hate Legal Peer Support Program can help you advocate for yourself and your community.

This is a legal peer support program for LGBTQ+ Black youth newcomers, led by peers who get it. The program offers legal education, advice, activities, workshops, and resources for those affected by hate, homophobia and exclusion.

ATTENTION: This program switches between in-person and online every other week. In- person sessions are at The 519 [519 Church Street] and online ones are on Zoom. In-person and online sessions have different sign-up links!

RSVP for an online session here: https://the519-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqf-6hrTIvHNQ6Y03KyAc7vkXFU5TaYK-D#/registration

RSVP for an in-person session here: https://the519.jotform.com/250164204984052

Session dates and topics:

• February 6 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism & hate definition and history
• February 13 – In-Person – Anti-Black racism & hate as experienced within the Black LGBTQ+ newcomer youth community
• February 20 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in medical care
• February 27 – In-Person – Anti-Black racism and hate in the educational system
• March 6 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in the financial system
• March 13 – In-Person – Anti-Black racism and hate in the job market/workplace
• March 20 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in sports
• March 27 – In-Person – Anti-Black racism and hate in intellectual property and recognition
• April 3 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in policing, the criminal justice system and access to justice
• April 10 – In-Person – Anti-Black racism and hate in social benefits programming and funding system
• April 17 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in the child welfare system
• April 24 – In-Person – Anti-Black racism and hate in public housing and the housing system
• May 1 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in social interactions and expression of frustration
• May 8 – Zoom – Anti-Black racism and hate in queer spaces

Questions? Contact Chevin at CCommock@The519.org