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.

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

Session dates and topics:

• February 6 – Anti-Black racism & hate definition and history
• February 13 – Anti-Black racism & hate as experienced within the Black LGBTQ+ newcomer youth community
• February 20 – Anti-Black racism and hate in medical care
• February 27 – Anti-Black racism and hate in the educational system
• March 6 – Anti-Black racism and hate in the financial system
• March 13 – Anti-Black racism and hate in the job market/workplace
• March 20 – Anti-Black racism and hate in social benefits programming and funding system
• March 27 – Anti-Black racism and hate in public housing and the housing system
• April 3 –Anti-Black racism and hate in policing, the criminal justice system and access to justice (2-part series)
• April 10 – Anti-Black racism and hate in policing, the criminal justice system and access to justice (2-part series)
• April 17 – How to file a human rights complaint
• April 24 – Anti-Black racism and hate in queer spaces
• May 1 – Anti-Black racism and hate in social and recreational spaces, and over policing expression of frustration

Questions? Contact Chevin at CCommock@The519.org