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Welcome to FIERCE's website!

 

We hope you find our website simple to navigate, a useful community resource, consistently updated, & a place to find plenty of opportunities to plug into our work.

 

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FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS

FIERCE Know Your Rights Workshops!!!!

 

FIERCE offers Know Your Rights workshops for LGBTQ Youth
of Color who are in GSAs, groups, organizations and shelters.
 
The Know Your Rights trainings are youth-led, free and a fun way for LGBTQ Youth of Color to empower ourselves by educating eachother on our rights in these times of hyper policing in New York City.
 
Contact Lead Organizer John Blasco to schedule a workshop today!
 
 
Click here to learn more about FIERCE's Copwatch and Know Your Rights Organizing and download a copy of our Know Your Rights Palm Card! 
 
Thanks for Supporting FIERCE on Give Out Day!
Thanks for Giving Out
 
On Thursday May 9th, 2013 thousands of peopleover 5,474 people gave in the historic first Give OUT Day!
 
THANK YOU to everyone who joined them and supported FIERCE! You helped us reach $4,500 & win a $500 prize to support organizing by & for LGBTQ youth of color!
 
We were blown away & humbled by your support! Thank you for sharing, spreading the word, & showing such deep love!
 
 
FABULOUS & UNITED!
Queers pack the court for historic trial challenging the NYPD's discriminatory stop and frisk practices!
 
 
 

On Thursday, March 28, 2013, FIERCE mobilized to pack the court for Floyd v. City of New York as part of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR).  FIERCE along with the Audre Lorde Project, the Anti-Violence Project, Make the Road NY and Streetwise & Safe held a press conference and rally outside the courthouse to lift up the experiences and voices of LGBTQ communities who are also impacted by police profiling and discriminatory policing practices!

Click here to learn more about the Floyd trial!

 
Connect Our Roots
National Youth of Color Organizing Summit

 

From February 15-17, 2013, over 40 LGBTQ youth of color, representing over 16 cities from across the country, gathered in Chicago for the FIERCE Connect Our Roots Summit.

 


photo credit: NerdScarf Photography   /  photo credit: Andre Perez
 

The summit included youth-led workshops to build organizing skills and share organizing models and strategies, an opening panel with youth organizers from FIERCE and Chicago, and a special performance by Chicago-based Youth Empowerment Performance Project.

 

Check out media coverage of our summit by Windy City Times!


#CORS2013 and #ConnectOurRoots 

 
"Luvin Your FIERCE-ly"
a celebration and party to appreciate FIERCE allies, supporters, & donors!


Thank you everyone for coming out to Luvin' You FIERCEly on Friday, February 22!  It was a beautiful night and we're glad you were part of it!  Thanks for bringing your amazing energy and for filling our office with love!
 
For folks who couldn't be there, check out the ustream of the fabulous program, honorees, and performances by Ganessa James & Chaney Sims. As well as the surprise voguing performance by FIERCE member crew "The Flock."