Hey Y'all!
Last night I went to a most awesome celebration!
This year is the 10th year anniversary of the organization Black and Pink!
The purpose of Black and Pink is:
"Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition* of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing."
Prisons have a disproportionate number of Black folks and folks within the LGBTQQIA+ community incarcerated within them.
A lot of them being Black Trans women in particular.
They are abused, physically and mentally, the conditions are horrific, and they are isolated from the outside world.
This organization does amazing things by lending their support to our siblings in the system, sending letters through their pen pal program, and more!
It was really great to celebrate all this organization has accomplished within the last 10 years, and I can't wait to get involved with them more.
This weekend, they had a party, and they are having workshops, healing sessions, and a movie screening!
I will put a link to the website at the bottom of the page if you are interested in getting involved, or just want to see more about what they're about and their mission.
So like I was saying, last night was the 10 year celebration party, and it was so awesome!
Here's some of what happened last night:
The program booklet!
This was our emcee for the night, Sasha Taylor!
She's won a lot of pageant titles and she's a fabulous artist, one of her water color paintings is behind her. She's also formerly incarcerated and has been a member of Black and Pink for several years.
This is my homie Olly Bear eating a slice of the Black and Pink birthday cake!
Here's Julyn and Dyme, grooving in their seats while the festivities begun.
Me and Bey.
I fell in love with them even more last night.
Cece McDonald was one of the speakers last night. She received the "Out of Control" award for her work as an outspoken fighter in the movements for LGBTQ liberation, prison abolition, and racial justice!
Here's Janetta Johnson, she's going to become the executive director of the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project in California!
She spoke on behalf of Miss Major, one of the nation's leaders in Transgender Rights since she was one of the leader's of the Stonewall Riots, along with Marsha P.Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
This is Sasha's performance!
Shout out to the Boston GLASS youth for their dope voguing performance!
All in all, it was a beautiful night filled with love!
I encourage you all to get involved with this organization!
Happy Birthday Black and Pink!
Pronouns:
Sasha Taylor- She/her
Olly- They/them
Julyn- She/her
Dyme- She/her
Me- He/him/his, They/them/theirs, Xe/xem/xyrs, feel free to mix it up!
Cam (aka Bey)- They/them or Ne/nem/nirs
Cece McDonald-She/her
Janetta Johnson- She/her
*Abolition: The action or an act of ending a system, practice, or institution.
For more info go to: http://www.blackandpink.org
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