Monday, August 1, 2011

Job Announcement: Part-time Bookkeeping/Administrative Assistant

DUTIES: Mostly bookkeeping. Some administrative tasks and errands.

---BOOKKEEPING DUTIES:Pay bills

Reconcile bank accounts
Transfer money between accounts
Enter expenses into Quicken (Need to be able to do split transactions)
Export data from Quicken into Excel and prepare financial reports
Assist with tax preparation using Turbo Tax.
---ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:
Pick up and drop off mail at nearby Post Office
Make copies and purchase office supplies
Put together client charts
Filing
Assist with e-mail advertising

Thursday, July 28, 2011

1973: Silvia Rivera Gives a Speech at Christopher St March

1973. Silvia Rivera forced her way on to the stage when organizers told her she would have to wait for a much later slot. (context: in 1970, she was not permitted to give a speech at the march at all) Here is the speech.

Report: 'It's War in Here': A Report on the Treatment of Transgender and Intersex People in New York State Men's Prisons

Interviews with imprisoned transgender people and their advocates to document the widespread harassment, physical and sexual abuse, discrimination, and violence that transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming people face inside state custody.

published by Silvia Rivera Law Project
Read the report here: http://srlp.org/files/warinhere.pdf

Article: Queer Injustice: The Widespread Sexual Abuse LGBT People Face in Prison

While sexual violence is part of the daily prison experience for many inmates, LGBT people are disproportionately targeted by staff and prisoners. 
Read more here:
http://www.alternet.org/story/149873/queer_injustice%3A_the_widespread_sexual_abuse_lgbt_people_face_in_prison/

Monday, July 18, 2011

Ride To End Rape: Men's role in the prevention and end of sexual assault

Luke Heller will be traveling through San Francisco on a journey called Ride To End Rape. This is a nationwide trek to raise awareness about men's role in the prevention and end of sexual assault. For more information please visit http://www.ridetoendrape.com/