TransJustice plans NYC job fair

History will be made on Dec. 3 in New York when the first Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color Job and Education Fair will be held in the city. The fair is being organized by TransJustice, a political group created by and for trans and gender non-conforming people of color, and a project of the Audre Lorde Project.

Businesses and schools participating include Artisan Bakery Center/Con sor tium for Worker Education; Babeland (formerly Toys in Babeland); Community Healthcare Network; Con Edison; DYKE TV; Empire State Pride Agenda; Eugene Lang College of the New School for Liberal Arts; Gay Men’s Health Crisis; Housing Works Inc; Purchase College, State University of New York; SCO: Family of Services GLBTQ Program; The Fortune Society; the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center; the Metropolitan Transit Authority; the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Wesleyan University; and West Farms Technology and Career Center.

On Nov. 15, trans and gender non-conforming people of color and allies picketed at New York City Hall to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s refusal to include the City of New York—one of New York’s biggest employers—in the job fair, despite repeated phone calls and requests.

TransJustice organizer Damien Dome nack said in a news release: “Our job and education fair may be specifically for Trans and Gender non-conforming people of color, but the mayor knows that access to jobs, job training, GED programs, higher education are major issues of every single working person in this city. ... We believe no one should be unemployed in this city and this is why we are picketing on Nov. 15.”

To endorse or register your business or school for the fair, contact [email protected] or call (718) 596-0342 ext 18. To register to attend as an individual call 718-596-0342 ext 27.