UNTIL [TRANSGENDER] JUSTICE…JUST IS. During Intersectional Pride Month 2021, we take the time to uplift and support our trans sisters of color. A group that has been long ignored and violently silenced is experiencing a crisis in our community. Cleveland, Ohio is an epicenter of the transgender murder crisis, 90% of these being Black transgender… Continue Reading Until [Transgender] Justice…Just Is.
At YWCA Greater Cleveland, we believe that understanding our collective, complete history is the first step in the cycle of action that ideally produces racial equity. As you read this post, the efforts to suppress or limit the teaching of this history–and more specifically the legacies of racism and sexism in the United States–are well… Continue Reading Celebrating Bayard Rustin
On Thursday, June 24, 2021, YWCA Greater Cleveland was selected by CEOs and Executive Directors across the YWCA network to receive the YWCA USA Excellence Award for Racial Justice in recognition of their exemplary and innovative programming and advocacy. The award honors local associations championing YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism within their communities while centering… Continue Reading YWCA Greater Cleveland Wins YWCA USA Excellence Award for Racial Justice
At YWCA Greater Cleveland, we believe that voting is a non-partisan civic duty. Consequently, we vehemently oppose any voter suppression tactics or policies because an attack on the suffrage of one person or group threatens our collective capacity to speak truth to power and hold elected officials accountable. Quite simply, voter suppression takes power away… Continue Reading Restoring & Protecting Voting Rights in 2021