We feel both excited and hopeful that so many folks came out to join us for our Take Back the Streets rally. If you were there, thank you for coming! If you weren’t there, thank you for visiting us here! The safety of our community (and other communities) is so important to us, and it was great to see so many people care about this cause.
Many people expressed interest in getting involved with our programs, so we want to provide information on how to get involved in both Safe Slope programs and other community programs you heard about at the rally.
Safe Slope’s Initiatives:
Safe Walk
Safe Slope’s Safe Walk initiative is a volunteer-based program providing free walks home to female- and LGBTQ-identified community members. You can read more about the Safe Walk here.
Safe Space
Safe Slope’s Safe Space initiative partners with local establishments (e.g., bodegas, delis, restaurants, churches, etc.) willing to create and maintain a space for community members to briefly retreat to at night to feel safe. Safe Space locations are open at night and post our Safe Space decal on their front door or window, welcoming community members inside to do what they need to do to feel safe. You can read more about the Safe Space program at here. If you are an establishment in our community with late hours, we encourage you to participate. Please contact us!
Volunteering for Safe Slope:
We have two programs—Safe Walk and Safe Space—that we are launching and need volunteers for. Safe Slope formed one month ago, and both Safe Walk and Safe Space are graduating from the planning stages to implementation in late September/early October. At that time, we will be holding volunteer training for anyone who has expressed interest in volunteering. Safe Slope will provide an overview of volunteer roles and how the programs work so you can help keep our streets safe with Safe Slope.
Please visit our Programs page to learn more about our programs. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact us!
Other programs mentioned at the rally were:
Free Self-Defense Classes Sponsored by Councilmembers González and Lander
If you are interested in the free self-defense workshops being offered by Councilmembers González and Lander and the Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) but did not get a chance to sign up for a workshop at the rally, please note the information below.
TO SIGN UP FOR THESE WORKSHOPS, PLEASE RSVP TO info@caeny.org or 718-788-1775
The Center for Anti-Violence Education
327 7th Street, 2nd Floor (between 4th and 5th Avenues) - sponsored by Councilmember Lander
Saturday, September 17th, 4-5:30pm - English
Free Childcare, space is limited
PS 10 on Seventh Avenue at 17th Street - sponsored by Councilmember González
Monday, September 19th, 6-8:30pm - Spanish and English
Tuesday, September 20th, 6-8:30pm - English
For further questions on workshops being arranged by your Councilperson, please contact your Councilperson:
Councilmember González: 718-439-9012, sgonzalez@council.nyc.gov
Councilmember Lander: 718-499-1090, lander@council.nyc.gov
RightRides
The mission of RightRides For Women’s Safety, Inc. is to build safer communities by ending gender-based harassment and sexual assault. We work towards this by community organizing and offering direct service, safety education and advocacy programs. In our RightRides program, we offer women, LGBTQ and gender nonconforming individuals a free, late-night ride home to ensure their safe commute to or through high-risk areas. For more information, please visit www.rightrides.org.
In addition, we would like to thank the following for their support and participation:
Speakers:
Community-Based Organizations and Activists
- Tracy Hobson, Executive Director, Center for Anti-Violence Education
- Oraia Reid, Executive Director, RightRides for Women’s Safety
- Nancy Scwartzman, Filmmaker, The Line; Director, The Line Campaign
- Deesha Narichania, Board Member, SAFER
- Audacia Ray, Founder and Director, The Red Umbrella Project
- Sarah Elspeth Patterson and Kimberlynn Acevedo, SlutWalk NYC
- Catherine Hodes, Program Director, Safe Homes Project
- Antonia Clemente, The Healing Center
Elected Officials
- Brad Lander, Councilmember District #39
- Sara Gonzalez, Councilmember District #38
- Letitia James, Councilmember District #35
- Jim Brennan, State Assemblymember
- Xamayla Rose, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President
- Dan Murphy, Community Board 7 Public Safety Committee
Other Thanks:
Community-Based Organizations and Activists
- Awali Samara, The Arab-American Support Center, Manar Project
- Young Progressive Democrats
Elected Officials
- Assemblymember Felix Ortiz
- Christine Quinn, City Council Speaker
- State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
- State Senator Eric Adams
Thank you again for caring about making our community safe for everyone!
Your neighbors,
The Members of Safe Slope
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