Happy Pride Month! Stay tuned for programming later this month 

It’s Pride Month, a month that centers the radical legacy of Black and Brown queer and trans people who rose up against police brutality and state violence! This month and every month we honor and celebrate the organizing, resilience, resistance, and rebellion of our LGBTQIA + community, and continue to follow the leadership of those on the ground, in the streets, and beating down doors to institutions of power in pursuit of queer and trans liberation! This year for Pride Month, we're excited to uplift our partners across the African continent who are challenging the legacy of colonialism and imperialism that oppresses those who dare to live in their authentic identity, gender expression, and sexuality. Stay tuned for opportunities to be in dialogue and community with our clients, comrades, and co-conspirators as we build towards a world where all of our queer and trans siblings are afforded justice, equality, safety, abundance, and the ability to live in the fullness of who they are.

We’re hiring a communications associate! 

Hey there radical communicators! We’re looking to hire a first draft writer and editor for a broad range of cases and issue areas. An ideal candidate is someone who loves digging into social justice and civil and international human rights’ issues, and is excited about working closely with other communications’ staff to help determine how to center our clients and amplify our legal and advocacy work.

For more information, including salary and benefits information, and to submit an online application, head to our website. Application deadline is June 23. 

For a full list of our current job openings, please visit our website.

EVENT: Join us June 16 for “What Michael Taught Us” 

Michael Ratner devoted four decades of his life to the Center for Constitutional Rights, as a staff attorney, legal director, and board president, until his untimely death in 2016. We miss him every day, but he left a powerful legacy. Not only did he handle some of the most significant human rights cases of his time, he lived and breathed the principles of radical lawyering.

Join us Wednesday, June 16 2–3 p.m. EST as our Executive Director Vince Warren, Legal Director Baher Azmy, former Center for Constitutional Rights  Staff Attorney and Board Member Ellen Yaroshefsky, and Senior Staff Attorney and Associate Director of Legal Training and Education Rachel Meeropol discuss Michael Ratner’s just published autobiography Moving the Bar, and reflect on his inspirational and indispensable lessons for the next generation of movement lawyers and activists. 

ASL and live transcription services will be provided.

To RSVP (if you have not done so already), receive Zoom/call-In instructions, or ask questions, please contact Theda Jackson-Mau: [email protected], or call (212) 614-6448.