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Honoree - LALA ZANNELL LaLa is an dedicated and passionate advocate, and Michigan native now residing in New York. Gifted public speaker, thought leader, and speechwriter who speaks out on issues related to anti-LGBTQ violence, and especially the disproportionate violence that Trans and gender non- conforming people of color face as a tool for her personal healing. LaLa was a member of the National Coalition of Anti violence Program (NCAVP) Movement Building Committee. Professionally LaLa is the Lead Organizer at the New York City Anti-Violence project (AVP), LaLa is the face and leads AVP’s public community organizing work, doing advocacy, outreach, and networking on behalf of LGBTQ New Yorkers who have experienced violence. LaLa also plays a key role in AVP’s Rapid Incident Response team, which responds whenever incidents of hate violence, sexual violence or intimate partner violence impacting LGBTQ and HIV-affected New Yorkers become public and national responses to hate violence. LaLa spoke at the White House for the first Women’s history month briefing to include transwoman and the last Trans women of color briefing under the Obama administration testified at the first historic Congressional Forum on violence against transgender people. LaLa continues her part to culture shift as a chair of the policy and working group committee for Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) were they recently had a small victory with the passing of Intro 541 which would put an end to unconstitutional searched by the NYPD. Was a member of the Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC) New York leadership team anchoring their Healing and Restorative Justice Institute and made 2015 Trans 100 list for LaLa’s dedicated work with making the lives of Tran Woman of Color better. Recently LaLa has partnered up with two of her chosen sisters to become business owners will be launching a jewelry company called “Tx3” owner and operated by Trans Women of Color proving again we can create and be successful in anything we put all of our collective power in. Recently testified to help the passing of the NYC X gender marker on the birth certificate helped push to get TGNC funding pushed to trans led groups through the city council office.
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