Woodcut, 10×15 in, 2020
Image Description: At the top of the piece, “Celebrate People’s History” is centered in all caps. Underneath is an orange square with white writing. It reads, “The Sylvia River Law Project (SRLP) is a collective organization created in 2002 by trans activist and civil rights lawyer, Dean Spade. SRLP works to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and/or people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. They do this through providing free legal services, engaging in impactful litigation, and building community organizing. Sylvia Rivera constantly advocated for those marginalized in the mainstreaming of the “gay rights: movement. With Marsha P. Johnson, she founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) a radical group of street queens that self organized for survival and revolt. SRLP works to continue Sylvia Rivera’s work as a civil rights pioneer and a veteran of the 1969 Stonewall Uprisings.” Next to this text box are three cascading STAR symbols (a grey star enclosed in a white circle). In the right corner, there is a portrait of Sylvia Rivera in reddish-orange. Behind her is a grey city skyline. Encircling her and touching the skyline is a yellow circle resembling a sun. Around the yellow circle “Sylvia Rivera Law Project” is printed with the symbol for the organization. The piece has a white frame and a light blue translucent background.
Image Description: Zoomed-in shot of the orange and white textbox.